The federal government is working on the creation of an application to issue electronic visas for American, Canadian and Australian tourists, according to the Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, this Monday afternoon (22), during a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism.

According to the minister, the development of demand will be completed by April 10, the date set for the start of visa requirements for tourists from the United States, Canada and Australia.

The minister also said the aim of the application is to provide “ease” and “speed” in the issuance of visas.

“We will require visas, according to the principle of reciprocity, but the way in which they will be issued will be simple,” Sabino concluded.

In May 2023, the federal government announced a visa requirement for tourists from the United States, Canada and Australia wishing to enter Brazil.

Visa exemption
The visa exemption for tourists from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan was adopted in 2019, under the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), in an unprecedented manner.

At the time, the government said the measure did not violate the principle of reciprocity, as the exemption would have been adopted to encourage the creation of jobs and income in Brazil.

“The unilateral visa waiver is a gesture that we are making towards strategic countries in order to strengthen our relations. Nothing prevents these nations from subsequently exempting Brazilians from this bureaucracy,” the Ministry of Tourism then informed.

A similar decision was adopted under the government of Dilma Rousseff (PT), but was only in force during the 2016 Olympic Games. For the occasion, Dilma allowed citizens of the four countries to be visa exempt, condition that they come to the country. to watch the sporting event.

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