In Brazil - Brazilian Documents to have value in Portugal
Brazil became a signatory to the Hague Convention, also called the Convention on the Elimination of the Requirement for the Legalization of Foreign Public Documents.
In this context, Brazilian public documents can now be apostilled in any duly authorized registry office, regardless of their State of origin, and will no longer be presented to consular services for legalization. Just look for a registry office and apostille.
The handout will only certify the signature of the notary contained in the document, the capacity of the signatory and, where appropriate, the public seal or stamp, and not the authenticity of the content of the document for which it was issued. To confirm the content, if you wish, you will need to contact the registry office that issued the document directly.
To find out which registry offices are already qualified to apostille, click here.
In Portugal - Portuguese Documents to have value in Brazil
Brazil became a signatory of Hague Convention, Also called the Convention on the Elimination of the Requirement for the Legalization of Foreign Public Documents, whose respective legislation entered into force on August 14, 2016.
Since that date, for Portuguese documents to have value in Brazil, they need to be apostilled (in Portugal). This is done by the Attorney General's Office, in Portugal - by delegation, this competence is also exercised by the District Attorneys General of Porto, Coimbra and Évora and by the magistrates of the Public Prosecutor's Office who direct the District Attorney's Offices based in Funchal and Ponta Delgada. The Consulate General of Portugal in São Paulo has no way to apostish the Portuguese documents.
See more information in the link below.
More information about the Apostille and the Hague Convention - Brazil
The respective legislation entered into force on August 14, 2016, replacing the diplomatic or consular legalization for public documents issued by administrative authorities of Brazil, having been regulated by Resolution No. º 228, of June 22, 2016, adopted by the National Council of Justice - CNJ body responsible for coordinating and regulating the application of the Convention in Brazil.
According to this Resolution, they have competence for authentication (apostillation) of public documents issued in Brazil:
A) The General Internal Affairs of Justice and the Judges Directors of the forum, regarding judicial documents;
B) The holders of extrajudicial notary offices for other public documents.
At an early stage, only the registry offices of the state capitals will be trained and will offer the service of issuing the Hague Apostille, through the Electronic System of Information and Apostille (SEI Apostille). Gradually this competence will be extended to other Brazilian registry offices, taking advantage of the capillarity of the notary network. The list of accredited registry offices will be established by the CNJ.
The paper for printing the apostilla meets the safety requirements and its production will be centralized at the national level. The Brazilian Mint is the entity responsible for the production, control and distribution of the safe paper for the printing of the apostille.
The apostilla created by the CNJ has all the characteristics typified by the Hague Convention and also includes useful information about the seal and two forms of verification that are synthesized:
A) A QR Code that can be read by any smartphone with QR code reading application, through which the user is forwarded to the SEI Apostille system where it is possible to verify the authenticity of the respective seal and its relationship with the apostilled document, through the use of the codes printed on the apostille placed in the document;
B) A link to the SEI Apostille system where the authenticity of the seal placed on the document can also be confirmed, by inserting the codes generated for each handout issued.
In this way, the CNJ has created a hybrid apostille system, that is, in paper format (printed on secure paper and with the signature of the notary) and electronic, so that any foreign authority of the 111 countries signatory to the Convention has access to the apostille and the original scanned document.
To clarify doubts, the CNJ created a page on its website (www.cnj.jus.br/haia).
If you wish, click here to see the article broadcast on TV Globo on the subject.
How do I check if the apostille is true?
To verify the authenticity of the apostille, click here.
Which countries are the signatorys of the Hague Apostille?
To find out which other countries are known, click here.
Source: consuladoportugalsp.org.br
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