Assistance to Brazilian citizens
In emergencies, you may contact Brazilian consular authorities by phone using the following numbers: +961 70 108 374 (consular emergency line in Lebanon, available 24/7) or +55 61 98260-0610 (Foreign Ministry consular emergency line, available 24/7).
If you or any Brazilian citizen in Lebanon is in immediate danger, please call the appropriate emergency service using the following phone numbers:
| - Internal Security Forces (FSI): 112 |
| - Firefighters: 175 |
| - Red Cross (ambulance): 140 |
In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963, every foreigner has the right to contact the consular authorities of their country, regardless of their immigration status. Therefore, a Brazilian detained, arrested, hospitalized, etc., in Lebanon has the right to keep the consular sector informed about their personal and legal situation if they wish to do so.
If this is your case, please send an email to consular.beirute@itamaraty.gov.br with as much information as possible, including:
| - Full name, date of birth, parentage, passport number, phone number, address, email, etc., of the Brazilian citizen who needs assistance. |
| - Account of the incident (what happened, where it happened, address, phone numbers, information about people nearby to contact, etc.). |
| - Full name, phone number and email of the person of the sender of the email (if different from the person requesting assistance). |
All personal information is protected under Article 55 of the Brazilian Decree 7.724, which regulates the Access to Information Law.
How can the consular sector help Brazilian citizens? |
| · Issuing Brazilian passports and other travel documents. |
| · Issuing birth, marriage, and death certificates for Brazilian citizens. |
| · Issuing public powers of attorney, deeds, declarations, and certificates for Brazilian citizens or foreigners with a valid National Immigration Registry issued by the Federal Police. |
| · Authenticating document copies. |
| · Witnessing signatures for Brazilian citizens or foreigners with a valid National Immigration Registry issued by the Federal Police. |
| · Dealing with military and electoral matters. |
| · Providing consular assistance to Brazilian citizens in specific individual cases, such as death, hospitalization, destitution, arrest, domestic violence, disappearance, inadmissibility, psychiatric disorders, human trafficking, natural disasters, social conflicts, repatriation, humanitarian crises, and related matters, respecting international treaties and the legislation of the foreign country. |
| · Allowing citizens to exercise their right to vote and providing other services as determined by electoral legislation. |
| · Assisting in the repatriation of Brazilians in cases of proven destitution. |
| · Defending Brazilian nationals against discrimination and ensuring the guarantee of their human rights, respecting international treaties and the legislation of the foreign country. |
| · Offering legal or psychological guidance to nationals. |
| · Visiting incarcerated Brazilians. |
| · Developing contingency plans for potential natural disasters or sociopolitical tensions. |
Are there any limitations to consular assistance that can be provided to Brazilians? |
| Yes, here are some examples of what cannot be done by Brazilians in Lebanon: |
| · Interfering in cases of denial of entry into Lebanon. |
| · Issuing any documents contrary to Brazilian law or local legislation. |
| · Issuing Brazilian Identification Cards (competence of Public Security Secretariats), National Foreigner Registration (Federal Police), National Driver's License (DETRAN or DENATRAM), or a certificate of good conduct (Federal Police or Public Security Secretariats). |
| · Acting as a party or representative in judicial processes involving Brazilian citizens. |
| · Granting Brazilian citizens immunity from the immigration laws of other countries. |
| · Interfering in visa application processes at Embassies or Consulates of other countries. |
| · Assuming responsibility for contracts, debts, or expenses of any nature incurred by Brazilians abroad. |
| · Interfering in private law matters such as consumer rights or family issues. |
| · Expediting judicial proceedings for Brazilians abroad. |
| · Translating documents or acting as an interpreter. |
| · Rescheduling flights or recovering lost baggage. |
| · Covering medical or legal expenses for nationals abroad. |
| · Offering loans to Brazilians. |
| · Organizing trips for Brazilian nationals to other countries. |
| · Interfering to free detained Brazilian citizens. |
| · Acting contrary to local laws or judicial decisions (Brazilian or foreign). |
| · Being complicit in the international abduction of minors, even if in favor of a Brazilian parent. |
| · Disclosing unauthorized information about the whereabouts of adult Brazilians without their explicit authorization or about underage or incapacitated Brazilians without the authorization of their legal guardians. |
Do you have any other questions? Contact the Consular Sector of the Embassy of Brazil in Beirut at:
consular.beirute@itamaraty.gov.br.
