Documents Required

 Documents

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Request form

The form must be filled in, printed and signed.

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Official identification document with photo

• Brazilian citizen: present the original of the valid Brazilian passport or the valid identity card (RG) or driver's license (CNH). For powers of attorney involving financial or property issues and banks in general, the CPF number must be informed.
• Foreign citizen: present the original of the valid National Registry of Foreigners (RNE/RNM). For powers of attorney involving financial or property matters and banks in general, the CPF number must be informed.

In order to prevent fraud, the Embassy can only issue a power of attorney when it can unequivocally confirm, through the photo of the identification document, that the person requesting the power of attorney is, in fact, who they claim to be. The Embassy reserves the right not to provide the service when identification is not possible.

For this reason, we recommend that Brazilians abroad always have a valid Brazilian passport.

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Specific documentation, if needed

• Married applicants issuing a joint power of attorney: present the original of the Brazilian marriage certificate.
• Power of attorney requested by a Brazilian company: present the original or copy of the CNPJ, simplified certificate from the Board of Trade (valid for 30 days), as well as a copy of the company's articles of association (contrato social), in which the grantor's capacity as administrator is recorded.

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Text of the powers being granted

The grantor must send the complete text of the powers they are willing to grant by email to the Embassy: consular.damasco@itamaraty.gov.br.

Doubts about the adequacy of the text should be sent directly to the institution that is requesting the power of attorney. 

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CPF of the Grantor and Grantee

 According to Law 14.534/23, all Brazilian citizens must present a CPF number in order to request public services. If you don't have a CPF, please click here for more details about how to request one.