POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

To request power of attorney, submit by e-mail to consular.doha@itamaraty.gov.br:

1)    Slip deposit fee;

2)    Form filled and signed by the grantor;

3)    Digital text with the powers to be granted (editable, preferably in word);

4)    Copy of the identification documents of the grantor and the attorney-in-fact

All documents should be submitted to consular.doha@itamaraty.gov.br

After processing, an e-mail will be sent with a scheduled date for collection of the document.

Power of Attorney

Every legal act can be object of a power of attorney letter, except for last wills and testaments, personal statements, or adoption. A power of attorney is issued when a person (grantor) authorizes another person (attorney-in-fact), on their behalf, to execute acts or manage interests under the scope of the law. 

Power of attorney can only be done by Brazilian citizens over 18 years old or foreigners who hold a valid RNE (National Registry of Foreigners).

Foreign citizens who do not hold a valid RNE, even if they have a Brazilian spouse or a CPF (Taxpayer Registry for Individuals), must legalize the power of attorney at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar (MoFA) before bringing it to the Embassy. If the document is not in Portuguese, it should first be translated by an Official Public Translator, before submitting it to MoFA and to the Embassy.  

Power of attorney can be public or private:

• Public: done in a Notary Office or Consular Section, it is registered in a book; 
• Private: done by the person itself; the Consular Section only recognizes the signature of the grantor or of the public notary before whom the power of attorney was drawn up.

There are powers of attorney which are only valid and have legal effect if they are public, such as for marriage, mortgage, purchase or sale of real state, of motor vehicles, and, for the most part, powers of attorney related to transference of assets and rights.

Services related to power of attorney can only be done after payment.

Mandatory documents for issuing a power of attorney:

The grantor must fill out and sign the power of attorney form and bring it to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Doha, along with the following documents:

a) Original and copy of Brazilian identity or, in case of a foreign citizen, a valid  RNE and CPF of the grantor;

b) Copy of Brazilian identity or, in case of a foreign citizen, a valid  RNE and CPF of the attorney-in-fact;

c) Digital copy (e-mail attachment or flash/pen drive) of the letter with the powers to be granted.

E-mail address for the letter: consular.doha@itamaraty.gov.br

The grantor is the only person who can collect, personally, the power of attorney letter from the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Doha. 

FEES

- QR 88, 00 per grantor.

In case of more than one grantor, each one must pay the QR 88,00 fee.Exceptions: powers of attorney by spouses; siblings and co-heirs for inventory and shared inheritance; representatives from universities, councils, brotherhoods, confederacies, and commercial, scientific, literary or artistic societies.  

- QR 22,00 for state pensions, wages from working as a public servant or retirement pension.

SECOND COPY OF PUBLIC POWER OF ATTORNEY LETTER:

Requests should be made to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Brazil in Doha, preferably indicating book number, letter and pages where the original power of attorney was registered.

Fees:

- Power of attorney letter (second copy):QR 44,00;

- Letters regarding state pensions, wages from working as a public servant or retirement pension: QR 22,00.

WARNING: The Embassy of Brazil informs that some bank agencies in Brazil have not been accepting power of attorney letters drawn up outside Brazil. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) is aware of the occurrence, and has been taking steps into solving this matter. However, the Embassy advises avoiding letters whose powers are excessively broad and/or generic, such as clauses which allow substitution without identification of third parties or do not have a set deadline, especially when it comes to financial transactions. We also suggest that power of attorney letters related to financial matters must contain the numbers of branches and accounts. Besides, substitution clauses will only be added to the letter if the grantor is able to specify the person they are nominating in the letter. If not possible, substitution should be voided.

IMPORTANT: According to Presidential Decree 8.742, published on 4/5/2016, documents issued by the Consular Section of the Embassy (power of attorney letters, declarations and notarizations) are valid in Brazil, without any additional need for legalization by the MRE. If your document issued by the Consular Section of this Embassy is not accepted in Brazil, do contact us at consular.doha@itamaraty.gov.br.

If you have further questions, e-mail us at consular.doha@itamaraty.gov.br