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IMPACT – HIGH
What is the change? Brazilian Federal Police have resumed issuing passports after halting issuance a month ago.
What does the change mean? Passport applications will be processed in the order in which they were received. Federal Police said they received 175,000 applications in the past month and that it will take about five weeks to work through the backlog.
Background: Brazilian Federal Police halted issuance of passports June 27, saying they did not have the money required to keep the service running. The Mint of Brazil announced that it would resume passport processing and issuance after the Federal Police received an allocation of 102 million Brazilian reais (about US$32.4 million).
BAL Analysis: The Federal Police’s resumption of passport processing and issuance is good news, though travel delays are still possible for those who submitted a passport application in the past month or plan to do so in the next five weeks. Those with urgent passport needs should contact BAL as soon as possible.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in Brazil. For additional information, please contact brazil@bal.com.
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