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Owners
of family pets, such as dogs, cats, parrots and
parakeets, may enter Brazil with their animals, upon
presentation of the following documents to this
Consulate for legalization:
A) Dogs and cats
1 – A
certificate of vaccination against rabies for animals
that are at least three months (90 days) old, attesting
to an inoculation administered at least thirty (30) days
prior to the date of entry into Brazil, in the case of
the first vaccine, which must be valid for one year.
2 – After obtaining the vaccination certificate and
animal health certificate issued by the animal's
licensed veterinarian, an international health
certificate must be obtained. The appropriate USDA-APHIS
form must be filled out and signed by a veterinarian
accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (i.e.
USDA-APHIS), which in turn must be endorsed by one of
the USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services offices, which will
affix a raised seal. The certificate must attest that no
outbreak of an infectious animal disease was detected in
the place where the animal originated during the 40 days
prior to its embarkation en route to Brazil .
3 – The international health certificate must contain
the following information:
a) Animal's owner: full name and residential address:
i.e. street, number, municipality (or county), state,
country, zip code (or postal code);
b) Animal: name, breed, sex, date of birth, size, fur
color and distinctive marks;
c) In addition to providing the information in items a
and b, the countries of origin and destination must be
indicated on the international health certificate;
d) The international health certificate must also
certify that the animal in question was examined
within ten (10) days of the embarkation date,
without there being any clinical sign of
species-specific diseases;
Consular “legalization”
(i.e. authentication) of the international health
certificate must be requested at the consular services
office with jurisdiction. At the Consular Services
Section of the Consulate General of Brazil in San
Francisco, such requests should be submitted between
9:00 a.m. and
13:00
p.m. (along with payment of the consular fee of US$
20.00, which may be paid with a US postal money order,
or in cash). Alternatively, consular “legalization”
of the international health certificate may be done by
mail. For processing by mail, it is necessary to send a
pre-paid self-addressed envelope (which must be either
Registered Mail or Express Mail) for returning the
document. Moreover, the consular office will not be held
responsible for any loss, disappearance, theft or delay
of such correspondence.
The
international health certificate is valid for ten (10)
days. That is, the animal must enter
Brazil
within ten (10) days of the date the certificate was
signed and it must have been duly “legalized” (i.e.
authenticated) by a Brazilian consular services office
outside of Brazil.
B) Other animals
There
are restrictions on the entry into Brazil of exotic wild
birds, for which it is necessary to obtain
authorization, prior to importation, from the Brazilian
wildlife protection authority, which is
IBAMA
(the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and
Renewable Natural Resources).
Other
animals may enter
Brazil
only after obtaining prior authorization from the
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.
C) Departure from Brazil
In order for an animal to leave Brazil, the Brazilian
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply should be
asked about the proper procedures.
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