My post on general amnesty for foreigners in Brazil has picked up some considerable views. After doing some light digging, I couldn’t come up with much news on the issue but then a reader came to the rescue and introduced me to where the bill is (in PT) online and how any updates regarding the bill would be posted there.
Good news, fellow Brazilianists! Step 2 of 4 has occurred!
Step 1 – Write the bill (Check)
Step 2 – Have the Senate sign the bill (Check)
Step 3 - Have the House make some corrections
Step 4 – Have the President sign it into law
It’s about time I get my behind back to Brazil!…assuming this isn’t a joke as it was approved on April 1st. Kidding, I’m sure that it’s the real deal.
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Hi can someone please write more about this amnesty bill and how we can qualify for it?
Hi Mark,
I’ve written as much as I can about it from the news that’s available. I would check the first comment response to this post, which is a second update to the bill to see how to qualify for it. If you do qualify, I believe all you would need to do is walk into a Federal Police station, preferably with someone who speaks Portuguese (in the case that you don’t), and tell them that you want to start the process to legalize yourself.
A Brazilian citizen told me they saw on the news today (June 15th) that Lula has signed the bill on Amnesty. Could you please enlighten us with fast-breaking news? Thanks
restless and waiting
Sure, let me check it out and I’ll leave a reply here
I checked O Globo and the author of the bill’s site and didn’t see any new information. Looks like it’s still on Lula’s desk