The 100% electronic procedure does not require applicants to show up at a Brazilian consulate. All the necessary documentation can be uploaded digitally and the visa is also delivered via e-mail.

Brazilian Foreign Ministry received a request for the new head of mission in Brasília in January but has yet to respond.

The U.S. consulates and embassy in Brazil issued a security alert Feb. 3 titled “Carnival and Drugging-Dating Scam 2025.” Steve Royster, consular chief at the consulate general in Rio ...

The Brazilian consulate there is handling the case. Of the total number of passengers on the three flights, around 80 are foreigners who have Brazilian relatives, it was also explained.