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Living in Spain? We handle probate, recognition, child support and INSS applications in Brazil

The firm drafts the power of attorney, handles probate, annotates or recognizes the Spanish divorce, collects child support and applies for retirement under the Brazil-Spain convention, while you are in Spain.

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What does the firm do in Brazil for those living in Spain?

The most common requests are parents' estates in Brazil, selling or renting property, divorce, child support and retirement. Almost everything moves forward through a power of attorney, which can be signed at the Brazilian consulates-general in Madrid and Barcelona or before a Spanish notary with apostille. The firm drafts the text and handles the act in Brazil. Anything that depends on Spanish law is not part of the service; we tell you before you engage us.

Spain is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, and so is Brazil, since 2016 (Decree 8.660/2016). So the Spanish document comes with an apostille, without consular legalization, and needs a sworn translation. A simple uncontested divorce granted there is annotated directly at the Brazilian registry office; if it deals with custody, support or division of assets, it needs recognition by the STJ. Brazil and Spain are also parties to the Hague Conventions on child abduction (1980) and child support recovery (2007).

For social security, the Brazil-Spain Social Security Convention (Decree 1.689/1995), in force since December 1, 1995 and revised by the Supplementary Agreement enacted by Decree 9.567/2018. It allows contribution periods in both countries to be added together and, when time is added together, each country pays the share proportional to the time completed there. The firm files the application with the INSS.

What the law says

Key points

Power of attorney

It can be done at the Brazilian consulates in Madrid and Barcelona or before a Spanish notary with apostille.

Apostille

Spain and Brazil are parties to the 1961 Hague Convention. The Spanish document dispenses with consular legalization.

Translation

A document in Spanish needs a sworn translation to be used in Brazil.

Social security

The Brazil-Spain convention allows contribution time in both countries to be added together.

Sources: Decree 1.689/1995 (Brazil-Spain Social Security Convention); Decree 9.567/2018 (Supplementary Agreement revising the Convention); Decree 8.660/2016 (Hague Apostille); Decree 3.413/2000 (1980 Hague Convention); Decree 9.176/2017 (2007 Hague Convention on child support); Federal Constitution, art. 105, I, i; CNJ Provision 149/2023; HCCH (convention status tables); Ministry of Social Security; Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

What is your case?

Situations the firm handles

INSS

Retirement under the Brazil-Spain convention

INSS application adding up the contribution time in both countries.

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Inheritance

Probate with an heir in Spain

Probate at a notary office or in court, and you only sign the power of attorney, wherever you are.

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Power of attorney

Power of attorney for use in Brazil

We draft the text with the right powers and check it before signing.

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Divorce

Spanish divorce or judgment

Direct annotation at the registry office or recognition request at the STJ, depending on the case.

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Support

Child support between Brazil and Spain

Action or request to collect and review support, with the support of the 2007 Convention.

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Property

Sale or rental of property in Brazil

Deed by attorney-in-fact, lease and regularization.

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This page provides general information, does not replace an analysis of the case and does not guarantee results.

Step by step

How the firm works

  1. Request. You tell us about the case and send the documents through the form on this page.
  2. Proposal. We send in writing what will be done and the fees, before any engagement.
  3. Contract. You sign the contract and the power of attorney electronically, wherever you are.
  4. Delivery. We deliver the filed INSS or STJ application, the probate, the support action or the deed, depending on the service engaged, with updates on WhatsApp.
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Case analysis

Let's analyze your case

Answer the questions one at a time. At the end you can attach documents, which go straight to a folder in the firm's Drive, and send the summary on WhatsApp. Everything is protected by attorney-client confidentiality.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What exactly do you deliver?

The drafted power of attorney, probate at a notary office or in court, annotation of the divorce or the recognition request at the STJ, the support action or request, the property deed or lease and the INSS application under the convention.

Do you practice Spanish law?

No. The firm practices Brazilian law. Anything that depends on Spanish law is not part of the service; we tell you before you engage us.

Is a divorce granted in Spain valid in Brazil?

It can be. A simple uncontested divorce, dealing only with the end of the marriage, is annotated directly at the Brazilian registry office, without going to the STJ. Others, such as contested divorces or those that also deal with custody, support or division of assets, need recognition by the STJ. We handle the annotation or the STJ request.

Does time worked in Spain count for the INSS?

Under the Brazil-Spain convention, periods in both countries can be added together and, in that case, each country pays the share proportional to the time completed there. We file the application with the INSS.

Do I need to come to Brazil?

In most cases, no. The power of attorney can be done at the consulate or before a Spanish notary with apostille, and the rest moves forward in Brazil with the firm.

How much does it cost?

After the analysis, the firm sends a written fee proposal, before any engagement. Notary, consulate and translation fees are paid separately, to whoever provides the service.

Lawyer in Brazil for Brazilians living in Spain

SPD Advocacia handles the Brazilian side for those living in Spain: power of attorney, probate, recognition of judgments at the STJ, child support, property deeds and retirement applications under the Brazil-Spain convention, with remote service and electronic signature.

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