International move · SPD Advocacia
Moving to another country? We handle the Brazilian side of your move, from taxes to children
A package with the Brazilian side of the move: tax departure, powers of attorney, travel and residence authorization for children, apostilled certificates and a holding company. The firm carries out each item in Brazil.
What should I sort out in Brazil before living in another country?
The first point is the Federal Revenue. Anyone leaving to live abroad files the Notice of Permanent Departure by the last day of February of the following year and submits the Departure Tax Return by the annual return deadline (Normative Instruction SRF 208/2002). After that, accounts, rentals and assets in Brazil follow the rules for non-residents, and banks and tenants must be notified.
The second is to leave someone with powers here, through a power of attorney, for banks, the INSS, property and court cases. Selling property above thirty minimum wages requires a public deed (Civil Code, art. 108). With minor children, the parents' travel authorization does not allow the child to establish residence abroad, unless it says so expressly (CNJ Resolution 131/2011, art. 11). A child's travel abroad follows the Child and Adolescent Statute (arts. 84 and 85) and, without agreement between the parents, the matter goes to court.
The third is documents. Brazilian certificates used in a residence application may need a Hague apostille, adopted by Brazil since 2016 (Decree 8.660/2016) and also by Paraguay, Portugal and the United States. The visa, residence permit and ID of the other country follow that country's law. Anything that depends on the law of the destination country is not part of the service; we tell you before you engage us.
What the law says
Key points
Departure notice by February of the following year and departure return by the annual return deadline.
Selling property above thirty minimum wages requires a public deed, which can be signed by an attorney-in-fact.
A travel authorization does not allow living abroad, unless the document expressly says so.
An apostilled Brazilian document dispenses with consular legalization in countries that have joined the convention.
Sources: Normative Instruction SRF 208/2002; Civil Code, art. 108; Child and Adolescent Statute (Law 8.069/1990), arts. 84 and 85; CNJ Resolution 131/2011, arts. 1 and 11; Decree 8.660/2016; Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), list of Apostille Convention countries.
What is your case?
Situations the firm handles
Tax departure
We file the notice and submit the permanent departure return, with the notices to paying sources.
See pagePowers of attorney for those staying behind
We draft powers of attorney with the right powers for banks, the INSS, property and court cases.
See pageTravel and residence authorization
We draft the parents' authorization for the child's travel and, expressly, for residence abroad.
CNJ Resolution 131/2011, art. 11Request to the judge
Without agreement between the parents, we file the request for court authorization for the child's travel or move.
Civil Code, art. 1.634, IV and VApostilled certificates
We request the Brazilian certificates and arrange the apostille at the registry office, ready for the application in the other country.
Decree 8.660/2016Holding company for assets in Brazil
We set up the holding company to organize, lawfully and on the record, the assets that remain in Brazil.
See pageStep by step
How the firm works
- Request. You tell us about the case and send the documents through the form on this page.
- Proposal. We send in writing what will be done and the fees, before any engagement.
- Contract. You sign the contract and the power of attorney electronically, wherever you are.
- Delivery. We deliver each item engaged: returns filed, powers of attorney and authorizations drafted, request to the judge filed and certificates apostilled, with updates on WhatsApp.
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 departure notice and return, powers of attorney, travel and residence authorization for children or the request to the judge, apostilled Brazilian certificates and the holding company, when advisable. You can engage the full package or only the items you need.
Does the firm handle the visa or residence abroad?
No. The visa and residence follow the other country's law. Anything that depends on the law of the destination country is not part of the service; we tell you before you engage us. We deliver the apostilled Brazilian certificates that application may require.
Do I need to file a permanent departure with the Revenue?
Anyone who starts living abroad must file the departure notice and return. Those who leave temporarily become non-residents after 12 consecutive months abroad.
Can I take my child to live abroad?
With both parents' consent, given expressly for residence abroad. An ordinary travel authorization is not enough. Without agreement, the firm files the request with the judge.
Will leaving Brazil reduce my taxes?
The service puts your situation in order in Brazil, with no promise of savings. A non-resident still answers here for Brazilian-source income, and tax in the other country follows its law.
How much does it cost?
After the analysis, the firm sends a written fee proposal, before any engagement. Notary, apostille, consulate and translation fees and any court costs are paid separately, to whoever charges them.
Lawyer for those moving to another country
SPD Advocacia handles the Brazilian side for those moving abroad: departure notice and return, powers of attorney, travel and residence authorization for children or a request to the judge, apostilled certificates and a lawful, declared holding company.
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Responsible lawyers
- Sidnei Pedro Dias OAB/GO 48.603 · OAB/DF 68.207 · OAB/SP 501.693 · leads the firm’s cases
- Adrielle Oliveira OAB/GO 76.298 · civil, family, business and international matters
- Eduardo Prado OAB/GO 59.836 · criminal and electoral law
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