1. GENERAL INFORMATION
- The signature on a foreign document will have to be legalized by the Consulate General to produce legal effects in Brazil. The legalization of the signature does not imply the acceptance of the document contents.
- The legalization of the document requires the previous recognition of the signature by a notary public as well as the recognition of the notary public’s signature by the competent institution in the province.
- Documents issued by organs of the provincial government, such as birth, marriage and death certificates (except divorce, which is issued by the Supreme Court of Justice and must be notarized and authenticated by provincial government institutions as shown in item 2.) and others, duly signed and officially stamped, do not need the recognition of the notary public and may be submitted directly to the Consulate.
- Only original documents can be legalized. Photocopies cannot be legalized.
- The Consulate General will only legalize documents issued in its area of jurisdiction.
Documents
The documents can only be submitted to the Consulate General for legalization after the steps below have been followed:
a) the signature on the document must be notarized by a notary public; and
b) the signature of the notary public must be recognized by one of the following provincial government institutions:
Ontario
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Official Documents Services
77 Grenville Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, On M5S 1B3
Tel: 416-325-8416 - Fax: 416-325-8434
Manitoba
Dept of finance Consumer & Corporate Affairs Division
1034-405 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3L6
Tel: 204-945-2654
Fees
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The consular fee for legalization is Cnd $36.00 per document.
Exception: The processing fee for three or more notarized documents from the same party (individual or company), certified by the provincial authority and bundled, is Cnd $108,00 (flat rate).
The consular fee must be paid through money order or certified cheque to the “Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto”. Cash or personal cheques will not be accepted.
- The processing time for the legalization of documents is five working days.
- The legalization of documents may be done by mail. A pre-paid and self-addressed envelope from Canada Post (registered mail, xpresspost ou priority courier) must be sent for return. The Consulate General apologizes for the inconvenience, but only Canada Post envelopes are accepted. The Consulate will not be held responsible for lost, stolen or delayed mail.
- Make sure that the documents submitted to the Consulate General have already been recognized by notaries and/or the competent organs of the provincial government. Incorrect documents will be automatically returned to sender.