Brazil lifts income-tax threshold and adds 10% tax on outbound dividends
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Mexican airport operator Asur emerges as front-runner to buy Brazil’s 17-airport Motiva portfolio
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Brazilian Congress advances bill to reinstate free checked bags on domestic flights
Brazil’s lower house passed a bill on 4 November 2025 that would once again require airlines to include one free checked bag on all domestic flights. Carriers warn the measure threatens low-cost business models, while consumer advocates argue baggage fees failed to deliver cheaper fares. The proposal now moves to the Senate and, if enacted, will force corporate travel programmes to revisit fare contracts and baggage-expense policies.
Brazil temporarily transfers national capital from Brasília to Belém for COP30
A new law signed on 4 Nov 2025 shifts Brazil’s federal seat from Brasília to Belém for the duration of COP30 (11–21 Nov 2025). The symbolic gesture elevates the Amazon’s profile but also concentrates thousands of officials, delegates and business travellers in the northern city, triggering major temporary changes in immigration processing, flight capacity and regulatory access points.
Portugal upgrades five vice-consulates to full consulates across Brazil to cope with visa demand
Lisbon upgraded five vice-consular offices to full consulates on 4 Nov 2025, expanding visa-processing capacity in Recife, Belém, Fortaleza, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. The move should slash appointment backlogs for work-, study- and investment-related visas, benefiting Brazilian talent heading to Portugal and Portuguese companies recruiting in Brazil.
Brazil Africa Forum 2025 opens in São Paulo, highlighting relaxed visa pathways for African executives
São Paulo’s Brazil Africa Forum opened on 4 Nov 2025 with over 1,200 delegates. Brazil used the event to unveil easier e-visa procedures for 12 African countries and pledged to remove interviews for AU diplomatic passport holders, signalling deeper mobility links that will benefit agribusiness, tech and academic exchange.
Brazilian states endorse ‘Mangrove Breakthrough’, unlocking easier entry for COP30 side-events
Three Brazilian states and Aracaju city endorsed the ‘Mangrove Breakthrough’ on 4 Nov 2025, pledging special visa and travel-permit facilitations for scientists and corporate teams working on mangrove restoration projects during COP30. The commitment shortens lead times for field missions and adds dedicated immigration lanes in Belém and Recife.