Brazil not so long ago joined the Hague Convention of 1961, which establishes a simplified procedure for the legalization of official documents of foreign states for use on the territory of this country. If earlier it was necessary to undergo long-term consular legalization, since 2016, in order for Russian documents to be valid in Brazil, it is enough to put an Apostille stamp in the competent state authorities.
What documents are apostilled
Legalized by affixing an Apostille stamp for use in Brazil, you can use the following official documents:
- any official papers issued by public authorities on the territory of Russia;
- documents issued and signed by officials of courts and law enforcement agencies;
- documents issued by notaries or copies of documents certified by them in the manner prescribed by law;
- references and certificates that confirm the information available in the civil registration authorities;
- certificates, diplomas and other educational documents that confirm education, academic degree, awards, and assignment of academic honors;
- any certificates that have a unified form (written on the official letterhead), which confirm certain information.
It is important to note that it is not always possible to affix an Apostille to the original document. In some cases, it is issued only for a certified notarized copy or a notarized translation.
Where and how the Apostille is affixed
There are not so many Russian authorized bodies in Russia which affix an Apostille. Consulates and embassies do not affix apostilles! Law enforcement documents are certified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, notarial documents - by the Ministry of Justice, educational - by the Department of Education, documents of the civil registry office - by the archives of the registry offices.
To use Russian documents in Brazil, an Apostille stamp is not enough; an official translation into Portuguese is required. The translation can be done on the territory of Russia and certified by a notary. However, translations into Portuguese issued in Russia are not always accepted in Brazil. Most often, translation from Russian into Portuguese is carried out by sworn translators in Brazil.
Services for stamping an Apostille on documents
The Apostille procedure, despite its simplicity compared to consular legalization, can take a lot of time due to bureaucratic delays, the workload of state bodies, and other reasons. In addition, it is possible to get a refusal to Apostille for formal reasons specified in the legislation.
In order to guarantee affixing an Apostille as soon as possible and to comply with the prescribed procedure, contact the Legalization and Translation Center “Legalizuem.ru” for help. We have extensive experience in providing such services and guarantee a positive result in the shortest possible time and at an affordable cost.
Name of service |
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Service cost for 1 document (RUB) |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents issued by the Moscow Civil Registry Office |
up to 6 working days
1 working day on the day of submission |
4 250
8 500 9 500 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents issued by the Civil Registry Office of the Moscow Region |
1-2 working days |
4 250 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents issued by the regional bodies of the Civil Registry Office of the Russian Federation |
up to 7 working days + terms of sending documents |
from 6,000 rubles + the cost of sending documents |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents certified by Moscow notaries |
5-6 working days
1-2 working days |
4 250
11 500 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents certified by notaries of the Moscow region |
5-6 working days
1 working day |
4 250
11 500 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents certified by regional notaries of the Russian Federation |
up to 7 working days + terms of sending documents |
from 6 500 rubles + the cost of sending documents |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents issued by educational institutions of any region of the Russian Federation (notarized power of attorney required) |
at least 45 calendar days |
5 850 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on certificates of no criminal record issued by the of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of any region of the Russian Federation |
5-6 working days
1 working day |
4 250
8 500 |
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Affixing the Apostille stamp on documents issued in the CIS countries, near and far abroad (for some countries, a notarized power of attorney is required) |
from 7 working days + terms of sending documents |
arranged |
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Translation into Portuguese |
depending on volume |
690 RUB / tr.page | |
Notarized translation Notarization of a copy of a document |
1 working day |
700 RUB/doc. 120 RUB/page |