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Originally Posted by RalphJ
Brazil is having an international squabble with Spain in particular about letting foreigners in the country, but they have also refused the entrance of an Italian and yesterday a German.
They have been refusing entry so far for things such as not having a return ticket, not having enough cash on them (LOL), and one was refused entry because in 2002 he overstayed his 180 day time period per year (which is ridiculous since he would've had to have paid a fine resolving the situation before they allowed him to leave).
Make certain you protect yourself and have everything that could possibly be required or you may find yourself being turned away at the airport.
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Well, a colleague of mine lost his documentation and therefore should have paid a fine when he left however he smiled and winked and apologised profusely at the airport and they said "oh ok" and let him out without paying a fine. He's on his way back in a week or two so hopefully they let him in again.
Seems the tourism board is up in arms at this however they aren't making any headway in making things easier. Basically because of the "what you do to us we do to you" mentality. Their argument is that Spain refuses entry to over 10 Brazilian citizens per week (or was it per day!?), so they decided to crack down on Spaniards entering Brazil. Seems now they are expanding that to other countries.