Export Live Animals to Brazil

Last Modified: April 10, 2025

Electronic Signature and Digital Endorsement ACCEPTED

For Accredited Veterinarians: Electronic signature ACCEPTED

For APHIS VMO: Digital endorsement ACCEPTED

USDA-accredited veterinarians can electronically issue health certificates and use VEHCS (Veterinary Export Health Certification System) to submit them to USDA for digital endorsement.

USDA can digitally endorse the health certificate and return it electronically.

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Summary of Requirements

Brazil requests that imports of animals, semen, and embryos must be accompanied by a health certificate in Portuguese, as of August 1, 2003.

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Note: The Shipment of the Animals page (VIII) for the horse health certificate listed above is signed by the Port Veterinarian at the time of embarkation.

Note: The point of entry in the country will be restrained to the International Airport of Viracopos in the city of Campinas or Guarulhos due to the procedures that must be carried out while unshipping the material.  The point of entry must be the one authorized on the import permit.  

Annex 1: Poultry - Inspection Requirements of U.S. Poultry Farms to Register with Brazil for Export - Guidance Document (62.7 KB) 

Annex 2: Poultry - Registration Form for Registering U.S. Poultry Facilities with Brazil for Export - Application (294.9 KB) 

Note: This form, when completed and signed by the veterinarian completing the premise inspection, should be sent to staff in Riverdale, MD for delivery to MAPA.  Please call (301) 851-3300, Option 2 for more information.

  • Note: Exporters should verify if production facilities are included on the list of farms previously approved to export to Brazil.  MAPA keeps a list of approved facilities.  To add farms on the list please provide the following information to MAPA-DSA-CTQA through APHIS-VS: 
    • I – name and complete address of the qualified farm in the country of origin 
    • II – yearly production capacity of the qualified farm in the country of origin, and 
    • III – description of health control programs conducted at the breeding farm qualified for export, certified by the veterinary service of the country of origin.
  • Poultry - Day-old Chicks and Hatching Eggs - Health Certificate (244.49 KB) - April 2023
  • Poultry - SPF Eggs - Health Certificate (384.92 KB) -June 2022  

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APHIS Registered Aquaculture Export Facility approval is required for shrimp, tilapia, and rainbow trout eggs.

Note: Testing must meet the requirements of the sampling protocol of the AFS Blue Book (105.62 KB)at the 5% APPL.

Note: See the “Aquaculture/Aquatic Animals” section above for aquatic animal exports intended for research.  

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If your species is not listed, the requirements for that species are not known. Exporters who want to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed above should have the importer or buyer in the destination country apply for an import permit at the appropriate ministry. This import permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.

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USDA-Accredited Veterinarians

Contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian for questions about your destination country's entry requirements for animals (including any needed vaccinations, tests, or treatments) and for issuance of health certificates.

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USDA Endorsement Offices

Contact your nearest APHIS Veterinary Export Trade Services Endorsement Office for questions about endorsing an export health certificate for live animals. 

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