This Friday, President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned a bill that releases BRL 31.5 million to resume issuing passports, paralyzed since November due to lack of funds.
The Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, published on Twitter the budget article that shows the release of the Federal Police (PF) resource for the return of passport issues. In the disclosure, Torres says that the service will be reestablished as soon as possible.
Sanctioning the PLN that releases resources for the @federal police resume issuing passports. @JusticaGovBR had the support of Senator @asilveiramg It’s from @depcelsosabino to arrive at a solution for the case. Service will be restored as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/nPKMrK4PqP
— Anderson Torres (@andersongtorres) December 24, 2022
The Federal Police (PF) informed this Friday (23) that 108,701 people are waiting to receive their passports. The production of new booklets has been suspended since December 1st due to lack of funds.
Even without resources to issue the travel document, the service’s online scheduling and service at PF posts continue to function normally.
On November 19, the PF suspended the production of documents due to lack of resources. The following week, the federal government allocated BRL 37.36 million to reactivate the service.
The resources came from the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development and were enough to produce the passports requested between November 19th and 30th. But the service was suspended again on December 1.
The passport is a document that identifies the traveler in other countries. It registers entries and exits, visas and authorizations. In addition to the common passport, the PF also issues an emergency passport, for a foreigner and a Laissez-Passer (travel document granted to a foreigner holding a travel document not recognized by the Brazilian government or that is not valid for Brazil).
To issue a passport, you must pay a fee of BRL 257.25. In the case of the emergency document, the fee rises to R$ 334.42.
Source: CNN Brasil
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