MEXICO AND BRAZIL AGREE TO ELIMINATE VISAS

· It will be easier to travel between the two countries.

The governments of Mexico and Brazil agreed to eliminate the need for short-stay visas for tourist passports, which will make it easier to travel between the two countries.

This decision was reached as a result of the meeting held between President Enrique Peña Nieto and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Coimbra during the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that was held last January in Santiago, Chile.

Visas have been required for Brazilian citizens since 2005. Beginning in May 2010, Mexico made it easier for citizens with a U.S. visa to travel to Mexico. In addition, the Immigration Documentation Information System (SIDOMI) and the Electronic Authorization System (SAE) enabled tourists and businessmen to obtain electronic visas and authorizations.

These actions have led to an increase of visitors to Mexico from Brazil.