In a session held on 24 February 2026, the Brazilian Representation to the Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasul) voted in favour of Draft Legislative Decree 41/26, endorsing the long-awaited Mercosur–European Union Association Agreement. The text now moves to the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília, where Speaker Hugo Motta has signalled a floor vote before the end of the week.
Although principally a trade pact, the agreement contains mobility provisions that will matter to international assignment managers. Chapter 28 includes simplified procedures for temporary entry of intra-company transferees, business visitors and contractual service suppliers between the two blocs, with a maximum stay of 90 days (extendable to 12 months for key personnel). Mutual recognition of certain professional qualifications is also envisaged for engineering, architecture and IT services.
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While the implementing rules are still taking shape, organisations aiming to move staff promptly can already turn to VisaHQ for practical support. The platform’s Brazil page (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) offers step-by-step guidance on current business-visitor and work-permit requirements, helps gather the right documentation and coordinates submissions, giving HR teams a head start even before the new Mercosur-EU procedures formally apply.
If Congress ratifies the deal and the EU’s own legal hurdles are cleared, Brazilian nationals could benefit from faster business-visitor processing at Schengen external borders as early as 2027, while EU firms could relocate staff to Brazilian subsidiaries using a streamlined residence authorisation that bypasses current labour-market tests. The Ministry of Labour estimates the measures could increase the stock of EU intracompany transferees in Brazil by 8-10 % within three years.
Companies should prepare compliance road-maps that align immigration, tax and social-security teams, particularly because the draft agreement calls for social-security totalisation talks within 18 months of entry into force. HR specialists also note that the pact’s sustainable-development chapter may impose reporting duties on multinationals sending staff both ways.
Although principally a trade pact, the agreement contains mobility provisions that will matter to international assignment managers. Chapter 28 includes simplified procedures for temporary entry of intra-company transferees, business visitors and contractual service suppliers between the two blocs, with a maximum stay of 90 days (extendable to 12 months for key personnel). Mutual recognition of certain professional qualifications is also envisaged for engineering, architecture and IT services.
While the implementing rules are still taking shape, organisations aiming to move staff promptly can already turn to VisaHQ for practical support. The platform’s Brazil page (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) offers step-by-step guidance on current business-visitor and work-permit requirements, helps gather the right documentation and coordinates submissions, giving HR teams a head start even before the new Mercosur-EU procedures formally apply.
If Congress ratifies the deal and the EU’s own legal hurdles are cleared, Brazilian nationals could benefit from faster business-visitor processing at Schengen external borders as early as 2027, while EU firms could relocate staff to Brazilian subsidiaries using a streamlined residence authorisation that bypasses current labour-market tests. The Ministry of Labour estimates the measures could increase the stock of EU intracompany transferees in Brazil by 8-10 % within three years.
Companies should prepare compliance road-maps that align immigration, tax and social-security teams, particularly because the draft agreement calls for social-security totalisation talks within 18 months of entry into force. HR specialists also note that the pact’s sustainable-development chapter may impose reporting duties on multinationals sending staff both ways.
