Brazil President Praises Visa Waiver for U.S., Canada, Japan, and Australia
Following the announcement of the visa waiver, which starts on June 17th, online searches for flights to Brazil increased as much as 36 percent from the four countries, according to President Bolsonaro. In exchange for the visa waiver, the U.S. indicated it may include Brazil as eligible for the Global Entry program.
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Over the weekend, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro took to social media to proclaim that the just-announced visa waiver for citizens of the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Australia has already produced measurable results in Brazil’s tourism sector. The waiver is scheduled to take effect starting June 17th
The president then retweeted an article from the Money Times which showed that, immediately after the March 18th announcement of the visa waiver, the online travel booking platform Kayak registered an uptick in searches for flights to Brazil from the four countries.
According to Kayak, from March 18th to March 20th, Australia showed a 36 percent increase in searches for flights to Brazil. The U.S. was next with a 31 percent increase, followed by Canada with a nineteen percent increase, and finally Japan, which showed a four percent increase.
“Our tourism and our economy are gaining momentum,” said President Bolsonaro, adding “this demand will continue to grow and should positively impact our services of travel, hospitality, commerce, leisure, etc., generating employment and income to Brazilian citizens.”
Brazil announced that it would be dropping the visa requirement for U.S. citizens during President Bolsonaro’s meeting with U.S. president Donald Trump last week. After the announcement,
local media criticized the Brazilian president for not obtaining a reciprocal visa waiver for Brazilian citizens traveling to the U.S.
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