After revision by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, exceptionally, until 1st May, 2022, the seafarer’s identity document prepared under the terms of both ILO Convention No. 108 and No. 185 can be applied to all seafarers, regardless of their nationality.
So, due to the terms of the aforementioned rules, the infraction notices eventually drawn up due to the seafarers carrying an identity produced under the terms of ILO Convention No. 108 are subject to review, ex-officio or appeal, according to the understanding of the competent authority.
Moreover, some documents produced based on Convention No. 108 can be recognized as “hybrids”, that is, they are made with the intention of, simultaneously, meeting the purposes of identifying (seafarers identification) and to register employment contracts (seaman ́s book). Because of this, those docs can be accepted for the purposes of visa exemption when it is applied.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

Generally, a visa is required for a migrant to enter Brazil, in order to work as a crewmember, according of the following types:
1 – For a period of 90 days in the migratory year, non-extendable: Visitor Business Visa type;
2 – For a period exceeding 90 days: Temporary Work Visa type, which must be registered with the Federal Police.

VISA EXEMPTIONS

1 – The crew and other workers of the maritime vessels, whose nationality is exempt from a business visa, for non-extendable stays of up to 90 days.

2 – Crewmembers holding a seafarer identity issued under both ILO Convention No. 108 and  No. 185, are exempt from a business visa. But, it is valid for entry or exit, as long as they enter the country on the vessel, or demonstrate that the purpose of entry is to embark on a ship, for long-haul voyages or cruises along the Brazilian coast, for stays of up to one hundred and eighty days each migratory year.

3 – In other hand, bilateral agreements about seafarer’s immigration can have specific rules.