§ 15. Mr. HANNONasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the recent decision of the Brazilian Government that they are no longer prepared to affix their visa to British passports of persons of dual nationality, that is, persons born in Brazil of British parents; if he has received representations from British chambers of commerce in Brazil or other bodies representative of British interests on this subject expressing dissatisfaction on the change of policy on this matter; and if, in the special circumstances which have arisen, he will make suggestions to the Brazilian Government that the visa should be abolished as between Brazil and Great Britain so that the nationals of both countries can travel freely without the necessity of this formality?
Mr. A. HENDERSONI have received representations on this matter from the British Chamber of Commerce of Sao Paulo and Southern Brazil. But, so far as I am aware, there has been no change of policy, since it has always been the practice of the Brazilian Government to require Brazilian nationals, who possess a second nationality, to enter Brazil on 380 Brazilian passports, and there is no ground in international law for objecting to this practice. The abolition of visa formalities between the United Kingdom and Brazil would not, in any case, affect the position, since if a person of dual nationality holds both British and Brazilian passports, which he is entitled to do, he can travel between the two countries without the necessity for obtaining a visa at all.