" In Brazil you likely won't talk to customs...."
Originally Posted by
boboqui
With all due respect, the only things that are constant in Brazil's bureaucracy are its unpredictilaby and inconsistency. Things change overnight, there is no stability, it makes it impossible to make long term plans.
Agree about the bureaucracy, and how convenient an opportunity this thread gives for you to vent about it once again.
However, this issue has
nothing to do with Brazil's bureaucracy or their customs service.(In the event the OP were stopped at customs on entry and his baggage checked, they would be checking merchandise, and only incidentally the legitimate Giuseppe passport on which he entered. Customs does not check outgoing passengers.)
The issue has to do with airline protocol, probably of a non-Brazilian based airline.