Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
We arrived from the US a few weeks back, and it was pretty quick, about 10 minutes to go through customs. Leaving last week, the security line was horrendous. Took 45-55 minutes total. Once through the WTMD, the passport line was only 5 minutes.
The problems in GRU on departure reported in the last week have all been about security lines, i.e. lack af staff to man the x-ray machines. This is not a problem that will go away easily and especially not during January and early February, which are peak travel time in Brazil. So arrive early and get through security as soon as possible after check-in.