[SandyKassia]

I am Brazilian and my mom adopted a child in Brazil (she lives in there)... My fiancee and I are planning on adopting from Brazil.

Anyway...

Brazilian government just approved (one month ago) a new adoption bill that change things a little bit if you are looking for a baby.

The bill created a national list of prospective adoptive parents, and a national list of kids to be adopted.

Doesn't matter if you are Brazilian (like me), or if you are American. If you live out of Brazil, you are considered to International adoption.

According to the new bill, the preference now is to keep the kid inside of the country. So, once a kid is available for adoption, they will be consulting the national list and will try to find a family residing in Brazil to stay with the kid. If no one is found, the kid is made available for international adoption.

So... if you want a baby, it is almost impossible that you will get this baby from Brazil. this because, doesn't matter if you are waiting for 10 years and there is a couple who is waiting for a month. The preference will be given for the couple inside of the country.

In Brazil, there are thousands of couples waiting to adopt. the thing is that most of them want kids younger than 2yo.

So... What happens is that usually the kid who will make available for international adoption are most likely to be the ones older than 2, usually black or mulata (Brazilians will usually only adopt older kids who are white), or infants, when they are part of sibling groups.

It is not hard at all to adopt from Brazil, if you are open minded in the age.

[carib]

Hi,could anyone send me a copy of the ceja requirements for adoption? I'm moving to Brazil and trying to figure out what documents I need to authenticate in the US before I go. Thanks for any help. my e-mail is
ebazar@hotmail.com