How do I give a power of attorney for property in Lebanon from Brazil?

Key facts#

Apostille

Not enough on its own: Lebanon is not a member of the Apostille Convention^[5]

Hague Convention status

130 parties; Lebanon not among them (30 June 2026)^[5]; Brazil is among them

Two ways to sign

At a Lebanese mission, or before a local notary, then authenticated and legalised^[1,2,3,4]

Property details

the property number and location, plus a copy of the deed or a Land Registry extract^[1,3,6]

Identity details

full names, parents' names, date of birth and registry number^[4,6]

Consular fees

Set and collected in USD or EUR^[7]; we found no amounts for Brazil

Medical certificate

The age differs by mission: from 70 (Washington, Dubai) or 80 (Netherlands)^[1,3,8]; we found no rule for Brazil

Age of an ordinary POA at registration

no more than 5 years old^[9,10], according to Kallas Law Firm

How to give the power of attorney from Brazil#

1. 1
   Get the property's details and a recent extract. Someone in Lebanon requests the official extract at the land registry office for the property's area^[14,19], giving the governorate, district, real estate zone, property number, section and block^[13,14]. Read it before anything is drafted, and check the owner's name and any mortgages^[15,16].
2. 2
   Contact the Lebanese mission that serves you. We found no Brazil page. Our research pointed to the Lebanese consulates in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, but we did not read their pages, so first confirm which mission covers your state. Ask whether you can sign there, what authentication they want after a cartório, the fee, the medical-certificate age, witnesses, language, and whether they work by appointment or by mail. Some missions, such as New York and Detroit, require two witnesses who are not relatives^[2,6] for a POA signed before a local notary.
3. 3
   Have the POA drafted. Name the property by number and location and give each party's full names, parents' names, date of birth and registry number^[4,6]. For a sale, Kallas Law Firm says you need an express special mandate to sell^[10]. Choose your agent with care: see who to name as your agent.
4. 4
   Sign by one of the two routes. You either sign in person at the Lebanese mission, or sign before a Brazilian notary and then get local authentication and legalisation by the Lebanese mission^[1,2,3,4]. Bring your ID and a copy of the deed or extract^[1,3,6].
5. 5
   Ask whether a step in Beirut is needed. Kallas Law Firm says documents signed abroad generally pass through the Lebanese mission, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs^[24,25] before they can be used in Lebanon. The mission pages we read in the US, the UAE and Belgium end at consular legalisation. The notary in Lebanon who will use the POA can confirm. See the foreign ministry step.
6. 6
   Send the original to your agent and keep copies. For a surveyed property, the sale contract is drawn up before a notary or Land Registry assistant head^[9,26], then registered at the Land Registry^[16]. Keep a list of every POA you have signed.

It depends on#

• Where you live in Brazil. The sources we read do not say which mission serves which part of Brazil. A Lebanese embassy in one country can cover another: Danish documents, for example, are legalised by the Lebanese Embassy in Stockholm^[27]. Ask the mission nearest you.
• Your nationality. Some missions serve only some nationals. Dubai issues POAs for Lebanese nationals and Palestinians with Lebanese travel documents, and everyone else uses a UAE notary^[8]. If you hold only Brazilian nationality, ask whether you must take the cartório route. A buyer without Lebanese nationality can also own only up to 3,000 m²^[28,29,30] without a licence.
• Your age. Many missions ask older applicants for a medical certificate, and the age differs: from 70 (Washington, Dubai) or 80 (Netherlands)^[1,3,8]. Ask the mission in Brazil which age applies.
• Buying or selling. Kallas Law Firm says a sale needs an express special mandate to sell^[10]. Tell whoever drafts the POA exactly what the agent may do.
• When the POA will be used. According to Kallas Law Firm, the Land Registry accepts an ordinary POA for registration only if it is no more than 5 years old^[9,10]. If the purchase may take years, ask a lawyer about timing.

Common questions#