Verify Your Brazilian Lawyer's OAB in 2 Minutes
Free official database, before you pay anything
Por Lucas Ribeiro Cavalcante — OAB/CE 44.673
Verify Your Brazilian Lawyer's OAB in 2 Minutes
Free official database, before you pay anything
Por Lucas Ribeiro Cavalcante — OAB/CE 44.673
You found them in an expat Facebook group. Fluent English, fast replies, polished website. But you still have no idea if they are actually a lawyer.
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In Brazil, fluent English plus a professional website does not equal legal qualification.
Under the OAB Statute, Lei 8.906/1994, Article 4, any reserved legal act performed by an unregistered person is null and void. Your filing can be struck out.
R$ 12.000
Retainer one investor paid a bilingual consultant who was never a lawyer
✘ Mito
Myth: an immigration consultant can handle my legal filings
✓ Verdade
Truth: only an active OAB registration allows legal advice
Ask for the OAB number and state
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Confirm the registration is active
Dica
There is a subtler trap. A real OAB lawyer with weak English costs you nothing illegal, but you sign what you half understood. Test fluency on a live call first.
Why does precise wording matter so much in Brazil?
Brazil is a Civil Law country. Almost everything hinges on the exact written text, not on precedent.
Stop guessing. Hire with proof, in a language you actually read.