It shouldn’t be surprising for a Brazilian immigrant to earn an interview with a U.S. employer for a management or professional job, especially in regions of the US like South Florida. According to the Migration Policy Institute, a U.S.-based non-profit that studies immigration, Brazilians in the U.S tend to be better educated than other nationalities from Latin America, and as a group attain a higher level of education than U.S.-born citizens.
That makes it very likely that a U.S. employer would find it beneficial to order an international background check on the education level of a Brazilian-born job candidate. Global Backgrounds has international background check experts who know how to do background research on Brazilian-born job applicants in the U.S., from criminal checks to employment verification and graduation records — anything that could affect their fitness for a potential job.
References for Brazilians are worth checking. Researchers at Boston Consulting Group, a business strategist, found that Brazilians value recognition for work performed and relationships with superiors and colleagues more than do Latin American workers as a whole.
Driving Record Checks: U.S. DWI Laws vs. Brazil DWI Laws
We do not obtain driving records from Brazil, but DWI arrests would be part of the criminal record. If you are hiring for a transportation position, remember the following: Brazilian DUI laws don’t correspond directly to U.S. laws. As little as one drink can bring a penalty in Brazil, but it’s considered a minor infraction. Drunken-driving criminal offenses involve a blood alcohol content of 0.6 percent or higher as opposed to 0.8 percent in the U.S. There’s a loophole in Brazil, however: Refusing to submit to tests for blood alcohol-levels, while typically resulting in a DUI in the U.S., is considered a minor offense in Brazil.
Brazilian Immigration in the U.S.
Brazilian immigrants have come in spurts to the United States, usually when economics in their country decline. The last period of intense immigration was between 2010 and 2017, when the number of foreign-born Brazilians in the U.S. increased by nearly 33 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Estimates are that 451,000 to 1 million Brazilian nationals live in the U.S.
Portuguese is the native tongue of Brazil, but the Migration Policy Institute found that just over half of Brazilian Immigrants — 51 percent — are fluent in English. In contrast to some other Latin American groups, Brazilian immigrants on the whole tend not to become U.S. citizens.
Some Brazilians have a history of what migration experts call “yo-yo” immigration: They come to the U.S. for a while, then return home, where the cost of living is lower, only to return again to the U.S. for higher wages. Because they live intermittently here and in Brazil, they are likely to have background factors worth investigating through both domestic and international background checks. Global Backgrounds can perform both domestic and international background checks on Brazilian job applicants.
The biggest pockets of Brazilian immigrants are in areas in and around Boston, New York-Newark, N.J.; and Miami.
Brazilian immigrants average about $47,000 annually in U.S. earnings, roughly 10.6 percent higher than the average immigrant in the U.S.
Our International Background Check Services in Brazil
The new Brazilian General Data Protection Law will not hinder background checks by Global Backgrounds. The law requires anyone performing background checks in Brazil to obtain the subject’s permission before commencing. Global Backgrounds requires written permission from any person who will be the subject of one of its background checks.
These are the international background checks Global Backgrounds performs on Brazilian nationals seeking U.S. employment:
Employment Verification
Global Backgrounds verifies up to seven years of employment in Brazil, which is typical. The search would verify employers and employment dates. Information is sought on whether the candidate would be considered eligible for rehiring.
Education
In the U.S., exaggeration of educational credentials is common among all applicants. Because of the higher number of Brazilians with college educations, a background check for education becomes especially important. Brazilian universities will verify the highest degree held. Global Backgrounds also seeks graduation dates and attendance dates.
Grades earned are regarded as private, but U.S. employers may require a job candidate to acquire an official transcript that the applicant delivers to the employer or that the applicant has the college mail directly to the employer.
Passport Check
A passport check can indicate quickly whether a foreign national has traveled to the U.S. legally.
Criminal Records
To search a Brazilian national’s criminal history, it’s helpful to know a Brazilian’s tax identification number and the names of the job candidate’s mother and father.
Unlike some other countries, Brazil maintains a national crime database. It includes offenses committed in the nation’s 26 states and its federal district, and it goes back an unlimited number of years. Still, Global Backgrounds checks on the federal and state levels.
Some Brazilian crimes may not appear in the records at all, even in a thorough criminal background check. That's because in Brazil, pardons can be sought and often are granted for offenses at least five years old. Once a pardon is issued, the crime does not appear on records or in background searches.
Expect the report to show more serious crimes but not petty offenses. Still, the search should reveal more recent serious crimes that would affect a job applicant’s suitability for sensitive positions such as working with the elderly, with children or with financials. In the case of people who would drive corporate vehicles, it reveals criminal-level drunken-driving offenses that are on record.
Civil Court Check
Global backgrounds checks both Brazilian national and local civil courts for cases that involve a Brazilian national.
A civil court background check can reveal more than a candidate’s proclivity for involvement in legal action. Among the issues that civil court actions might reveal are disputes with landlords, tenants, and contractors. A disputed payment to domestic staff, for instance, would show in civil court records. So would claims of failure to pay debts or bills. Civil court records, as much as anything else, can shed light on a job candidate’s character.
Credit Check, Financial Records
A credit check can reveal the character of an applicant and warn of financial problems. Slow payments, nonpayments and forfeitures all tell a story. A credit check is strongly recommended when an applicant would deal with money or finances.
Global Backgrounds conducts its credit checks within the regulations put forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other relevant federal, state and local statutes and rules.
Professional License Verification
Global Backgrounds can verify claims by a Brazilian national that they are proficient in certain areas by examining their professional licenses. Verification of professional licenses held in Brazil can assure a U.S. employer that applicants are qualified for the jobs that they being considered for.
Watch Lists
Global Backgrounds can search for a job candidate’s name on security lists, such as government-issued no-fly lists and terrorist watch lists.
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