On 12 February 2015, Brazil published in the Official Gazette the presidential decree enacting the social security agreement with Belgium. Although the agreement entered into force 1 December 2014 in Belgium following the exchange of ratification instruments, in respect of Brazil, such international agreements are not officially in force in the country until the presidential decree is published.
The agreement, signed 4 October 2009, is the first of its kind between the two countries and gene…