The Guyana government Monday said it had signed an agreement with Brazil allowing for new direct routes between the two countries.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the agreement was signed pursuant to the Guyana/Brazil International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) and as a result, there are now three established international bus service routes for transporting passengers between Brazil and Guyana.
It said that the three services will operate on a daily and twice daily basis and that the buses that will be allowed to ply the international routes shall not be older than eight years from the date of manufacture and must also possess several other facilities including a seating capacity of no less than 32.
The ministry said that persons wishing to transport passengers must register as a Transporting Firm with the Commissioner of Customs & Trade Administration to be followed by a tax identification number (TIN) as well as a public proxy instrument granting a legal representative in Brazil full powers to represent the firm in all legal and administrative acts.
It said the text must be in English and Portuguese.
“A Transporting Firm shall secure appropriate authorisation from the National Agency for Road Transportation in Brazil in order to ply the above international routes,” the ministry said, adding that buses will be subject to the necessary Immigration & Customs Procedures in effect at the designated border points between Guyana and Brazil.
