Nationals of a country who work abroad in the diplomatic or consular services of their
home country are exempt from social security coverage and taxes under the laws of
the host country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations, unless that exemption is waived by the host country.
The Conventions, to which both the United States and Brazil are parties, apply to
the following:
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members of the staff of a diplomatic or consular mission, including members of the
administrative and technical staffs, members of consular posts and family members
of such staff who form part of their households,
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the domestic service staffs of the mission; and
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private servants whom the members of such missions employ.