It had been understood that Brazil was to join the Hague Convention of 1961 on 10th November 2014. This is NOT the case. Instead, the change is that Brazil will no longer verify signatories through its London Consulate after 10th November 2014, but will delegate this task to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. However, the FCO verification will STILL REQUIRE BRAZILIAN CONSULAR LEGALISATION thereafter. So the process has now become more, not less, complex and expensive in both time and money.