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Excellent answer Vinícius, very enlightening, as I am in a similar situation. I'm the attorney for my brother who moved to Portugal (we have dual citizenship) and it took almost 3 years to convince one of our tenants (PJ) to sign the Notice ("and I know if he's really living there?" was one of the answers we heard) and we still have another who hasn't signed the Notice yet (the tenant is Banco Santander - believe it or not...) because the Amendment to the Lease Agreement stating that my brother is living abroad would be enough. In both cases, the tenants are already paying the IR at the linear rate of 15% (less bad), but 1 of them kept the previous tax code and sent us the IRRF Proof. I'll do as you say. If the Receita summons me, I'll bring all the documentation;
Another question, as my brother still has a current account in Brazil, is it possible for him to receive the gross rent in his account and pay the 15% himself? And in the case of rents that are paid by bank transfer and, when they arrive in the account, there is no time to issue and pay the DARF, mainly due to the time zone...?
Vinicius Tersi is a lawyer, specializing in International Tax Law.