documento em vigor
[doku'mẽtu ẽ 'viɡor]
noun phrasemasculinepl: documentos em vigor
valid document / document in force / current document
1. a legal or official document that is currently active, legally binding, and has not expired or been revoked
Your passport must be a valid document in order to travel internationally.
Seu passaporte deve ser um documento em vigor para viajar internacionalmente.
2. an official paper or certificate that remains effective and enforceable under law
The contract is still a document in force and both parties must comply with its terms.
O contrato continua sendo um documento em vigor e ambas as partes devem cumprir seus termos.
This is a formal legal and administrative term widely used in Brazil for immigration, banking, taxation, and government procedures. Brazilian bureaucracy requires documents 'em vigor' for most official transactions. The term is essential in legal contexts and appears frequently in contracts, licenses, permits, and official correspondence.
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