See below full statement from the Guyana Government
The public is hereby advised that pursuant to the Guyana/Brazil International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA), there are now three (3) established International Bus Service Routes for transporting passengers between Brazil and Guyana. These routes are fixed as follows and shall not be changed:
Route 1: Lethem, Guyana to Boa Vista, Brazil (return), which will operate twice daily;
Route 2: Lethem, Guyana to Manaus, Brazil (return), which will operate once daily; and
Route 3: Georgetown, Guyana to Boa Vista, Brazil (return), which will operate once daily.
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The buses that will be allowed to ply the above International Routes shall not be older than eight years from the date of manufacture and must also possess the following:
1. Air conditioning
2. A seating capacity of no less than thirty-two (32) seats;
3. Seatbelts for the driver and all passengers;
4. Washroom facilities;
5. Facilities to enable the transport of physically challenged persons ;
6. A tachograph (a device fitted to a vehicle that automatically records its speed and distance)
The buses shall undergo Technical Inspections by the Ministry of Public Works upon which certificates of vehicular inspection will be issued (annually).
Persons wishing to transport passengers on the above international routes must apply to the Ministry of Home Affairs to be registered as a Transporting Firm with the Commissioner of Customs & Trade Administration (Commissioner General, GRA). Upon application the following documents must be presented:
1. Tax Identification Number (TIN) of both the transporting firm and owner of the firm;
2. Certificate of motor vehicle registration;
3. Motor vehicle licence;
4. Certificate of fitness;
5. Road service licence;
6. Internationally valid third party insurance policy certificate;
7. Company registration; and
8. Public proxy instrument granting a legal representative in Brazil full powers to represent the firm in all legal and administrative acts. 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. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days from issuance of the original permission by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the transporting firm has to present to the National Agency for Road Transportation in Brazil, a certification of the original permission by the Ministry of Home Affairs and a public proxy instrument granting a legal representative in Guyana full powers to represent the firm in all legal and administrative acts.
Buses will be subject to the necessary Immigration & Customs Procedures in effect at the designated border points between Guyana and Brazil. In addition to their Guyanese driver’s licence, drivers of the buses must possess an International Driving Permit as issued by the Licence Revenue Office, Guyana Revenue Authority.
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