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I am interested in this so I called my brother just now (hes a biologist who has been to Brasil for work before) and you most likely need to deal with IBAMA (Intituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente)...One of the big obstacles will be declaring it is "non-pathogenic" he said. Sounds like they are VERY VERY strict in Brasil. He had a hard time bring DNA tissue samples back from there and not because of Canada but because Brasil did not want them to leave. His advice was to try dealing with them but he thought it may not be worth the hassle. Apparently they can be very difficult. Another thing he thought was that CITES will be needed from both ends (Brazil and Canada), if the Seahorses are on a CITES Appendix, which he said he is very sure they are. Hope something there helps.
Good luck!
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