General delivery at Correios

I will defer on the General Delivery.
The mail system here has been very lacking in the last 2 years and I am guessing Gen Delivery will not work.
It is a must all mail has her CPF on the address. Most gifts are taxed, but books may not be taxed.
I don't understand " she has currently issues with her home address."
We only get mail about every two weeks and normally CC bills and utility bills, but even water and electric meters are read and placed in the mailbox. If she has electricity she must have an address.
Now USA mail to Brazil is very lacking due to politics.
DHL, FedEX works ok, but expensive and must have an address.
Basically, I would be very surprised if there is Gen Delivery, but I only know a small part of Brazil.

I can offer a few anecdotes ....but these are only things I have observed, not been told ....Maria has a street address in Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia but no mail slot ....some of the more expensive houses around town do have mail slots ... she goes to the central post office downtown to get her mail, she knows when a package comes, she has been ordering merchandise from China in order to open up a little store ... last year I mailed Christmas Cards from the general post office on thanksgiving and then returned to Maryland for Christmas ...my friends were delighted when they started showing up, first or second week of January ....on the other hand, I have mailed letters to her from Maryland containing thin items of value and theres been no problems ....

Yes, the service still technically exists, but it has fallen into disuse over the years, even before the pandemic.  In Brazil, it's called "Poste-Restante".  The details on how to use it are available here:

https://www.correios.com.br/english/cor … e-restante

As Tex says, Correios has had many challenges this year.  Your friend should confirm with her local Post Office that they still have Poste-Restante service before entrusting anything to it.  If they confirm, it should be trackable on the Correios site and pretty secure, although you should expect delays.

Use a FEDEX or DHL for your carrier.  Cost more, yet, less of a hassle. Brazilian Postal Services are not that reliable.   

Neither one of them has let me down.  UPS is not as pervasive in Brazil.

Thanks for the reco. From feedback gathered, it seems necessary indeed.
I will use Chronopost, which is the Express Premium service of the french postal service. A single package costs 99 €

So could I use Fedex/DHL/Chronopost to deliver as “Poste Restante” without issue ? Are the 2 services compatible ?

If no fixed postal address, you better off with FEDEX, as they will deliver to the nearest instructed service center.  Which aren't that many. 

The Correios might accomodate this, as long as you can direct the shipment to the nearest Postal Office. 

The problem with Correios, is that you can't track shipments.

Hi, does anyone know the flat fixed fee charged when receiving a parcel as "Poste-restante" at Correios ? Thanks in advance

It all depends on the origin of the parcel. It is now taking a long time for flat rate parcels (or mail) via Correios.

The origin would be France. Does anyone know the exact fee to claim / collect a Poste-Restante package at Correios ? I'd like to send this amount to the recipient in advance so it does not turn as a poisoned gift. I'm not there to check myself. Cheers