CA
397 Points
Joined February 2011
Yes, the money will not be repatriable. You can also not use the LRS scheme for repayment as that would be in conflict with the Borrowing and Lending regulations.
Yes, your brother could have otherwise done an NRO to NRE transfer - but in my view, CA should NOT issue a certificate because FEMA says that money is non repatriable - so, even if it is proper tax paid money and all, it should not be allowed to be repatriated out of India.
Your brother can use the funds from NRO account to make investments in India. He can see if a lower TDS rate can be applied via DTAA.
This is my opinion, you can also check with other CAs - if a CA is ready to give your brother Form 15CB, then no problem.