Brazil country guide
General investment · Last checked 2026-08-07
Realização de investimento
Qualifying capital investment in a Brazilian legal entity
Brazil’s RN 13 residence authorization is for a foreign individual investing personal foreign capital in a Brazilian legal entity, without an employment relationship.
- Country
- Brazil
- Applicant basis
- Qualifying capital investment in a Brazilian legal entity
- Responsible authority
- Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública / Coordenação-Geral de Imigração Laboral
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-07
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Document an investment of at least R$500,000 in a new or existing Brazilian legal entity.
- An investment from R$150,000 up to R$500,000 may be considered only when the enterprise meets the official innovation, basic or applied research, scientific or technological activity conditions.
- Provide the current RN 1 and RN 13 evidence, including the investment and business documentation required for the applicant’s branch.
- Use MigranteWeb through the interested Brazilian company or institution for an overseas case; an eligible company or the applicant can use the stated in-country channel.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Individual investors able to document qualifying foreign capital, an operating Brazilian legal entity, and the route’s investment or innovation conditions.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Conselho Nacional de Imigração Resolution No. 13 of 12 December 2017 and the current Ministry of Justice RN 13 route guidance.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- R$500,000 in qualifying foreign capital, with a discretionary R$150,000–R$500,000 branch limited to the official innovation and research conditions.
- Government service fees
- No stable route-specific total is presented. Confirm the current MigranteWeb, consular, registration, document, and card charges before paying.
- Initial status
- Residence authorization for an undetermined period under RN 13.
- Renewal
- The authorization is described as undetermined rather than a fixed-period renewable status. Registration and identity-document maintenance remain separate administrative steps.
- Dependents
- No automatic dependent entitlement or financial increment is modeled from the cited RN 13 guidance.
- Work rights
- RN 13 is a work-without-employment-relationship investment basis. This page does not infer unrestricted portability or regulated-profession rights.
- Presence considerations
- The cited RN 13 guidance does not establish one route-specific physical-presence rule.
- Permanent residence
- The route grants residence for an undetermined period; this page does not equate that wording with a guaranteed later immigration or nationality outcome.
- Citizenship relationship
- Naturalization is a separate process with its own residence, continuity, language, and legal requirements.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Investidor pessoa física — RN 13/2017Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública · PT · Last checked 2026-08-07Diretório do investidor pessoa físicaMinistério da Justiça e Segurança Pública · PT · Last checked 2026-08-07Autorização de ResidênciaMinistério da Justiça e Segurança Pública · PT · Last checked 2026-08-07Obter Autorização de ResidênciaPolícia Federal · PT · Last checked 2026-08-07
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.