Brazil country guide
Real-estate investment or ownership · Last checked 2026-08-07
Investimento imobiliário
Qualifying urban real-estate investment
Brazil’s real-estate investor authorization is for an individual using personal funds from abroad to acquire qualifying urban property in Brazil.
- Country
- Brazil
- Applicant basis
- Qualifying urban real-estate investment
- Responsible authority
- Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública / Polícia Federal
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-07
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Invest at least R$1,000,000 in qualifying urban property. The resolution permits a reduction of up to 30 percent for property in Brazil’s North or Northeast regions.
- One applicant may combine more than one property to meet the applicable floor. Each co-owner must independently meet the required investment amount.
- Completed-property branch: provide the property register showing ownership free of liens or encumbrances and a statement from a Brazilian Central Bank-authorized or registered credit institution confirming the international capital transfer.
- Under-construction branch: provide the registered purchase promise, capital-transfer statement, construction permit, and registered incorporation memorial.
- Use the Ministry of Justice pre-authorization channel where applicable, then complete the separate Polícia Federal registration and residence-card steps.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Applicants able to document the qualifying urban-property value, the foreign-capital transfer, and the route-specific evidence for completed or under-construction property.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- CNIg Normative Resolution 36/2018 as amended by CNIg MJSP Resolution 46/2021, under Law 13,445/2017 and Decree 9,199/2017.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- R$1,000,000 in qualifying urban property, or up to 30 percent less for qualifying property in the North or Northeast. Financing is supported only for the portion above the applicable minimum.
- Government service fees
- No numeric fee is hard-coded because current Ministry and Polícia Federal charges can change. Confirm the live authorization, registration, and card amounts before payment.
- Initial status
- Residence authorization for four years.
- Renewal
- After the initial period, the applicant may request a change to an indefinite term by proving that the qualifying investment conditions remain met and providing the required residence card and criminal-record evidence.
- Dependents
- No automatic dependent status or route-specific increment is modeled from RN 36.
- Work rights
- The property basis does not establish unrestricted local work rights on this page.
- Presence considerations
- RN 36 requires at least 14 days in Brazil, consecutive or nonconsecutive, during each two-year period measured from Polícia Federal registration.
- Permanent residence
- The route permits a separate change to residence for an indefinite term after four years when its maintenance and document conditions are met; the change is not automatic.
- Citizenship relationship
- Naturalization is a separate process with its own indefinite-residence and continuity rules.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
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.