Brazil Relocation Index

How Brazil scores

Law-based residence/immigration framework and pathways | Universal public healthcare baseline

• Peace and conflict safety57
• Immigrant safety50
• Visa accessibility76
• Residence permit realism72
• Labor market access66
• Healthcare65
• Civil rights72
• Discrimination safety63
• Status security68
• Infrastructure reliability63
• Cost of living sustainability67

Recent news impact

No clear, enacted, national-level change in the last ~45 days was identified from the provided evidence that would materially and immediately worsen or improve Brazil’s short-term relocation outlook for immigrants (e.g., a new border tightening, asylum restriction, or pro-immigration reform). The supplied items are either administrative/area-specific (e.g., deportation portaria tied to a specific administrative act), judicial process context (STF case andamento), or general/registry guidance pages without a clearly isolated, recently enacted nationwide operational shift tied to relocation risk.

Sources

• WJP Rule of Law Index 2024 (PDF)World Justice Project
• Brazil – The Rule of Law in Brazil (2022) (research & data page)World Justice Project
• Lei Nº 13.445, de 24 de maio de 2017 (Lei de Migração) (PDF)OAS (PDF hosting of Brazilian law text)
• Obter Autorização de Residência e Carteira de Registro Migratório (service page, gov.br)Governo Federal do Brasil (gov.br)
• Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) (page, Ministério da Saúde, gov.br)Ministério da Saúde
• Lei Nº 8.080, de 19 de setembro de 1990 (Lei Orgânica da Saúde) (article page, Camara dos Deputados)Camara dos Deputados
• Latinobarómetro 2023 – Brazil (PDF)Latinobarómetro
• Decretos — Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (lista de normas migratórias; inclui Decreto nº 12.657/2025)Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (gov.br)