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Brazil Refugee Status Application

8 facts quoted from the official source

For a person in Brazil with a well-founded fear of persecution, no effective nationality protection, or exposure to a serious and generalised human-rights violation.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Eligibility summaryThe current national service defines the protection grounds and requires Sisconare filing followed by Federal Police finalisation.
  • Where and how to applyThe applicant must attend the Federal Police to issue the refugee protocol and provisional document.
  • Where the applicant must beA refugee claim must be made while the applicant is in Brazilian territory.via help.unhcr.org
Also stated by the source
  • Deadline to applyThe UNHCR FAQ states that there is no filing deadline after arrival.via help.unhcr.org
  • Ground for protectionA valid refugee protocol gives provisional residence while CONARE decides.via help.unhcr.org
  • Legal and social supportA lawyer is not required to submit the claim.via help.unhcr.org
  • Official source basisThe current national service defines the protection grounds and requires Sisconare filing followed by Federal Police finalisation.
  • Report summaryThe current national service defines the protection grounds and requires Sisconare filing followed by Federal Police finalisation.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Brazil?
The official source states: For a person in Brazil with a well-founded fear of persecution, no effective nationality protection, or exposure to a serious and generalised human-rights violation.

Every answer is quoted from the official gov.br page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source gov.brLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Brazil government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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