In the early hours of Friday, 23 October 2026, Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) quietly published more than two dozen separate notices of “Perda de Autorização de Residência” (loss of residence permits) in its official Migration Law portal. The postings name foreign nationals from Italy, Poland, China, Paraguay and several other countries whose Brazilian residence status is being revoked for reasons ranging from remaining outside Brazil for more than two years to failing to maintain the purpose that originally justified the permit. The legal basis for the action is Article 33 of Law 13.445/2017 and Articles 135–139 of Decree 9.199/2017, which allow the PF to initiate cancellation when a resident violates statutory conditions. Each individual now has just ten calendar days to lodge an administrative appeal; failure to do so leads to deportation or a requirement to re-apply from abroad. Although the PF routinely publishes such notices, the volume and clustering of today’s releases suggest a stepped-up enforcement campaign—possibly timed to wrap up dockets before the presidential run-off vote on 25 October, when federal staff will be reassigned to election security. Immigration lawyers report a sharp uptick in clients receiving compliance queries over the past month, especially those holding investor or study permits. For multinational employers the immediate risk is sudden loss of work authorization for key expatriates. Companies should audit the travel patterns of foreign staff to ensure no one has exceeded the maximum absence period and confirm that all mandatory annual reports (e.g., academic enrolment certificates, corporate tax receipts) have been filed. Affected individuals should gather exit/entry stamps, boarding passes and employment or study proofs to substantiate any appeal. Observers say the move underscores Brazil’s broader shift toward data-driven immigration governance. With the PF now cross-matching airline-provided API data against residence databases in near-real time, overstays and prolonged absences are easier to detect. Employers should expect more automated enforcement sweeps in 2027 as the system is rolled out nationwide.
Source: Polícia Federal
