Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) released a flurry of more than 20 new notices on its Migration Law portal between the evening of October 22 and the morning of October 23, 2026. The postings include initial proceedings, final decisions and appeals deadlines for foreign nationals facing loss of residency, fines or expulsion under Lei 13.445/2017 and Decree 9.199/2017. Among those named are citizens of Italy, Poland, China, Paraguay and Chile who allegedly stayed abroad for more than two years, failed to renew documentation or accumulated criminal convictions. Affected individuals now have ten days to contest the decisions; otherwise, permits will be cancelled and, in some cases, deportation orders executed. The burst of publications follows an internal PF audit completed in September that flagged a 34 percent rise in unresolved migration-infraction cases since 2024. Sources inside the Directorate of Migration say the agency has doubled the staff assigned to digital notifications and is piloting AI tools to cross-check exit-entry records against residency databases. For multinationals with expatriates in Brazil, the message is clear: maintain meticulous travel histories and ensure employees spend at least 50 percent of each biennium physically in the country, unless protected by an authorised absence. Firms are also urged to track PF notices daily; failure to appeal within the brief statutory window leaves no administrative remedy and may trigger immediate tax-residency consequences. Immigration lawyers expect more bulk notifications in the coming weeks as the PF clears its backlog ahead of year-end. Companies should review power-of-attorney arrangements: electronic filings on behalf of foreign staff must now use the updated NUMIG portal, which requires a gov.br verified digital signature.
