BR
Brazil
Usually admitted, but questioning or secondary inspection is common.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 4 reports. Score 0.86 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. Adjusted for the entry law described below. How scoring works
What to expect
All three reports on file, from 2024 through August 2026, describe entry without problems, and none mention officers raising a registry or conviction.1–3 The two most recent were air arrivals at Rio de Janeiro, in October 2025 and August 2026, both cleared with no questioning reported.12 With only three reports, and two from travelers who were no longer on a registry, there is little to show how current registrants fare, and no land or cruise arrivals are covered.1–3
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Law restricts entry for people with criminal records
Brazil may refuse entry, after an individual interview and a reasoned decision, to someone convicted abroad (or facing charges) of an intentional crime that would be extraditable under Brazilian law. Most sex offences would meet that test. The law does not single out sex offences, and refusal is discretionary.
Lei nº 13.445/2017 (Lei de Migração), Art. 45, III (read with Art. 82, IV) · discretionary
- Lei nº 13.445, de 24 de maio de 2017 (Lei de Migração) · Presidência da República (Planalto)
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Brazil?
It's rated Caution: Usually admitted, but questioning or secondary inspection is common. Of 1 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 1 ended in entry and 0 in refusal. Brazil may refuse entry, after an individual interview and a reasoned decision, to someone convicted abroad (or facing charges) of an intentional crime that would be extraditable under Brazilian law. Most sex offences would meet that test. The law does not single out sex offences, and refusal is discretionary.
Do Brazil's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.
How do travelers usually arrive in Brazil?
Reports on file describe 1 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Aug 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Rio de Janeiro
After coming off all registries, the traveler flew into Rio de Janeiro with no entry issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 2Oct 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Rio de Janeiro
The traveler flew from Panama to Rio de Janeiro and reported no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Jan 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
A former registrant reported entering Brazil five times without problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 4By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- Yes
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary