Leaving Brazil: rules on your side

Dual citizenship (EC 131/2023), military enlistment, tax exit notice (CSDP) and what we could not confirm.

Dual citizenship

• Constitutional Amendment 131 of 3 October 2023 changed art. 12 of the Constitution: acquiring another nationality no longer by itself leads to loss of Brazilian nationality. Loss now follows only a judicial cancellation of naturalisation or an express request (Planalto, EC 131).
• German law has allowed multiple citizenship since 27 June 2024, see Already in Berlin?. Implementing rules after the amendment and the effect for people who lost nationality earlier: not checked.

Military enlistment (men)

• Enlistment (alistamento militar) is mandatory for male Brazilians, also abroad; you do it in person at a Brazilian consulate (gov.br). Consulates handle second copies and the annual presentation; the Certificate of Reservist (Certificado de Reservista) comes from the military authority in Brazil.
• Dates and deadlines differ between consulate pages; people living abroad for at least three months can ask for a Certificate of Dispensation (CDI) according to consulate pages. Check your case with the consulate before you leave.

Tax: exit notice (CSDP)

• Anyone leaving Brazil permanently must send the Comunicação de Saída Definitiva do País (CSDP) to the Receita Federal, from the departure date until the last day of February of the following year; it is free and filed online (gov.br, CSDP guidance).
• It does not replace the Declaração de Saída Definitiva (DSDP), filed with the income tax return (Receita Federal). Late-filing consequences and penalties: not verified. Ask an accountant (contador).

Not confirmed

• Rules for sending money abroad and carrying cash (limits, declarations, bank steps for the blocked account): not checked. Ask your bank and the Receita Federal in good time.
• Brazilian rules for recruitment agencies and their fees: not checked.

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