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Threshold is 3x lower for innovation and research

VITEM IX
Brazil — Investor Visa

The standard R$500,000 (≈$90,000) threshold drops to R$150,000 (≈$27,000) if the capital goes into innovation, research, or activity of significant economic and social relevance.

Reduced threshold (innovation/research)
≈$27,000
Standard threshold
≈$90,000
Job-creation requirement
not formally mandatory, but usually in the plan
Path to status
temporary → indefinite residence

Two thresholds — not one

The nearly 3.3x difference depends not on the capital amount itself but on the nature of the company’s activity.

ACTIVITY TYPE
THRESHOLD
NOTE
Innovation, research, significant economic/social relevance
THRESHOLDfrom R$150,000 (≈$27,000)
reduced threshold
Standard commercial activity
THRESHOLDfrom R$500,000 (≈$90,000)
base threshold

What the process consists of

There’s no formal job-creation requirement, but the investment plan usually includes employment targets — visa renewal is tied to meeting that plan.

COST ITEM
RATE
APPLIES TO
Investment (reduced threshold)
RATEfrom R$150,000 (≈$27,000)
per business
Investment (standard threshold)
RATEfrom R$500,000 (≈$90,000)
per business
Company registration (CNPJ) and Central Bank confirmation
RATEdepends on the form
per business

How the process runs

01
Registering a Brazilian company with an active CNPJ
The legal entity receiving the investment.
02
Determining the applicable threshold
From R$150,000 for innovation/research, or from R$500,000 for standard activity.
03
Confirming the investment via the Central Bank
Foreign capital must be officially registered.
04
Submitting an investment plan
With business goals and, depending on the case, employment targets.
05
Receiving temporary status, then transitioning to indefinite residence
Provided the capital remains invested and the business meets the submitted plan.

A good fit if

You are investing in innovation, research, or activity of significant economic/social relevance — then the threshold is from R$150,000 (≈$27,000).
Or you are prepared for the standard threshold from R$500,000 (≈$90,000) for ordinary commercial activity.
You can confirm capital entry via Brazil’s Central Bank and register a company with an active CNPJ.
You plan to keep the capital invested and meet the investment plan to transition to indefinite status.

A poor fit if

You are counting on the reduced R$150,000 threshold but your activity isn’t innovation, research, or significant relevance — the standard R$500,000 threshold applies instead.
You plan to withdraw capital shortly after receiving the visa — maintaining status is tied to keeping the capital invested and the business matching the plan.
You need a direct official page with these figures — gov.br/mre returned a captcha on direct fetch as of the checked date; this page’s source is secondary.
You expect a hard, formal job-count requirement — per the available data this is not a strict legal mandate but part of the investment plan.

Who runs this programme

Your request goes to two or three firms from this list. You see exactly which ones before it is sent, and you can exclude any of them.

No matching firms in the directory for this category yet — the list is curated by hand and grows over time.

This is an independent list of firms in the market, not our partners — we do not forward requests to them or receive payment for referrals. Contact them directly via the link.

Frequent questions

Why does the site show ≈$27,000 rather than ≈$90,000?

The headline figure is the reduced threshold for innovation, research, or activity of significant economic/social relevance. For standard commercial activity, a higher threshold from R$500,000 applies, shown in the table above.

Is job creation mandatory?

Per the available data there’s no formal legal requirement, but the investment plan usually includes employment targets — maintaining the visa is tied to meeting the plan as a whole.

How is genuinely innovative activity confirmed?

This page doesn’t detail the exact confirmation mechanism — verify criteria with the appointed firm before applying.

What makes capital count as foreign investment?

Per the available data, confirmation that funds genuinely entered Brazil and were registered with the Central Bank is required — not merely deposited into a company account.

Why is there no direct link to the official gov.br portal?

The official gov.br/mre portal returned a captcha instead of content on direct fetch as of the checked date — this page’s source is secondary, specialised.

Does this visa grant Brazilian citizenship immediately?

No — this page covers a path from temporary status to indefinite residence; citizenship isn’t separately covered.

Sources

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.