Countries/Brazil
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Brazil

Federal presidential republic · Americas · Upper middle income

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Capital
Brasília
Population
216.4M
GDP
$2.17T
Region
Americas
Climate & Environment47
1 monitored source · 1 active
Carbon Policy Strength48/100
Climate Action Alignment45/100
Effective Carbon Price$0/ton
Trade & Tariffs38
1 monitored source · 1 active
Trade Openness38/100
Trade Protection58/100
Sanctions Exposure8/100
Immigration & Borders62
2 monitored sources · 2 active
Immigration Openness62/100
Border Control Intensity32/100
Visa Freedom Granted55/100

Policies

Climate & Environment

National Plan to Combat Deforestation (PPCDAm)

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-12active

Revived action plan targeting 80% reduction in Amazon deforestation by 2030 compared to 2018-2022 average. Strengthened IBAMA enforcement and satellite monitoring.

2023-06-05 · MMACheck against sources →
Verified 6mo agoHigh confidence
Official source·Government·Source
IBAMA enforcement actions confirmed continuing. Deforestation data current.

Trade & Tariffs

Mercosur-EU Agreement Status

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-07pending

Brazil pushing for ratification of EU-Mercosur trade deal. Agreement in principle reached but facing European ratification hurdles over environmental conditionality.

2024-12-06 · ItamaratyCheck against sources →
Verified 6mo agoMedium confidence
Trusted secondary·Government·Source
EU-Mercosur deal still awaiting European Parliament ratification vote.

Immigration & Borders

New Migration Law

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-02-01active

Replaced authoritarian-era Foreigners Statute. Guarantees migrants' rights including access to healthcare, education, and social services regardless of status.

2017-11-21 · PlanaltoCheck against sources →
Verified 8mo agoLow confidence
Curated dataset·Legislature·Source
Source re-located at direct legal document URL. Re-verification scheduled.

Policy Timeline

2024-12-06⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-07
Mercosur-EU Agreement Status
Trade · pending · Verified 2026-04-07
2023-06-05⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-12
National Plan to Combat Deforestation (PPCDAm)
Climate · active · Verified 2026-04-12
2017-11-21⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-02-01
New Migration Law
Immigration · active · Verified 2026-02-01

Latest official updates

Collected automatically from government websites.

We don't track an official news feed for Brazil yet.

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Data Freshness

low confidence
Curated review overdue since 2026-02-08 (256 days)
Total Policies
3
Active
2
Recently Verified
0
Potentially Stale
3
Pending Review
1
Sources: World Bank, WTO, UNFCCC, UNHCR, national government publications·Last full verification: 2026-02-01