The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) has formally asked the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance to authorise a sharp increase in the fee for issuing ordinary passports—from the current R$257.25 to roughly R$430. The request, disclosed on 10 December by legal portal JusBrasil, represents a 67.16 % jump and would be the first adjustment since 2015, when the fee rose 64.8 % and passport validity was extended from five to ten years.
PF officials argue that the existing fee is no longer sufficient to cover biometric enrolment, security-paper production and chip-embedded document costs, which have soared with inflation. They point to an accumulated IPCA inflation index of more than 60 % over the past decade and note that Brazil’s fee remains lower than that of many G20 peers even after the proposed hike.
To navigate these impending changes smoothly, individuals and corporate mobility teams can turn to VisaHQ—a global platform that handles Brazilian passport and visa formalities, alerts users to fee adjustments, and offers step-by-step filing support. More information, including current costs and processing times, is available at https://www.visahq.com/brazil/.
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The Finance Ministry must now conduct a regulatory-impact assessment before the change can be enacted by presidential decree. Industry stakeholders expect a public-consultation period of at least 30 days, meaning the new tariff could take effect as early as February 2026 if approved.
For global-mobility managers, the higher cost will affect budget forecasts for assignees and dependants who need fresh travel documents in 2026. Employers that subsidise passport expenses may wish to accelerate renewal programmes before the price rises, especially for staff whose passports expire in late 2026 or 2027.
Travellers should also monitor potential knock-on effects: higher revenue may reduce the risk of the PF suspending passport services—a scenario briefly threatened in 2023 due to funding shortages—but it could spur political debate over accessibility for low-income citizens and result in longer queues as applicants rush to beat the increase.
PF officials argue that the existing fee is no longer sufficient to cover biometric enrolment, security-paper production and chip-embedded document costs, which have soared with inflation. They point to an accumulated IPCA inflation index of more than 60 % over the past decade and note that Brazil’s fee remains lower than that of many G20 peers even after the proposed hike.
To navigate these impending changes smoothly, individuals and corporate mobility teams can turn to VisaHQ—a global platform that handles Brazilian passport and visa formalities, alerts users to fee adjustments, and offers step-by-step filing support. More information, including current costs and processing times, is available at https://www.visahq.com/brazil/.
The Finance Ministry must now conduct a regulatory-impact assessment before the change can be enacted by presidential decree. Industry stakeholders expect a public-consultation period of at least 30 days, meaning the new tariff could take effect as early as February 2026 if approved.
For global-mobility managers, the higher cost will affect budget forecasts for assignees and dependants who need fresh travel documents in 2026. Employers that subsidise passport expenses may wish to accelerate renewal programmes before the price rises, especially for staff whose passports expire in late 2026 or 2027.
Travellers should also monitor potential knock-on effects: higher revenue may reduce the risk of the PF suspending passport services—a scenario briefly threatened in 2023 due to funding shortages—but it could spur political debate over accessibility for low-income citizens and result in longer queues as applicants rush to beat the increase.
