Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism has granted the hospitality industry an extra 60 days to prepare for the Ficha Nacional de Registro de Hóspedes Digital (FNRH Digital), the nationwide platform that will eventually make electronic guest check-in compulsory at every hotel, motel, pousada and short-stay accommodation in the country.
Published in the Federal Gazette on 19 February and confirmed by officials on 26 February, the new ordinance shifts the enforcement date from mid-February to mid-April 2026—150 days after the original regulation entered into force last November.
Travel arrangers looking for extra compliance support can turn to VisaHQ, whose Brazil services (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) provide up-to-date guidance on entry rules, digital registration mandates and other mobility formalities. The platform streamlines paperwork for individual travelers and corporate teams alike, helping documentation stay aligned with evolving systems such as the FNRH Digital.
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Once operational, the FNRH Digital will require lodging providers to upload each guest’s identity data, nationality, expected length of stay and next destination in real time. Authorities say the system will sharpen public-security monitoring, generate richer tourism statistics and eventually integrate with Brazil’s immigration and tax databases.
For hoteliers and corporate-housing managers the short reprieve is welcome. Property-management systems must still be adapted to export data in the government’s prescribed XML format; reception staff need training; and privacy notices must be updated to meet LGPD (Brazil’s data-protection law) standards. Larger chains say they are on track, but independent pousadas—many in remote leisure destinations where connectivity is patchy—have struggled to test the interface.
Business-travel managers should alert travellers that check-in procedures could still feel slower during the transition, especially in smaller properties. Companies that move staff around Brazil should also review how long they store guest manifests; once the FNRH Digital is live, authorities will be able to request historical data at short notice during audits or investigations.
Published in the Federal Gazette on 19 February and confirmed by officials on 26 February, the new ordinance shifts the enforcement date from mid-February to mid-April 2026—150 days after the original regulation entered into force last November.
Travel arrangers looking for extra compliance support can turn to VisaHQ, whose Brazil services (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) provide up-to-date guidance on entry rules, digital registration mandates and other mobility formalities. The platform streamlines paperwork for individual travelers and corporate teams alike, helping documentation stay aligned with evolving systems such as the FNRH Digital.
Once operational, the FNRH Digital will require lodging providers to upload each guest’s identity data, nationality, expected length of stay and next destination in real time. Authorities say the system will sharpen public-security monitoring, generate richer tourism statistics and eventually integrate with Brazil’s immigration and tax databases.
For hoteliers and corporate-housing managers the short reprieve is welcome. Property-management systems must still be adapted to export data in the government’s prescribed XML format; reception staff need training; and privacy notices must be updated to meet LGPD (Brazil’s data-protection law) standards. Larger chains say they are on track, but independent pousadas—many in remote leisure destinations where connectivity is patchy—have struggled to test the interface.
Business-travel managers should alert travellers that check-in procedures could still feel slower during the transition, especially in smaller properties. Companies that move staff around Brazil should also review how long they store guest manifests; once the FNRH Digital is live, authorities will be able to request historical data at short notice during audits or investigations.
