Does a person born in Brazil lose his/her nationality when they leave their country for good, whether because of marriage to a foreigner or just emigration
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BRA3816 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Does a person born in Brazil lose his/her nationality when they leave their country for good, whether because of marriage to a foreigner or just emigration, 1 February 1990, BRA3816, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba494.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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A new Constitution was promulgated in Brazil on October 5, 1988. [ Europa Year Book 1989, (London: Europa Publications, 1989), p. 542.] A free translation of the new Constitution [ The Brazilian Constitution 1988, (Rio de Janeiro: Dash Representacoes e Promocoes Ltda., 1988), p. 6.] indicates that Article 12, section 4 regarding loss of Brazilian nationality states:
"The loss of nationality of a Brazilian will be declared when:
I-Naturalization is cancelled by judicial sentence, in virtue of an activity harmful to the national interest;
II-Upon the acquisition of another nationality through voluntary naturalization."
According to information provided by External Affairs on 22 September 1989, the Brazilian mission in Ottawa stated Brazil can recognize dual nationality among its citizens. However, External Affairs also stated that other sources within their Department described the recognition of dual nationality by Brazilian authorities as unlikely. According to the Citizenship Registrar of Immigration Canada, individual cases may be treated differently despite the written laws governing nationality. [ As stated by telephone on 22 September 1989.]
Other information on the subject, whether corroborating, contradicting or otherwise adding to the above, could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
