{
  "id": "visa/brazil-digital-nomad-visa-tourist",
  "signature": "AI tells a US/UK/CA citizen they can work remotely on a Brazilian tourist visa, or that the new digital nomad visa allows indefinite stay",
  "signature_zh": "AI 告诉美国/英国/加拿大公民，他们可以在巴西旅游签证上远程工作，或者新的数字游民签证允许无限期停留",
  "regex": "(?i)(Brazil|digital nomad|VITUR).*?(remote work|tourist visa|indefinite|unlimited)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "regulatory_barrier",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Brazil's tourist visa (VITUR) prohibits any form of work, including remote work for foreign employers; the new Brazil Digital Nomad visa (authorized in 2023) allows remote work but has a maximum stay of 12 months (renewable for another 12), not indefinite, and requires proof of income and health insurance.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "巴西旅游签证（VITUR）禁止任何形式的工作，包括为外国雇主远程工作；新的巴西数字游民签证（2023 年授权）允许远程工作，但最长停留 12 个月（可再续签 12 个月），并非无限期，且需要收入证明和健康保险。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "Brazil tourist visa (VITUR)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Brazil Digital Nomad visa (2023)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Work remotely on a tourist visa, as it is not 'local' work",
      "why_fails": "Brazilian immigration law explicitly states that tourist visa holders cannot engage in any remunerated activity, including remote work for foreign companies; violation can lead to deportation and a 5-year ban.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Apply for the digital nomad visa and stay indefinitely by renewing it repeatedly",
      "why_fails": "The digital nomad visa is valid for up to 12 months, renewable for another 12 months maximum, after which the traveler must leave Brazil; it does not lead to permanent residency.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Apply for the Brazil Digital Nomad visa before travel via the Brazilian embassy; you need proof of remote work (contract), monthly income of at least $1,500 USD, and health insurance. Stay is up to 12 months, renewable once.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Apply for the Brazil Digital Nomad visa before travel via the Brazilian embassy; you need proof of remote work (contract), monthly income of at least $1,500 USD, and health insurance. Stay is up to 12 months, renewable once.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If you are already in Brazil on a tourist visa, do not work remotely; leave and apply for the digital nomad visa from your home country. Overstaying or working illegally risks a 5-year ban.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "If you are already in Brazil on a tourist visa, do not work remotely; leave and apply for the digital nomad visa from your home country. Overstaying or working illegally risks a 5-year ban.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "在旅行前通过巴西大使馆申请巴西数字游民签证；需要提供远程工作证明（合同）、每月至少 1500 美元的收入证明和健康保险。最长停留 12 个月，可续签一次。",
    "如果你已经在巴西持旅游签证，不要远程工作；离开巴西并从本国申请数字游民签证。逾期居留或非法工作可能面临 5 年禁令。"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.gov.br/mre/en/consular-matters/visas/digital-nomad-visa",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "BRAZIL_DIGITAL_NOMAD",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.83,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.78,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-09-12",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}