Can I renew residency card?

05/24/23  Hello everyone! I lived and worked in Brazil from 2012 until 2021 and hold permanent residency. I now live in Chile, but I would like to renew my Brazilian permanent residency card, which expires this October.
I still travel to Brazil frequently and have not spent more than two years outside the country. However, I no longer work there and my main abode is also not there.
Would I still be able to renew the permanent residency card with the PF?
Obrigado!
-@Mattman1

I don't know of any rule that specifically forbids it.  A great deal depends on the grounds for your original Authorization for Residency.  If it was Family Reunion, your Brazilian family member will have to make a declaration, under penalty of law, that s/he still resides in Brazil; only you can tell whether that will be a barrier for you.  If there's still a family home that you come to frequently, you may be able to sell it.  The requirements and application process appear here:

https://www.gov.br/mj/pt-br/assuntos/se … residencia

If you came to Brazil in 2012 on a VIPER, it was grandfathered when the current Law of Migration went into effect in late 2017, so theoretically it's still in effect.  That may help in your effort to renew.

@Mattman1 Hello how do you get a  resident card in the first place ?

One of the often-ignored requirements Brasil demands of gringoes is that their addresses in Brasil be registered with the federal police. When you change addresses in Brasil you must inform the PF of your new address. I don't see how you can be considered a "permanent resident" without living in Brasil and registering a Brasil address. Presumably on a renewal attempt you will be asked to provide your Brasil address.

It might make things easier if you just hire a lawyer to handle the renewal for you.  Having a local recognizable person represent you goes a long way in Brasil

05/25/23 @Mattman1 Hello how do you get a resident card in the first place ?
-@OnlyRoddPremium

The guidance from the Brazilian Consulate General in Toronto is good, and in English.  To get a CRNM, you should enter Brazil on one of these visas:

https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado- … rary-visas

Thank you all for the replies. I obtained my residency through my Brazil-based job--first a temporary two-year visa, which I later had converted to a permanent visa.

The issue now is that I no longer have a Brazilian address and I also don't have employment in Brazil. Looking at the new immigration law, I see that residency authorization can be lost in the event of:

"cessação do fundamento que embasou a autorização de residência"

It appears that applies to me. I think I will end up reaching out to an immigration lawyer as suggested here to see if there is a way around this. But, it looks unlikely.

Have any of you heard of cases that are similar to mine? Or perhaps do any of you happen to have trustworthy links with information on cases like mine?

Muito obrigado!!

05/25/23  It appears that applies to me. I think I will end up reaching out to an immigration lawyer as suggested here to see if there is a way around this. But, it looks unlikely.
-@Mattman1

I think that this is a good idea, and in fact, is what I was about to suggest.  I'm not aware of any cases similar to yours.  A lawyer may be, and/or may be able to make something of the fact that your residency was granted before the current law went into effect; perhaps evaluating your case under the prior law may be more to your advantage.  Be sure to mention that early in your discussions.