On March 12, 2026, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruled that foreign-born individuals adopted abroad by Brazilian citizens are entitled to Brazilian nationality by birth, provided the adoption is registered with a competent consular authority. (STF Release of Information to Society, Tema 1,253.)Background The plaintiffs in the case were born in the United States and adopted under U.S. law by a Brazilian citizen residing in the U.S. Their birth records were registered at the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston. However, the plaintiffs could not transcribe these records into the Brazilian Civil Registry to obtain recognition of their Brazilian citizenship and therefore sought judicial relief. The federal appellate court, the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, denied the request....