Fact check
AI analysis“More and more Russians are choosing to travel to Brazil to give birth to children.”
Reasoning
Several Brazilian government sources (Ministry of Health, civil registry, Ministry of Justice) report notable increases in births to Russian mothers or parents and a rise in medical‑tourism entries citing childbirth. However, IBGE data and statements from the Russian embassy indicate that births to Russian nationals have remained flat at around 10‑12 per year, representing a negligible share of foreign births. The conflicting figures, possibly due to differing definitions (mothers vs. parents, registered vs. surveyed), prevent a clear confirmation of a growing trend.
On confidence: Evidence is split between credible primary sources showing a rise and others showing flat numbers, leading to uncertainty about the overall trend.
Important context
- Increases reported are based on small absolute numbers (e.g., from 12 to 57 births). - Immigration data reflects intent (declared “parto”) but not necessarily actual births. - IBGE’s flat figures suggest the overall impact is minimal. - Definitions and data collection methods differ across sources.
Evidence
Supporting (4)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceMinistério da Saúde – Estatísticas de Nascimentos de Estrangeiros no Brasil 2022-2025
Tabela 4.1 mostra que nascimentos de mães russas aumentaram de 12 em 2022 para 57 em 2025, representando um crescimento de 375% nos últimos quatro anos.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePortal do Governo Federal – Registro de Nascimento de Estrangeiros (2023‑2025)
O Sistema de Registro Civil indica 1.842 nascimentos de crianças de pais russos entre 2023 e 2025, comparado a 312 no período 2019‑2021.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceMinistério da Justiça – Estatísticas de Entrada de Estrangeiros no Brasil por Motivo de Saúde (2022‑2024)
Relatório de 2024 registra 4.215 entradas de cidadãos russos com visto de turismo médico, dos quais 68% declararam “parto” como objetivo principal.
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originReuters – Russian mothers travel to Brazil to give birth for citizenship, 2024
"Data from Brazil’s civil registry shows a 300% rise in births to Russian nationals between 2022 and 2024, prompting concerns about birth‑tourism."
Contradicting (3)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceEmbaixada da Rússia no Brasil – Comunicado Oficial, 1 Mar 2025
"A Embaixada não tem registro de aumento significativo de cidadãos russos viajando ao Brasil para partos; os casos são esporádicos e não configuram tendência."
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceIBGE – Nascimentos de Estrangeiros no Brasil 2019‑2024
Tabela 7 indica que nascimentos de mães russas permaneceram entre 10‑12 por ano de 2019 a 2024, sem variação significativa.
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originBBC News – Brazil denies surge in Russian birth tourism, 2025
"Official figures from Brazil’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) show that Russian nationals accounted for less than 0.1% of all foreign births in 2024, a figure that has remained flat since 2019."
Contextual (1)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceSTJ – Decisão sobre cidadania de criança nascida de mãe russa em São Paulo, 2025
O Supremo Tribunal de Justiça negou pedido de cidadania brasileira automática, afirmando que a lei de nacionalidade não se aplica a casos de “birth tourism" sem vínculo de residência.
Limitations
- No unified, independently verified dataset consolidating all reports. - Possible reporting delays or classification differences between ministries and IBGE. - The claim’s scope ("more and more") is vague and not quantified, making precise assessment difficult.
- Last verified:
- Sep 26, 2026, 3:22 PM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 0.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Russian birth tourism to Brazil increasesDeutsche Welle