Alerta Legal | STF confirma restrições à aquisição de imóveis rurais por empresas sob controle estrangeiro – Legal Alert | Brazilian Supreme Court Confirms Restrictions on Rural Land Acquisition by Foreign‑Controlled Companies
On April 23, 2026, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal – “STF”) unanimously upheld the constitutionality of legal restrictions on the acquisition and leasing of rural real estate by Brazilian entities controlled by foreign individuals or by legal entities headquartered abroad (the “Brazilian Foreign Capital-Backed Companies”), reaffirming the Federal Government’s exclusive authority to authorize such transactions. The