If you are a U.S. citizen and you have been arrested or detained, please contact your nearest embassy or consulate. They may be able to assist with the following:

• Providing a list of local attorneys who speak English.
• Contacting family, friends, or employers of the detained U.S. citizen with their written permission.
• Visiting the detained U.S. citizen regularly and provide reading materials and vitamin supplements, where appropriate.
• Help ensuring that prison officials are providing appropriate medical care for you.
• Providing a general overview of the local criminal justice process.
• Informing the detainee of local and U.S.-based resources to assist victims of crime that may be available to them.
• Ensuring that prison officials are permitting visits with a member of the clergy of the religion of your choice.
• Establishing an OCS Trust so friends and family can transfer funds to imprisoned U.S. citizens, when permissible under prison regulations.

For additional information visit the Embassy’s website at: https://br.usembassy.gov/arrest-of-a-u-s-citizen-in-brazil/

Additional information is also available at the Department of State’s website https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html , select “International Travel,” select “Emergencies,” and follow the guidance under “Arrest or Detention of a U.S. Citizen Abroad”.

If you would like to speak to someone directly regarding an arrest in Brazil, call the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate:

Brasília
(61) 3312-7000 (8AM – 5PM)
(61) 3312-7400 or +1 (301) 985-8850 after hours
BrasiliaACS@state.gov

Porto Alegre
(51) 3345-6000 (24 hour emergency assistance)
PortoAlegreACS@state.gov

Recife
(81) 3416-3050 (7AM – 4PM)
(81) 3416-3050 after hours
RecifeACS@state.gov

Rio de Janeiro
(21) 3823-2000 (8AM – 5PM)
(21) 3823-2029 after hours
ACSRio@state.gov

São Paulo
(11) 3250-5000
SaoPauloACS@state.gov

Fortaleza
(85) 3223-4902 during Consular Agency’s working hours (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
(81) 3416-3050 for after-hours assistance provided by U.S. Consulate General in Recife.
FortalezaACS@state.gov

Manaus
(92) 3611-3333 for assistance provided by the consular agency during working hours (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
(61) 3312-7400 for after-hours assistance provided by the Embassy. +1 (301) 985-8850 if calling from the U.S.
ManausACS@state.gov

Salvador
(71) 3113-2090 for assistance provided by the consular agency during working hours (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
(21) 3823-2029 for after-hours assistance provided by the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro.
SalvadorACS@state.gov