To check an off-plan project in Brazil, match what the developer tells you against the official record before each payment. We have not documented an official online register here yet, so ask for documents and verify them with the issuing authority, then ask the questions that the 7 projects we track in Brazil most often leave open.
The check most often missing in Brazil: deposit protection (not public for 7 of 7 projects).
- Official registers
- What projects here leave out
- Questions to ask the developer
- Free check
- Questions and answers
Step 1: official registers in Brazil#
No official online register documented yet for Brazil. Ask for the building permit and any sales licence, the land title, and the contract clause or bank document that protects your deposit, and confirm each with the authority that issued it. Our register guide lists the countries we cover.
Step 2: what off-plan projects in Brazil leave out#
Share of the 7 tracked projects that make each check public, and how many are confirmed by an official register or independent source.
| Check | Public | Not public | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 4 (57%) | 3 | 0 |
| Deposit protection | 0 (0%) | 7 | 0 |
| Construction progress | 5 (71%) | 2 | 1 |
| Site or floor plans | 5 (71%) | 2 | 0 |
| Developer track record | 6 (86%) | 1 | 0 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 6 (86%) | 1 | 0 |
Step 3: questions to ask the developer#
The questions our research agent raised most often for projects in Brazil, with how many projects they apply to. Each one points at a gap in what the developer publishes.
- No building permit mentioned: ask for the number before paying. (7 of 7 projects)
- Completion advertised for 2026: does progress on site match? (7 of 7 projects)
- No deposit protection published: will your payments go into an escrow or trust account in your name? (7 of 7 projects)
- A permit number is published: does it exist in the official register and match this plot? (4 of 7 projects)
- "Guaranteed" returns: who guarantees them, and what happens if they can't pay? (1 of 7 projects)
Send them in writing: ask the developer with our template.
Step 4: run a free check#
Paste the project page into the free desk review: our agent reads it, quotes every claim and looks it up in the registers above where it can. Then see all projects we track in Brazil.
Questions and answers#
What should I check before buying off-plan in Brazil?
The permit or licence number, deposit protection, construction progress, plans, the developer's track record and any guaranteed-return promise. In Brazil the check most often missing is deposit protection (7 of 7 tracked projects do not publish it).
Is there an official register to check an off-plan project in Brazil?
We have not documented an official online register for Brazil yet; verify documents with the issuing authority.
What do developers in Brazil most often leave unanswered?
No building permit mentioned: ask for the number before paying. (7 of 7 projects).
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.