Is Tramadol legal in Brazil?
- Legal status
- Tramadol is a controlled narcotic in List A2 of ANVISA Portaria 344/98 — dispensed on a two-copy yellow 'Notificação de Receita A', valid 30 days.
- Consequences if caught
- Handling outside the special-control regime is an ANVISA infraction; trafficking falls under Lei 11.343/2006.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescribed as a List A2 narcotic on the yellow Notificação de Receita A.
- Documentation
- Carry a doctor's prescription and medical documentation for a personal-use supply only; declare controlled medicines on entry.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Brazil’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.
If you’re detained or arrested abroad
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately — not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →