Is organ donation opt-in or opt-out in Brazil?
Opt-in (explicit consent)
Brazilian law grants the family ultimate authority over organ donation decisions.
Brazil is one of 11 countries classified “Opt-in (explicit consent)” for organ donor consent — 50% of the 22 with data. (Also searched as presumed consent.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Organ donation
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Colombia
- Opt-out (presumed consent) Colombia introduced an opt-out policy in 2017 where all people are presumed donors.
- Argentina
- Opt-out (presumed consent) Argentina uses an opt-out system where all adults are donors unless they explicitly refuse.
- Chile
- Opt-out (presumed consent) Chile implemented an opt-out policy in 2010 making all adults presumed donors.
- Guatemala
- Opt-in (explicit consent) Guatemala requires explicit prior consent for organ donation under an opt-in system.
- United States
- Opt-in (explicit consent) The US currently uses an opt-in system, with opt-out being proposed.
- Morocco
- Opt-in (explicit consent) Morocco requires prior approval from the donor or concurrence from family members for donation.
Other laws in Brazil
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
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