10 most populous countries that have birthright citizenship: list
3. Brazil
The second most populous country in the Americas, with approximately 213 million people, Brazil automatically bestows citizenship on any child born in its country.
Article 12, item I, of the Brazilian Federal Constitution states that “those born in the Federative Republic of Brazil, even to foreign parents, provided that they are not in the service of their country” are considered “born Brazilians.”
The Brazilian government explains that this provision “to those who were registered in Brazilian consular offices (Embassies and Consulates of Brazil abroad), for which the constitutional text establishes that the consular birth registration is sufficient to guarantee full Brazilian nationality and all the rights arising therefrom.”
“The only measure required, in this case, is the transcription of the consular birth registration certificate at a Brazilian registry office,” the government noted.
