Can I take Ritalin to Brazil?
Official guidance indicates Brazil restricts how much Ritalin you can bring and the paperwork required. Check the limits before you travel.
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The rules for Ritalin (methylphenidate)
Methylphenidate (metilfenidato) is on ANVISA Lista A3. Travellers need a valid medical prescription and are limited to a 30-day supply of treatment under the A3/B2 rule in Brazil's INCB submission; contact ANVISA for amounts exceeding the limit.
Maximum supply: 30 days (ANVISA List A3/B2 cap: maximum 30-day supply of treatment)
What to do
- valid prescription (kept with the traveller)
Confirm this yourself: This is based on official guidance we could not confirm against a current national source. Check with National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), Management of Controlled Drugs (GPCON) or Brazil's embassy before you travel.
Travelling to more than one country?
Check your whole itinerary at once: every stop, every layover, and what to do by when. We'll carry Ritalin and Brazil over, so you only add the rest.
Add my other stopsThe check is free. The trip pack that turns it into paperwork is A$19, once. It does not renew.
Other medications in Brazil
Ritalin in other countries
This page summarises publicly available government information (restricted: limits on quantity and paperwork) and is not legal or medical advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm with the official links on the Brazil page or the embassy before you travel.