International Clients · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Not every dissatisfaction with a procedure is malpractice. And not every error creates a duty to compensate.
Knowing the difference is what separates frustration from a well-founded claim. R.M. Andrade Advogados is a Rio de Janeiro law firm dedicated to Health and Medical Law, working with clients in Brazil and abroad — in English, French and Portuguese.
How we can help
- Procedures performed in BrazilComplications after surgery, cosmetic or dental treatment received in Brazil — whether you travelled here for care or lived here at the time. We assess responsibly whether there is a case, and tell you when there is not.
- Brazilians living abroadYour healthcare rights back home: the public system (SUS), Brazilian health plans, access to medication, and planning a return to Brazil for treatment.
- Foreign residents in BrazilHealth plan coverage denials, disputes with hospitals and clinics, and access to treatment for you and your family.
- Cross-border familiesSupporting relatives who depend on the Brazilian healthcare system while you live elsewhere.
Areas of practice
The firm works on two fronts: professional liability — errors in cosmetic procedures, medical, dental and veterinary malpractice — and health law — health plans, medication, access to treatment, home care, the public system and mental health.
Who leads your case
Ramon Martins Andrade (Brazilian Bar — OAB/RJ 188.374) holds a law degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, 2011), master’s degrees from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle — Paris 3 and from the Brazilian Naval War College, and a specialization in Human Rights and Health from ENSP/Fiocruz, where he is a researcher. He has taught Medical Law to physicians in postgraduate programs, and was among the first hires to launch Airbnb’s operations in Latin America — an experience that shaped how the firm works with international clients.
For matters outside its focus, or in other jurisdictions, the firm refers clients responsibly through a network of partner lawyers in Brazil and abroad.
Articles in English
- Foreign prescriptions in Brazil: what works, what does not, and how to plan
- How long do you have to sue a doctor in Brazil? Why “three years” is usually the wrong answer
- Losing a lawsuit in Brazil: what the loser actually pays
- Why courts in Brazil can order your treatment: the 1996 case that came before the law
- HIV treatment, PrEP and PEP in Brazil: free for everyone, by law
- Can people living with HIV get Brazil’s BPC/LOAS benefit?
- Fired for living with HIV in Brazil? The law presumes discrimination
- Can a Brazilian health plan refuse someone living with HIV?
- Can foreigners use SUS, Brazil’s public health system? A practical guide
- How to use the SUS: Brazil’s public health system
- Emergency care in Brazil: UBS, UPA or hospital?
- Farmácia Popular: free medication in Brazil
- I have private insurance: can I use the SUS?
- Cancer treatment in the SUS: the 60-day law
- High-cost medication through the SUS
- Getting a specialist appointment: how regulation works
- Cosmetic surgery in Brazil: the legal rights foreign patients don’t know they have
- Sanitary return: healthcare rights of Brazilians living abroad
- Healthcare in Brazil for Brazilians living abroad: your rights
Our full library of 260+ articles on Brazilian health law is published in Portuguese.
Contact
The first step is a conversation. Tell us your situation and understand, clearly, what options are open to you.
Write in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese. Where documentary analysis or legal action is needed, the scope and the fees are presented before any engagement.
You write
By WhatsApp or through the form: what happened, when, and whether anything is urgent.
The case is read
The firm’s team reads it and assesses whether there is legal viability, and what that would require in documents.
You receive an answer
What can be done, and what still has to be gathered.
Av. das Américas, 1245, Torre A
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22631-000, Brazil
The first contact is made by message.