#《 they don't know anything else and being torn away from Nicolau would emotionally devastate them 》

[birdhcuse]

Trying to look into the logistics of Teagan obtaining a Brazilian citizenship and have discovered this:

There's the extraordinary naturalization option for foreigners living in Brazil for at least 15 years, but Teagan wouldn't be able to apply because they've only lived in Brazil for 13 years.

Provisional naturalization may be applicable because they found themselves in Brazil before the age of ten, but the whole "established residency" thing might complicate things and they wouldn't have a legal representative. They're also past the "within two years of reaching civilian majority (18)", so that'd complicate things too.

Special naturalization wouldn't be an option either, unless Nicolau is secretly a Brazilian diplomat (which I highly doubt) or Teagan manages to find a Brazilian diplomat to marry.

Marrying a Brazilian citizen doesn't automatically grant a person citizenship, but it would allow Teagan to apply for a permanent visa. They wouldn't ask Nicolau to marry them unless it was an Emergency (especially if they knew Nicolau's parental baggage). Azula would also be willing to marry Teagan, but they know she would want them to be a Dad for Gilda and they don't really want that life for themselves. That, and being Emil's in-law sounds like Hell to them.

Teagan's lack of proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese would be a hurdle to getting them citizenship because it's pretty much a requirement. If they fell under extraordinary naturalization, they wouldn't be required to prove proficiency, but they're two years off from that.

Even if they were in Brazil for 15 years, there wouldn't be an easy way to prove that. Teagan made an active effort to stay under the radar in their adulthood, after several failed attempts to get someone to legally adopt them as a child. They have no paperwork. Teagan Cee doesn't legally exist.

I might be missing some legal nuances because I'm not an expert on Brazilian naturalization legalities, but if someone truly vindictive were to report Teagan to the authorities, I have a feeling they'd be screwed.