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Brazil

One sponsor team, 2 deal companies · Royal, IA

Grouped because: 2 shared people, same business address (2 issuers), similar issuer names (2) (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?

2deal companies
$164Kreported sold
6investors
3Form D filings
2012–2017active
0new, last 12 mo
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Sep 27, 2017 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Brazil is a sponsor group of 2 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, same person name on both filings, same business address, similar issuer names; automatic match from the filings), filing 3 Form D filings between Apr 2012 and Sep 2017.

What this means One team, 2 deal companies, about 5 years of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.

Combined reported sold: $164K to 6 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: Agriculture (1), Other Real Estate (1). Issuers are based in IA (2).

What this means $164K raised across the group, about $27K per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.

Principal people: Barry Steinman (2 issuers, executive officer, director, and promoter), Matthew Kruse (2 issuers, executive officer, director, and promoter), David Kruse (1 issuer, director), James Stein (1 issuer, director), John Aton (1 issuer, director) and 6 more.

What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Sep 27, 2017.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (4 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 3 public filings for Brazil and found 10 differences: Brazil includes 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Brazil has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,408 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 352 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Brazil..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this sponsor group yet.

10 differences found between the filings for Brazil (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Sep 13, 2012 – Sep 27, 2017

Brazil includes 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Brazil Farmland Development, LLC (last filing Sep 27, 2017; $160,000 sold of $15,000,000); BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. (last filing Sep 13, 2012; $137,610 sold of $2,602,080). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Brazil Farmland Development, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 21, 2017 – Sep 27, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Brazil Farmland Development, LLC (latest filing Sep 27, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 27, 2017 (first sale Sep 21, 2017). It reports $160,000 sold of $15,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Sep 27, 2017 ↗Brazil Farmland Development, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 12, 2012 – Sep 13, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. (latest filing Sep 13, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 13, 2012 (first sale Sep 12, 2012). It reports $3,558 sold of $2,396,758 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Sep 13, 2012 ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 5, 2012 – Apr 12, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. (latest filing Apr 12, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 12, 2012 (first sale Apr 5, 2012). It reports $137,610 sold of $2,602,080 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Apr 12, 2012 ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 12, 2012 – Sep 13, 2012

David Kruse's role changed at BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.: executive officer, director → director

The Apr 12, 2012 filing lists David Kruse as executive officer, director; the Sep 13, 2012 Form D lists director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Form D · Apr 12, 2012 ↗Form D · Sep 13, 2012 ↗David Kruse — PartnerFacts page ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 12, 2012 – Sep 13, 2012

Steve Raymond's role changed at BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.: director → executive officer, director

The Apr 12, 2012 filing lists Steve Raymond as director; the Sep 13, 2012 Form D lists executive officer, director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Form D · Apr 12, 2012 ↗Form D · Sep 13, 2012 ↗Steve Raymond — PartnerFacts page ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 12, 2012 – Sep 27, 2017

Matthew Kruse is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Matthew Kruse" on 2 filings (from Apr 12, 2012), and "Matthew D. Kruse" on the Sep 27, 2017 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Apr 12, 2012 ↗Form D · Sep 27, 2017 ↗Matthew Kruse — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 13, 2012 – Sep 27, 2017

Member companies were formed in 2 different states

Iowa (1), Delaware (1) — out of 2 member issuers. The odd ones out: Brazil Farmland Development, LLC (Delaware).

What this means Sponsors often form each deal company in Delaware or Wyoming no matter where the property is. A mix is common; it just tells you which state's rules each company lives under.

Brazil — sponsor group page ↗Brazil Farmland Development, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 27, 2017

Issuer used a different name before — Brazil Farmland Development, LLC

SEC records list prior names for this filer: Brazil Farmland Development Fund, LLC. The current name on file is "Brazil Farmland Development, LLC".

What this means A name change is normal, but your documents may show the old name. Match the CIK, not just the name.

EDGAR filer page ↗Brazil Farmland Development, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 12, 2012 – Sep 13, 2012

Issuer used a different name before — BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.

SEC records list prior names for this filer: BRAZIL IOWA FARMS LLC. The current name on file is "BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.".

What this means A name change is normal, but your documents may show the old name. Match the CIK, not just the name.

EDGAR filer page ↗BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 27, 2017 D
Brazil Farmland Development, LLC
File 021-295496
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 13, 2012 D
BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.
File 021-184054
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 12, 2012 D
BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.
File 021-176605
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across all 2 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · last checked Oct 24, 2026, 6:52 AM ET · NYC and Cook County lookup still to run

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Brazil in the sources searched.

Not found in sources searched as of Oct 24, 2026, 6:52 AM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2023–2026) — 430,446 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 6:52 AM ET; Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership roll 2026) — 173,688 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 294,950 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET. Still to be looked up for this group: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2023–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership roll 2026); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed). Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, King County WA (loader ready; first load not finished), Cook County IL bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 6:52 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Issuers in this group

Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.

SourceIssuerLinked byLocationIndustryFilingsSold (max)InvestorsMin. investment (latest filing)Active
EDGAR ↗BI BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.shared people, same person name on both filings, same business address, similar issuer namesROYAL, IAAgriculture2$137,6105No minimum reported2012–2012
EDGAR ↗BF Brazil Farmland Development, LLCshared people, same person name on both filings, same business address, similar issuer namesRoyal, IAOther Real Estate1$160,000
offering $15,000,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
1
similar: 4–53
$20,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2017–2017

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Real Estate / 506(c) (1,959 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Timeline of offerings

SourceFiledIssuerFormIndustryOfferedSold
EDGAR ↗Sep 27, 2017Brazil Farmland Development, LLCDOther Real Estate$15,000,000$160,000
EDGAR ↗Sep 13, 2012BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.DAgriculture$2,396,758$3,558
EDGAR ↗Apr 12, 2012BRAZIL IOWA FARMS, L.L.C.DAgriculture$2,602,080$137,610

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Sep 27, 2017. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Agriculture (2012). Latest offering: Other Real Estate (Sep 27, 2017).

People across the group

NameRolesIssuers hereFirst → last listed
MK Matthew KruseDirector, Executive Officer, Promoter2Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 27, 2017
BS Barry SteinmanDirector, Executive Officer, Promoter2Sep 13, 2012 → Sep 27, 2017
PZ Peter ZimmermanDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
KR Kenneth ReinschDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
JA John AtonDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
RS Robert SearsDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
JS James SteinDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
DK David KruseDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
MN Mark NothwehrExecutive Officer, Director1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
JB John BryantDirector1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012
SR Steve RaymondExecutive Officer, Director1Apr 12, 2012 → Sep 13, 2012

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Brazil.

Meta advertising

No Meta Pixel ids or Facebook / Instagram page links on file for Brazil as of Oct 24, 2026 — the sponsor website is read for them once it is on file (runs automatically). Meta Ad Library: not searched by PartnerFacts (no API access); a one-tap Ad Library search is under Look further.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Public profiles and social

No website or social profile named in Brazil's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #266,008 of 374,652 in line (554 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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