BREAKING: Supabase Access Issues in Brazil 🇧🇷 – Immediate Workarounds Inside

Supabase experiencing identified access issues affecting Brazilian users. Indie hackers: here's what's down, who's affected, and how to stay operational right now.

BREAKING: Supabase Access Issues From Some Providers in Brazil

Status: Identified | Severity: High for affected regions | Last Updated: Now

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Supabase is currently experiencing access issues from some ISPs and internet providers in Brazil. This primarily impacts:

Users connecting from Brazilian IP addresses

Projects with primary databases hosted in certain regions accessing from Brazil

Development teams based in or connecting through Brazilian networks

Production apps serving Brazilian users may experience connection timeouts

Not affected: Users in other regions connecting to Supabase globally. Your data is safe and your project isn't deleted—connectivity is the issue.

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Immediate Workarounds (Do This Now)

1. Use a VPN/Proxy

The fastest fix: route traffic through a VPN endpoint outside Brazil. This confirms the issue is provider-specific, not your code. ```

NordVPN, Mullvad, ProtonVPN all work

Test your connection within 2 minutes

This is temporary—only to verify functionality

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2. Switch to a Different ISP

If you have mobile hotspot or alternate internet:

Test from different network (4G, different ISP)

Document which providers work/fail

Share this info with Supabase support

3. Use Supabase Edge Functions (Bypass)

For production apps serving Brazilian users:

Deploy Edge Functions in regions closer to Brazil (São Paulo region if available)

Route database queries through your Edge Function instead of direct client connection

Adds ~50ms latency but maintains uptime

4. Temporary Client-Side Failover

Add retry logic with exponential backoff: ```javascript const retryConnection = async (maxRetries = 5) => { for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) { try { return await supabase.from('your_table').select(); } catch (error) { await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000 * Math.pow(2, i))); } } }; ```

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How to Check If You're Affected

1. Test connectivity: ```bash curl -I https://your-project.supabase.co/rest/v1/ ```

2. Check your location: If you're connecting from Brazil and getting timeouts, you're affected

3. Monitor Supabase status: https://status.supabase.com (real-time updates)

4. Test from your app: - Open your app in browser (F12 → Network tab) - Look for failed requests to supabase.co endpoints - If timeouts only happen from Brazil, this is your issue

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Alternative Tools to Consider (Temporary)

Firebase Realtime Database – Quick migration for real-time features

PlanetScale (MySQL) – Similar developer experience

Neon (PostgreSQL) – Drop-in replacement, different provider network

Local caching – Implement Zustand/Redux with localStorage during outage

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How to Monitor Recovery

✅ Watch these channels:

Supabase Status Page: https://status.supabase.com

GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/discussions

Twitter: @supabase

✅ Test recovery:

Run your connectivity test every 15 minutes

Remove VPN—if it works without VPN, you're good

Monitor your app metrics for latency normalization

✅ Expected timeline: Provider issues typically resolve within 2-6 hours once identified

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Bottom line: Your data is secure. This is a connectivity issue, not a data issue. Use a VPN now, monitor the status page, and stay operational. Supabase team is already working this.

Stay calm. Stay building.