Brazilian Criminal Record

Brazilian Criminal Record Certificates can be issued in either of the following manners:

- through the website of the Federal Police Department (www.dpf.gov.br);
- by the State in which the citizen’s personal documents are registered.

Certificates issued by the State authorities are valid throughout Brazil. A certificate issued in São Paulo, SP, for example, is valid in every state of Brazil.

 

Requesting a Criminal Record Certificate

To obtain a Brazilian Criminal Record Certificate directly through the internet at the Department of Federal Police website, enter www.dpf.gov.br - click in "Antecedentes Criminais", and then "Emitir Certidão".

Alternatively, click here to enter the website directly.

The following table is an example of the form that must be filled out on the website of the Department of the Federal Police. In the example below, we have provided a translation in English for each field.

 

Certidão de Antecedentes Criminais - Emitir

 

 

 

Nome (NAME):

   

Nome do pai (FATHER’S NAME):

   

Nome da mãe (MOTHER’S NAME):

   

Data de nascimento (DATE OF BIRTH):

     /  /    (dd/mm/yyyy)  

Nacionalidade (NATIONALITY):

    

Naturalidade (PLACE OF BIRTH):

   

UF (STATE):

 

Número do Passaporte (PASSPORT NUMBER):

   

Série do Passaporte (PASSPORT SERIES):

 

Carteira de Identidade (BRAZILIAN ID CARD):

   

Órgão Emissor (ISSUING AUTHORITY):

UF (STATE):

CPF (BRAZILIAN TAX REGISTRY NUMBER):

   

At the bottom of the form, click "Validar" to submit your request.

 

 

If the Criminal Record Certificate cannot be issued through the Internet, the only other alterative is to obtain one in Brazil in person, by giving someone the power of attorney to represent you at the Federal Police Department (Departamento da Polícia Federal). For information regarding Power of Attorneys, click here.

 

Validating an Online Criminal Record Certificate

Internet Criminal Record Certificates are official documents and can be validated for authenticity online at the Federal Police Department website, www.dpf.gov.br - click in "Antecedentes Criminais", and then "Validar Certidão".

Alternatively, click here to enter the website directly.

The following table is an example of the validation form found on the website of the Department of the Federal Police. In the example below, we have provided a translation in English for each field.

Certidão de Antecedentes Criminais - Validar Autenticidade

 

Nome (NAME):

    

Número da Certidão (CERTIFICATE NUMBER):

   

Hora da Emissão (TIME OF ISSUANCE):

       (hh:mm)  

Data da Emissão (DATE OF ISSUANCE):

     /  /    (dd/mm/yyyy)  

At the bottom of the form, click "Validar" to submit your enquiry.

 

All of the information required for validation can be found on the certificate. After submitting the request, you will have to type in a security code, and then click "Validar".

The results of your request should then appear in the next screen.

 

Attention: If the Criminal Record Certificate and/or Validation Certificate need to be translated, ask the organisation that is requesting the document to provide a list of approved translation agencies.