The e-Notariado Platform in Brazil: Get Your Transactions in Brazil Done from Anywhere!

Reviewed by Luciano Oliveira — Brazil–US attorney, LL.M., licensed in Brazil, Texas, and California. Last reviewed: July 2026.

The e-Notariado is the digital platform managed by the Notary College of Brazil – Federal Council , which connects users to the services offered by notaries throughout Brazil.

You can also read this page in Portuguese.

What is an online notarial act?

From the publication of Provimento CNJ nº 100/2020, citizens from Brazil and other countries alike can carry out acts online through the e-Notariado platform, which offers legal certainty and the same effects as an act performed in person at the notary’s office. The online notarial act happens over a videoconference including the applicant and the notary, and the signature of the party is effected by means of a digital certificate.

For foreign citizens and Brazilians living abroad

You do not have to be in Brazil, and you do not need a consulate appointment. From wherever you live, you can grant a public power of attorney, sign a deed, or complete many other acts directly with a Brazilian notary by videoconference.

To sign, you need either an ICP-Brasil e-CPF or the free e-Notariado digital certificate (valid two years), which a Brazilian notary can issue to you remotely by videoconference. For foreign clients, this identity and certificate step is the part that most often stalls, and it is exactly what we set up for you so the act itself goes smoothly.

Which acts are available through e-Notariado?

• Public Power of Attorney
• Closing of Real Estate Transactions (Escritura)
• Notarial Minutes
• Divorce
• Probates
• Common Law Marriage Recording
• Wills
• Financial Maintenance Agreement
• Last Wishes Power of Attorney
• Emancipation of Minors
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Paternity Recognition
• Voluntary Liens
• Donation
• Adverse Possession
• Document Authentication

How to do it?

Step 1. Digital Signature

To carry out the signature and identification in an online notarial act, it is necessary to have an ICP-Brasil digital certificate, the same one used to file an Individual Income Tax Return (IRPF) in Brazil, or an e-Notary Digital Certificate, installed on your cell phone. The Notarized Certificate can be issued in a Notary Public Office in Brazil dully accredited as a Brazilian Notary Authority, upon presentation of your identity document and proof of address, or through the e-Notariado platform, through videoconferencing.

Step 2. Videoconferencing and Signature

With your digital certificate, just login into the e-Notariado platform, choose the service desired and schedule your videoconference, which will be conducted by the notary public, who will indicate the opening of the recording, the start date and time, and the full name of the participants. At the end of the act, the content will be read in full, and the participants’ agreement will be confirmed. Documents may be sent by email for validation along with the digital signature. The effects of the act are immediate.

You will still need a CPF

A foreign client needs a Brazilian CPF (tax identification) to transact in real estate. The passport identifies you, but you cannot acquire or register property rights in Brazil without being tax-identified, so a CPF is a prerequisite for the power of attorney and the e-Notariado act alike, not only for the purchase. We obtain it for you as part of the setup.

e-Notariado or a power of attorney? For many real estate matters a public power of attorney is still the simpler path, because your attorney handles every step for you. See Real Estate Power of Attorney to weigh the two.

To set this up, schedule a consultation and we will handle the certificate, the identity step, and the act itself.

General information only, not legal advice. Laws and registry practices in Brazil change and vary by locality; consult a qualified Brazilian attorney about your situation.