Brazil mandates telecom-equipment market access; the base is Law No. 9.472/1997 (General Telecommunications Law), which sets ANATEL's regulatory authority over spectrum management, equipment compliance, and consumer-side supervision. Law No. 13.879/2019 amended it, but the access framework is unchanged. Plan for Brazil by mastering the base law first, then the various resolutions.
Approval runs on the resolution system: specific compliance requirements are written in ANATEL's resolutions. The current core file is Resolution 715/2019, defining equipment classification, conformity assessment process, certificate management, and market-surveillance rules. RF and SAR each have their own dedicated resolutions; one document cannot cover all test requirements.
RF and SAR dedicated standards
The general RF baseline is Resolution 680, but different wireless categories need matching dedicated resolutions, and some limits differ from Europe and the US. At 2.4 GHz, Brazil's EIRP limit is stricter than the EU's — reusing a CE report often fails the metrics.
SAR follows Resolution 533:
1.Body-worn portable terminals must complete SAR testing; the assessment scale is not exactly the same as Europe/US.
2.Fixed routers and indoor gateways need no SAR testing.
Overseas exporters must appoint a legal representative with a Brazilian tax number, and product labels must meet local mandatory specs.
Two new 2025 rules
Ato 14430, effective 6 April 2025, no longer accepts new certificates for public cellular terminals supporting only 2G/3G. New certified products must support 4G/5G, with voice via VoLTE and IMS; industrial dedicated modules are exempt. It also adds narrowband satellite IoT, RedCap, and LTE Cat.1bis mode requirements.
E-commerce oversight tightened in parallel: Resolution 780/2025 updates conformity-assessment oversight. E-commerce platforms and sellers bear joint liability for circulating non-approved telecom equipment; product pages must show the ANATEL approval code, and qualifying refurbished devices may also apply. Post-2025 compliance is clearly tighter than earlier years.
Certificate classification and validity
Under Resolution 715, most wireless telecom equipment certificates are valid five years; only a few special categories have 1–2 year validity. Within 180 days after expiry you can still renew; past that the certificate voids and a full re-application is required.
·A local representative is mandatory: overseas makers must appoint a Brazilian-tax-number entity for certification liaison and after-sales.
·Product labels need Portuguese text and the ANATEL mark; each new model gets a dedicated approval number.
·Certificates are issued by a local OCP; ILAC-MRA mutual-recognition overseas reports are accepted, with only SAR and some cellular products requiring local testing.
Data protection is a separate track
If the product collects or processes personal information, it must comply with LGPD (Law No. 13.709). This privacy law is independent of ANATEL technical certification — even with technical approval, privacy non-compliance can still block customs. Consider data compliance at project kickoff, not at the overseas-check stage.
For documents, the user manual must be Portuguese; schematics and test reports can be English, and only some files need translation/notarisation — do not overstate translation cost. Plan ANATEL together with other South American countries' certifications to cut duplicate testing.
Common misreadings
Many hold a CE report and assume they can ship to Brazil — but some RF metrics are stricter locally and need differential testing. Others assume all products must be tested in Brazil; ordinary equipment can submit mutual-recognition overseas reports, with only a few special categories mandating local testing.
Even with a valid certificate, if standards update, new production batches under the old certificate may still be blocked at customs. ANATEL adjusts band and mode rules almost every year; planning new projects from old-year files easily trips you up — keep tracking regulatory change.
Practical advice
At kickoff, first confirm whether the product's bands and modes are allowed in Brazil and any special limits — get this wrong and later work is largely meaningless. Then settle the certification mode: module certification or whole-unit certification. A whole unit using an already-certified module can reuse some internal module items, but the whole unit's RF, EMC, and SAR still need testing.
1. Leave schedule buffer
Testing plus review takes long; reserve about half a year of buffer.
2. Track the updating rulebook
Local rules update frequently; do not plan from an old-version checklist. Clarify ANATEL's whole standard system before launching the project to avoid many real-world landing problems.
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