Official Document Translation & Legalisation Map
Interactive index of country-specific requirements for certified translations, sworn translations, apostilles, and consular legalization for official submissions worldwide.
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Brazil
Sworn translation standard
Requirements Summary
Apostille required
Required for foreign public documents before sworn translation
Who can translate
Public sworn translator registered with a Brazilian Junta Comercial
Accepted languages
Portuguese
Legalization agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty)
Official registry
National Register of Public Sworn Translators (DREI / MDIC)Official guidelines
Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Sworn TranslationsImportant: Foreign public documents must be apostilled or consularly legalised
before being translated by a sworn translator in Brazil.
Detailed Guidelines
Who can translate
In Brazil, legally valid translations (traduções juramentadas) must be performed by a
tradutor público juramentado, officially registered with the
Junta Comercial of a Brazilian state.
To become a sworn translator, individuals must pass a public examination
(concurso público). Only natural persons—not companies—may be appointed.
What makes a translation official
A sworn translation must include:
The translator’s official stamp and registration number
Signature or initials on each page
A declaration of accuracy
Reference to the translator’s official record book maintained at the Junta Comercial
Although translators are registered at state level, sworn translations are
valid nationwide across Brazil.
Documents from abroad
Public documents issued abroad must first be apostilled under the Hague Convention
or consularly legalised before being translated in Brazil.
The apostille or legalisation does not replace the requirement for sworn translation.
Legal basis
Sworn translators in Brazil are regulated by federal commercial registration rules
administered through the Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI)
under the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services.
Registration is carried out at state level via the Juntas Comerciais.