Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) Directorate of Technical-Scientific Affairs released the bidding documents for Electronic Auction SRP 108/2026 on 8 October, inviting vendors to supply a continuous-access licence to an international database of identity-document and banknote images. According to the tender notice, the service must cover passports, national ID cards, visas and driver’s licences from “diverse countries” and integrate with PF’s existing Document Fraud Prevention System at airports and land borders. The winning provider will also deliver API connectivity for real-time verification by consular posts, potentially harmonising document screening across Brazilian embassies. The initiative responds to a 37 % year-on-year rise in forged travel documents detected at São Paulo/Guarulhos and Foz do Iguaçu. For multinational employers relocating staff to Brazil, faster authenticity checks should translate into shorter secondary-inspection times and fewer missed connections on arrival. The PF estimates that automated comparison against a 2-million-specimen image bank can cut manual verification from three minutes to under 30 seconds per traveller. Bidders have until 22 October to submit proposals, and contract value is unofficially estimated at R$ 18–22 million over 48 months. Technology firms specialising in document forensics (e.g., Regula Forensics, Innovatrics) are expected to participate. A pilot at Brasília International Airport is scheduled for January 2027, after which the system will roll out to 15 priority checkpoints, including Porto Alegre and Manaus. Corporate mobility teams should monitor implementation timelines: once operational, PF plans to require carriers to transmit passenger manifest data—including passport image hashes—24 hours before departure, aligning Brazil with Advance Passenger Information (API-PNR) standards used in the EU and United States.
Source: Polícia Federal
