OSINT of Brazil
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Entry #43 OSINT World Series
Open Data Portals
Brazilian Freedom of Information Act (LAI) - Brazil has a law called Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI) (Law No. 12.527/2011). It gives anyone, Brazilian citizens or foreigners, the right to request access to public government information. Requests can be made through the Transparency Portal. Under “Ombudsman and Access to Information” and click “Place Order.” Then use the tab labeled “Access to Information – LAI.”
(Article) Open Government Data Portals Analysis: The Brazilian Case
Comex Stat - Official system to extract statistics on Brazilian foreign trade in goods.
Business Registries
Corporate Registries
State Commercial Boards - States maintain their own commercial registries (“junta comercial”) which provide information about companies.
The CVM (Securities and Exchange Commission) website provides records and information about companies that issue shares on the stock exchange. On the website, it is possible to find information about publicly traded companies, including their records, financial statements, market announcements, relevant facts, and other documents related to their activities in the capital market.
Banking accounts registry - It provides information of public interest, not subject to secrecy, made available in open format by financial institutions and other institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank.
Search through CNPJ number - Issuance of the Proof of Registration and Registration Status of Legal Entities over the Internet in line with the RFB Normative Instruction No. 2,119, of December 06, 2022.
Check CPF and CNPJ - Vero.stratir
Government Contracts
Private Databases
Open Sanctions Brazil - Contains 146,497 entities connected with Brazil. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
Land, Property & Geospatial Intelligence
People Search & Civil Registry
Birth Registry - In the states of São Paulo and Pernambuco, it is possible to inquire about the registry office where a person is registered based on their name. After this inquiry, it is possible to request a duplicate copy of the document from the registry office. For the other states, it is only possible to request a duplicate copy of the birth register. In these cases, however, it is necessary to provide various details about the person to be queried, including the registry office where the registration was performed.
Death Registry - The free inquiry will provide information on whether the queried name appears in the death records. To find out in which registry office the death was registered, as well as to obtain a copy of the death certificate, payment for the services is required.
Marriage Registry - Name search is only available for the states of São Paulo and Pernambuco.
TSE Open Data - Search information about people involved in Brazilian elections, subject to privacy and electoral data policies.
Open Sanctions Brazil - Contains 146,497 entities connected with Brazil. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
Search Verified People by Job Title, Industry & Region - ZoomInfo
Aviation Data
Scheduled Airline Flights - A Brazilian government tool for viewing scheduled flight plans maintained by ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil)
flightsbr is an R package designed to facilitate the download of comprehensive flight and airport data from Brazil’s Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).
FlightAware / FlightRadar24 - Commercial flight tracking services that provide near real-time flight positions, delays, and historical flight routes.
Courts, Litigation, and Oversight
Information on proceedings initiated in the scope of the Federal Justice. To inquire about proceedings within state jurisdictions (“State Court System”), please visit the website of each state as follows: "tj[state abbreviation].jus.br." For example: https://www.tjsp.jus.br/Processos (for São Paulo); https://www.tjrj.jus.br/ (for Rio de Janeiro).
National Electronic Judicial Gazette, an official judicial publication system used by the Brazilian judiciary to publish and communicate judicial acts and procedural notices digitally. Access to only citizens and companies in Brazil.
Electoral Data
DivulgaCandContas (short for Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais) is a public, free online platform where you can:
see who is officially running for political office,
view their campaign finance data (money raised and spent),
check recorded donors and expenditures,
and examine details about each candidate’s electoral registration and finances.
Crime, Security & Organized Crime
Law Enforcement
Security Analysis & Datasets
OpenSanctions – Politically Exposed Persons & Corruption Lists
Global Financial Integrity – Illicit Financial Flows Research
PCC & Comando Vermelho OSINT Monitoring
Violence & Conflict Tracking
Strategic Organized Crime Research
Human Rights & Dictatorship Archives
Military Dictatorship Documentation (1964–1985)
NGOs & Monitoring
Associação Fiquem Sabendo - Is a nonprofit independent organization specializing in the freedom of access to information in Brazil.
Repórter Brasil - Is a nonprofit organization founded by journalists, social scientists and educators with the aim of bringing attention and action to the violation of fundamental rights of people and workers in Brazil.
Illegal Mining & Amazon Criminal Economy OSINT
Satellite Monitoring
Indigenous & Environmental Risk
Amazon Criminal Route Research
Media Ecosystems – Bolsonaro vs Lula
Pro-Bolsonaro / Conservative Ecosystem
Pro-Lula / Left-Leaning Ecosystem
Neutral / Mainstream Cross-Verification
Investigative Journalism & Corruption Exposure Sources
Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (ABRAJI) - The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo, or ABRAJI) is one of the world’s leading associations of investigative reporters.
Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) – Governance & Corruption Research
Brazilian Forum on Public Safety – State Capture & Crime Nexus
Fact-Checking & Disinformation
Dark Web & Illicit Monitoring (Legal OSINT)
Other Toolkits
Miscellaneous
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