International: Brazil

At a glanceRequirements at a glance

Separate ANTT Authorization Required for Cross-Border Road Transport (Mercosul/ATIT Countries)

Yes

Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles across the border. A carrier’s domestic RNTRC registration doesn’t automatically cover international road transport to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, or Uruguay. Separate registration as an international carrier is required with ANTT, governed by the Acordo sobre Transporte Internacional Terrestre (ATIT), Brazil’s regional road transport agreement with its South American neighbors.

Mandatory Civil Liability Insurance for International Transport

Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles across the border. International road transport within the ATIT framework requires civil liability insurance covering potential cargo damage, layered on top of the domestic RCTR-C/RC-DC/RC-V policies already required for RNTRC registration.

OverviewOverview & Scope

For road transport into neighboring Mercosul/ATIT countries, a carrier needs separate ANTT authorization beyond its domestic RNTRC, and must carry civil liability insurance specific to international transport, layered on top of, not replacing, the domestic mandatory policies. These attach to the company operating the vehicles; where a mover subcontracts the cross-border carriage, the carrier’s own authorization and insurance cover the transport it performs, and the mover should use carriers that hold them.

RegistrationRegistration & Compliance Essentials

Movers that carry goods across Brazil’s borders by road in their own vehicles must:

1. Obtain separate ANTT international carrier authorization before operating road transport into Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, or Uruguay; domestic RNTRC registration alone doesn’t cover this.
2. Carry international-specific civil liability insurance, in addition to the domestic RCTR-C/RC-DC/RC-V policies already required for RNTRC registration.

Movers that subcontract the cross-border carriage must:

3. Use carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they perform.

ChecklistCompliance checklist

Company licensing

• ANTT international carrier authorization held for Mercosul/ATIT road routesWhere applicable (mover operates its own vehicles across the border)Verified by DocumentRequired
• International civil liability insurance covering cargo damage in force under the ATIT framework, in addition to the domestic policiesWhere applicable (mover operates its own vehicles across the border)Verified by DocumentRequired

Subcontracted transport

• Where transport is subcontracted, the mover uses carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they performWhere applicableVerified by AffirmationRequired