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Brazil Ends Mandatory Driving-School Classes as New License Rules Roll Out This Week

Publication will follow the CNH do Brasil app launch to deliver a lower-cost, digital path to licensing.

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Overview

  • After Tuesday’s Planalto ceremony, the Contran resolution is expected to be published in an extra DOU edition and take effect immediately.
  • The theoretical course shifts to a free government app with no minimum hours, and candidates can open their licensing process online.
  • Minimum practical training falls from 20 to 2 hours, with lessons allowed through accredited independent instructors or voluntary driving schools, including in a private vehicle.
  • Core checks remain in person — biometrics, medical exam, and theory and road tests — which will be standardized nationwide, and ‘good conductors’ will get automatic, free renewal.
  • Driving-school groups have protested, and deputies led by Coronel Meira filed a legislative decree proposal seeking to revoke the Contran decision.