Brazil Puts Private Security Under New Federal Decree

Overview

• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree that implements law 14.967/2024 and puts a single regulatory framework for private security into force.
• The measure assigns the Polícia Federal responsibility for authorizing companies, issuing certificates, carrying out inspections and controlling weapons used by private security firms.
• The decree defines specific rules for services such as patrimonial surveillance, transport and escort of valuables, personal protection and electronic monitoring.
• Industry groups welcomed the change as a move to professionalize the sector and said clearer rules could attract investment and expand jobs; trade body Fenavist projects substantial growth.
• The reform replaces rules that had been in place for decades and is intended to reduce informal operators, tighten firearms controls and raise legal certainty for firms and clients.