Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies, which approved the measure Thursday, sent the proposal to the Senate to convert the provisional measure into law.
- Drivers in the National Positive Registry (RNPC) who had no point-bearing violations in the prior 12 months qualify for automatic renewal, with no eligibility for those 70 or older and a one-time use limit for ages 50 to 69, and cases with medical restrictions remain excluded.
- The compromise keeps the physical and mental aptitude exam mandatory for renewals and creates a single national price for medical and psychological exams with annual IPCA index updates.
- The package advances digitalization by letting motorists choose a digital-only license and by adding an instructor marketplace in the CNH do Brasil app, while Detran‑SP now allows road tests with private cars under Contran rules.
- More than 35 medical groups oppose broad dispensations of exams, as the government cites Senatran data showing 99.5% of drivers pass the medical check and reports major savings from free online theory courses for first-time applicants.