Contran Allows Full Electronic Vehicle Transfers Through CNH do Brasil App

Overview

• Contran published Resolution No. 1.027 that formalizes the ability to complete vehicle ownership transfers entirely by electronic means.
• The rule creates three transfer options—conventional, electronic, and electronic custodied—where custodied transfers hold sale funds in escrow until transfer conditions are met.
• The resolution mandates security controls such as individual and multifactor authentication, audit trails, traceability, and fraud-detection measures for digital transfers.
• The measure requires vehicle inspection (vistoria) to remain part of the process even when transfers are done digitally and links the full flow to Renavam for a single auditable record.
• Senatran is developing the CNH do Brasil app features needed to execute the integrated flow but has not set a public rollout date; existing digital tools like ATPV-e and electronic signatures will be unified under the new system.