Brazil Senate Approves Automatic License Renewal for Good Drivers With Medical Exams Required

Overview

• Senators approved the measure Tuesday and sent it to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for sanction before the May 19 deadline.
• Drivers listed in the National Positive Registry (RNPC), which records those with no point‑scoring violations in the past 12 months, will receive automatic renewal of their licenses.
• Medical and psychological evaluations remain mandatory, with a single national price set by the federal traffic authority and adjusted annually by the IPCA inflation index.
• The reform allows a digital‑only driver’s license at the holder’s choice and limits the automatic renewal to one time for people 50 to 69, excluding those 70 or older.
• Lawmakers preserved health oversight after traffic‑medicine groups pressed for it, citing a PRF‑based study that tied 1.2 million road incidents from 2014 to 2024 to drivers’ health issues.