Technology will gradually replace all E-CNPJ by 2029
Brazilian companies will obtain an important ally in the secure digitization process of their procedures: the ICP-Brazil electronic estate. This new type of digital certificate, focused on the legal entities, will gradually replace, by 2029, the current E-CNPJ, allowing a planned and safe transition to taxpayers, state and digital applications. The new model modernizes the way in which organizations identify in the virtual environment, strengthens the legal certainty of electronic interactions and aligns with international certification practices.
In order to contribute to a secure transition, the National Association of Digital Certification (AVD), in collaboration with the Government and other entities of the third sector, has been active to guarantee the compatibility of the systems with the new model and minimize the impacts on the production sector. Consequently, Brazil is expected to advance significantly in the digitization of public services and in the bureaucracy of relations between companies and the state.
What is the electronic estate?
In 2024, the ICP-Brazil Management Committee approved the creation of digital electronic seal digital certificates in two models: Software (Se-S) e Hardware (Se-H). Both have focused on legal entities and to guarantee the origin and integrity of electronic documents.
“The E-CNPJ is a certificate of legal entity, but has an internal identification linked to the CPF of a guardian. This can give the impression that it is the individual who manifests himself in the name of the company, which does not correspond exactly to the function of the certificate.
According to Nunes, the advantages of the new model go beyond security: “separating personal identities from companies, the electronic seal protects the data from legal representatives and avoids the improper use of personal information in business processes“.
With the implementation of the electronic seal, ICP-Brazil will have two distinct models of digital certificates for end users, both with legal validity according to current legislation: the signature certificates, aimed at people, who guarantee the authenticity and integrity of the information signed by Brazilian citizens; and electronic seal certificates, intended for legal entities, which guarantee the origin and integrity of the digital documents issued by the organizations.
In addition to expanding the compliance of digital certificates models, the new practice places Brazil in a new level of security in the digital environment. The initiative follows guidelines similar to those of EUDAS European regulationwhich recognizes the electronic seal as a reliable way to identify legal entities in digital transactions.
Transition period
By 2029, all Brazilian companies should migrate from the current E-CNPJ to the electronic estate. Second Give the National Institute of Information Technology (ITI)Brazil today has over 7.3 million digital certificates of legal entity. This contingent will gradually transfer to the new model.
“Entrepreneurs don’t have to worry. The current E-CNPJ will remain valid during the transition period“The executive vice -president of the and Vinicius Sousa says. He also explains that “the digital certification industry will begin to offer electronic seal only when all applications and systems, in particular those of the IRS and state agricultural secretariats, are completely adapted to the new model“. Consequently, the replacement is expected to occur gradually and without significant impacts on end users.
Impacts on the production sector
The change of the current model is not trivial. Only in the universe of electronic invoices, they are more than 48 billion documents signed with ICP-Brazil certificates of E-PNPJ type. More than 2.5 million NF-E issuers will have to adapt to the use of the new certificate model in the authentication of these electronic documents.
To ensure the success of migration in tax and commercial applications, the Brazilian commercial automation association (Afrac) has collaborated in the construction of a safe transition process. According to the president of the entity, Edgard de Castro, “the digital certificate is already part of the issue and use of the routine in practically all tax operations and any technological or regulatory modification requires preventive planning, in order to comply with the system updates calendar and applications updates“.
Castro also underlined the importance of the electronic seal as a safety tool: “With the new electronic seal, we keep good people and identification practices of the machines, as well as we use a qualified signature focused exclusively for this purpose. Therefore, we protect the data of the legal representative and guarantee proof of the origin with full reliability, in accordance with the standards recognized internationally.”
Coordination with tax agencies
In addition to the joint with the development of the systems, the IRS and state finance secretariats actively participated in the debates to ensure correct adequacy. “We are working together to ensure a safe transition. We keep events and keep direct contact so that the information circulate correctly and the implementation calendar is fulfilled,” said the executive vice -president of Ancd.
The integration with the inspection and collection platforms, such as the systems used by the IRS and by the state agricultural secretariats, promises to strengthen the fight against tax evasion and improve the compliance tax. With the adoption of the electronic seal, state and municipal governments can also benefit from the reduction of fraud in the processes of collecting and improving communication between federative entities.
Where to look for more information
For more information on the transition process or to ask questions about the electronic estate, simply contact the Ancon or with the Iti.
Website: https://ancd.org.br/
Source: Terra
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