Check a supplier by CNPJ
Three quick, free checks: Receita Federal registration status, a forced-labor registry match, and active federal sanctions (CEIS/CNEP). No account, no card.
What each check verifies
CNPJ registration status (Receita Federal)
Confirms whether the company is active, suspended, unfit, or shut down with Receita Federal. The most basic check there is — and still the most frequently skipped, because it seems too obvious to be worth checking.
Forced-labor registry (MTE)
Cross-references the CNPJ or CPF against the Registry of Employers Found to Have Submitted Workers to Conditions Analogous to Slavery, maintained by Brazil's Ministry of Labor. Inclusion is administrative, doesn't depend on a court conviction, and can happen with no advance notice to anyone who already bought from the supplier.
Active federal sanctions (CEIS/CNEP)
Checks for a current sanction in the CEIS or CNEP registries kept by Brazil's federal comptroller (CGU) — debarment, suspension from public bidding, or Anti-Corruption Law penalties. Only sanctions with a future end date (or no end date) count as an active signal.
This is just the tip of the iceberg
This check covers 3 of the 14 sources BrazilTrace monitors continuously once you add a supplier for real: we also track Rural Property Registry (CAR), deforestation (INPE/PRODES + DETER), IBAMA embargoes, indigenous land and conservation units, international sanctions (OFAC/UN), supply chain transparency with EUDR context (Trase.earth), and — for cattle and timber — cross-referenced traceability (GTA×NF-e and DOF×NF-e). See how it works for the full picture.
And monitoring is continuous: you get an alert the moment something changes, instead of needing to come back here to check again.
Frequently asked questions
What is the forced-labor registry (Lista Suja)?
It's the Registry of Employers Found to Have Submitted Workers to Conditions Analogous to Slavery, maintained by Brazil's Ministry of Labor. Inclusion comes from an administrative inspection process — it doesn't require a final court conviction.
How do you check if a CNPJ has federal sanctions?
The CEIS and CNEP registries, published by Brazil's federal comptroller (CGU) on the Transparency Portal, list administrative and Anti-Corruption Law sanctions. The official lookup is a bulk file download, not a real-time individual search — this checker does that cross-reference automatically.
What is CEIS?
The National Registry of Debarred and Suspended Companies lists sanctions tied to public bids and government contracts — suspension from bidding or a formal debarment declaration.
Is this check definitive?
No — it's a point-in-time check of 3 sources, valid at the moment of the query. CAR, deforestation, IBAMA embargoes, international sanctions (OFAC/UN), supply chain transparency (Trase/EUDR), and traceability (GTA×NF-e, DOF×NF-e) aren't part of this free check, and any of these sources can change without notice after the check runs.