The Brazilian government has launched a public key infrastructure called ICP-Brasil through a new law called Provisional Measure 2200. This will establish a Root Certification Authority to register certification companies and determine procedures they must follow to be accredited. Once registered, certification companies can register e-signatures and issue digital certificates containing identification information and a public key paired with a unique private key, allowing users to encode and decode signatures and documents.

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February 07 2002 - Brazil Aoki Advogados Associados
Government launches digital certification system
I With a new law called Provisional Measure 2200, the Brazilian government has officially launched
the Brazilian public-key infrastructure, known as 'ICP-Brasil', which was created to guarantee the
legal validity and integrity of e-documents through digital certification.
Under the new law, the Root Certification Authority will be established, which will register certification
companies. The Nationallnstitute of Information Technology will determine the strict procedures and
checks that certification companies must comply with in order to be duly accredited.
Once registered with the Root Certification Authority, a certification company may register e-
signatures and issue digital certificates. Certificates shall contain identification information and the
public key of the registered person or entity. The public key will be paired with a private key. The
private key, unique to the user, will be used to encode the signature/documents and the public key
will be used to decode the signature/documents.
Erica Aoki, Moreira Lima, Royster & Ohno - Advogados Associated with Steel Hector & Davis LLP,
São Paulo
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