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Brazil e-Invoicing

Updated 2 January 2026

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B2B

mandatory

since 1 January 2005

Nota Fiscal Eletrônica (NF-e) / CT-e mandatory for most B2B transactions.

B2G

mandatory

since 1 January 2005

Public procurement and government reporting have required NF-e and related electronic documents for many years.

B2C

mandatory

since 1 January 2010

NFC-e (electronic consumer receipt) widely adopted for retail via state-by-state rollouts.

View Brazil's e-invoicing regulatory compliance information.

Brazil national NF-e/NFS-e/CT-e XML schemas (SEFAZ)

NF-e (XML)

NFS-e (service invoices, municipal schemas)

NFC-e (retail consumer receipt)

CT-e (transport)

Access Brazil's Brazil national NF-e/NFS-e/CT-e XML schemas (SEFAZ) standards, NF-e (XML), NFS-e (service invoices, municipal schemas), NFC-e (retail consumer receipt) format specifications, and clearance model details.

N/A

No SAF-T; Brazil relies on the NF-e/municipal NFS-e/administrative reporting and state/national systems

Access detailed regulatory announcements and implementation guidance.

NF-e introduced (pilot/rollout)

1 July 2005

National