BRAZIL: ANATEL Does Not Extend COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance – Still Allowing Remote Inspections to Factory and Testing Labs

Brazilian agency ANATEL Issue Official Document, Letter n° 362/2022/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Updating the Exception due to Coronavirus. In this publication, ANATEL did not renew the Exception for the renewal certification exempting the tests and further documents. This update stands only for remote inspections that are still allowed to be performed in factories or testing labs that the […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Act 5159 Postponed; Act 13423/2022 Published

ANATEL published act 13423/2022 which extends the entry into force of Act 5159 that defined new requirements for chargers, the new date is October 20th, 2023. The Act 5159/2022 became optional until October 20th, 2023 when those interested in the approval will be able to choose between the new requirements or the old requirements defined […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Supplementary Instructions for Certification of RF Modules Included in Telecom and Non-Telecom Products

On Oct 07th, 2022, ANATEL published a letter containing supplementary instructions for certification of RF modules included in telecom and non-telecom products. These instructions cover all scenarios for products containing one or more RF modules on it. The scenarios are: non-telecom and telecom products that contain RF modules; products with one or more slots; modules […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Extends COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance Deadline

Brazilian agency ANATEL Issue Official Document, Letter n° 265/2022/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Updating The Exception for Renewals Due to Coronavirus. For all renewals with no changes in the equipment, the certificate will expire on October 31st. 2022, It will accept only a Renewal Letter with no further documents or pictures requested. The same date is applied for remote […]

BRAZIL: Public Consultation 45 – Requirements for USB-C in Mobile Phones

Anatel opened a proposal for a Public Consultation for the definition of mandatory technical requirements for assessing the compliance of the wired charging interface with the USB Type-C standard in mobile cell phones. With the objective of contributing to the homogenization of the offer of products that use cable charging, which will allow greater convenience […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Act 5159, Testing Technical Requirements For Mobile Phone Chargers

ANATEL has published the Act Nº 5159 which establishes the EMC and safety testing technical requirements for wired and wireless mobile phone chargers. This new Act revokes the previous Act 3481 and will take effect on October 26, 2022. The scope of the Act applies to: – A/C portable chargers i.e., residential chargers– D/C portable chargers i.e., car […]