Brazil Unveils New Passport and Identity Card

On 27 June, the Brazilian federal government unveiled a new passport design and issued the first new national identity card (CIN). Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attended the event, at Palacio de Planalto – his official workplace.

The new passport is themed and pays homage to all regions of Brazil through icons representing the biomes and culture of each location. According to the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anderson Torres, the new passport brings ‘more security items as some have been added and others have been updated’.

The changes, according to Mr Torres, relate to the passport cover, which will now feature the Brazilian flag. The number of watermarks on the numbered pages of the new passport has increased from one to 13 illustrations representing the country’s flora and fauna.