What is Brazil RoHS Certification and How to get It?

On July 10, 2026, the Brazilian National Environment Council (CONAMA) published Resolution No. 516/2026 (Resolução CONAMA nº 516/2026) in the supplement of the Official Gazette of the Union (Diário Oficial da União), implementing restriction management on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The resolution officially took effect on the date of its publication, marking the establishment of a RoHS regulatory framework covering electrical and electronic products in Brazil.

CONAMA Resolution No. 516/2026 applies to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with rated voltages not exceeding 1,000 V AC or 1,500 V DC, including: Wires and cables; parts and spare parts used for repair, reuse, functional upgrade, or capacity expansion; household appliances; information technology and telecommunications equipment; lighting equipment; consumer electronics; photovoltaic modules; power tools; toys, leisure, and sports equipment; medical devices; monitoring and control instruments, etc.

Products not within the scope of CONAMA Resolution No. 516/2026: Defense and military equipment; aerospace equipment; large-scale fixed industrial installations; means of transport (except under certain special circumstances); implantable medical devices; professionally installed photovoltaic power generation systems; batteries and accumulators, etc.

Restricted Substances and Limit Requirements

CONAMA Resolution No. 516/2026 restricts the content of 10 hazardous substances in homogeneous materials:

For enterprises exporting to the Brazilian market, supply chain investigations and hazardous substance management preparations must be completed in advance, and compliance assessments should be conducted as early as possible to ensure smooth and continuous access for products entering the Brazilian market. JJR LAB can provide enterprises with the Brazil RoHS Declaration of Conformity (DoC).