Documents required for companies in Brazil

This article details the documents required for organisations to open an account with Airwallex if your business is registered in Brazil.

About verification

Verification, known as KYC or 'Know Your Customer', is a process required by regulators to offer financial services to organisations and individuals. It involves reviewing and maintaining information on the parties that use our financial services.

Below, we have provided details on the documents required for organisations to open an account with Airwallex if your business is registered in Brazil. Please have your company’s registration details and the identity documents of your key people ready before you begin.

Dual onboarding (Brazil + US)

Brazilian businesses are onboarded across two Airwallex profiles — Airwallex Brazil (AWX BR) and Airwallex US (AWX US). Most documents are shared between the two profiles, so you generally only need to provide them once.

Business documents

The core documents that confirm your company’s legal existence, registration status and structure.

CNPJ — Business Registration Number (Required)

Provide your company’s CNPJ (Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica). Please make sure that:

• The business name (nome empresarial) matches the name of the business opening the Airwallex account.
• The registration country and country of incorporation are Brazil.
• Your registration status (situação cadastral) is Active (“ativa”).

Constitutional / formation documents (Required)

Provide the current consolidated constitutional document for your entity type. This is used to confirm your legal form, identify your directors, and establish your ownership structure.

• Empresário Individual (sole trader) — Requerimento de Empresário.
• SLU — Sociedade Limitada Unipessoal — Contrato Social (consolidated). Legacy EIRELI documents are accepted, as EIRELI was converted into SLU by law.
• Ltda. — Sociedade Limitada — Contrato Social (consolidated).
• S.A. Fechada (closed corporation) — Estatuto Social (consolidated) plus the registered-share book (Livro de Registro de Ações Nominativas) or shareholders’ agreement, and the minutes electing the board (Ata de Eleição de Diretoria).
• S.A. Aberta (listed corporation) — Estatuto Social (consolidated) plus CVM filings (e.g. Formulário de Referência) and the minutes electing the Diretoria and the Board of Directors.

Beneficial ownership (UBOs)

A Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is an individual who holds 25% or more of the company. Where we cannot determine the ownership structure from your constitutional documents, we may ask for additional documentation.

Please provide a complete ownership structure (for example, a declaration together with your Contrato Social or Estatuto Social) that lets us confirm the full ownership chain. For each UBO, provide:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• CPF number (for Brazilian individuals)
• Nationality
• Phone number
• Residential address
• Declared income 

Additional supporting documents and information

Company website / online presence

Please provide your company website. We use it to confirm the products or services you offer. If you sell online, make sure the site works through to checkout. Self-employed professionals (for example, graphic designers) may provide a professional profile such as LinkedIn instead.

Proof of registration address

Both a business address and a registration address are required — they may be the same. If your registration address differs from the one on your CNPJ card, we will ask you to provide proof of address.

Estimated revenue (turnover)

Please add your estimated turnover. This is your declared revenue and is selected from fixed ranges. Choose the band that best reflects your business.

Power-of-attorney documents

If a representative signs on behalf of the company, provide a public power of attorney, or a private one with a notarised signature. Digital powers of attorney should be signed via Gov.br or ICP-Brasil so they can be validated. Documents signed only through private platforms such as DocuSign or Clicksign will need to be re-signed via Gov.br or ICP-Brasil.

You can download and complete one of the following templates:

• PPTA Authorisation Letter — Brazil (AWX-BR only)
• Global PPTA / Authorization Letter Template

Industry questionnaires

If your business operates in certain regulated sectors, please complete the relevant questionnaire so we can meet our compliance requirements. These forms are the same as those used for the United States.

• Financial Institution  (FI) Onboarding Questionnaire 
• Marketplace  / Online Marketplace  Onboarding Questionnaire 
• Live-Streaming Questionnaire
• Payroll Questionnaire 
• Gaming Questionnaire / Gaming Client Due Diligence Questionnaire
• Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Due Diligence Questionnaire
• Investment Onboarding Questionnaire

Personal information

We collect information and identity documents for the key people connected to your business. 

Expired documents are not accepted. Each of the individuals below will also need to provide their residential address, date of birth, job title and nationality.

Applicant (Authorized Person)

The individual signing up who is authorized to manage the account. Provide full name, date of birth, CPF number (the applicant must hold a CPF, even if they hold another nationality), income, address and nationality, plus an accepted ID document. The applicant must have the necessary powers through the incorporation documents or a valid power of attorney.

Director(s)

We collect the names of individuals whose only role is director, and verify them against your constitutional documents. If those documents are incomplete or incorrect, we will request the correct documentation.

Controlling Person (US profile only)

Someone with significant responsibility to control, manage or direct the business. Provide full name, date of birth, address, nationality, job title and an accepted ID document. Identity verification is not required for this person — only document collection. The Controlling Person for the US profile will be one of the directors listed on your Brazil profile.

File requirements

• Please ensure all images are clear and readable.
• Each file must not exceed 10 MB.
• Accepted formats: PDF, Word, JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP.