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On April 17th The National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published the new Act 5155 with testing requirements for mobile phone chargers. This act will come into effect on October 14th, 2024, replacing Act 5159   The main changes with the new Act 5155: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Levels for Vehicular Chargers: Under...

The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) published, in the Official Gazette (DOU), January 12, 2024, Act No. 17865, approving the technical requirements for human exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range from 8.3kHz to 300 GHz (CEMRF). With the publication of the act, Anatel takes a...

ANATEL released Act 13011 (2023) this week, postponing Act 5159’s effective date. This will give charger manufacturers more time to meet Act 5159 requirements. Manufacturers have expressed concern over the new mechanical testing of power plugs that plug into electrical AC mains sockets. As a result, charger manufacturers will be...

Brazil’s certification body, ANATEL, recently published Act 17087, replacing Act 950, updating the electrical safety standard for telecom devices. The updated Act will become effective Dec 27, 2023. Changes to look for will be related to marking requirements, acoustic shock testing level, and updated definitions and reference standards. For a...

Act 423 – Updates Act 14448 related to the technical requirements for the assessment of restricted radiation radiocommunication devices and includes new devices allowed in Brazil. Act 237 – Revokes Act 6506 and updates testing procedures for restricted radiation radiocommunication devices. Act 423/2022: Includes technical requirements for: Body Scanning Emitter-Sensor...

In an effort to update Act 3481 – Technical Requirements and Test Procedures for Conformity Assessment of Charger Used In Mobile Phone, ANATEL, the Brazilian certification body, released Public Consultation No. 47 (Annex). The main proposed changes are: Vehicular chargers – ESD testing must be done according to ISO 10605/2008,...

Friday, May 7, ANATEL published Official Letter No. 65/2021. In summary, due to the continued impacts of COVID-19, ANATEL is extending the streamlined renewal process. For now, all type approval certificates with expiration dates between March 6th, 2020 – Dec 31st, 2021 are exempt from conducting renewal testing and providing...

On January 5, 2021, Brazil’s certification body, ANATEL, published Act 77, approving new Cyber Security Requirements for Telecommunications Equipment. This new Act will become in force 180 days after its publication. In summary, the Act discusses the following: The Act is applicable to all terminal devices with connection to internet...

This week, ANATEL published Official Letter 646/2020. Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, ANATEL has decided to extend the renewal process defined in Letters 134/20, 194/20 and 384/20. Now, all certificates with expiration dates between March 6th, 2020 and June 30th, 2021 are exempt from doing renewal testing and...

Brazil’s certification authority, ANATEL, published new Act 7280 last week. This act approves the updating of the Reference List of Products for Telecommunications and replaces Act 2222 of April 20th, 2020. This new Act will become in force 180 days after publication (in force after June 1st, 2021). The main...

ANATEL type approval released new Resolution 726 (May 5th 2020). This resolution will become in force after Sep 1st and it replaces the restricted bands defined in the Table I of Res. 680/2017. The main change is related to the WI-FI 6E frequency range (5.9 GHz to 7.1 GHz) forbidden...