The government’s relationship with society is already digital and now it will become even more agile and secure. This Monday, Decree No. 10,543 was published in the Official Gazette of the Union, which regulates the levels, categories and conditions for the use and acceptance of electronic document signatures by citizens and federal Public Administration bodies. According to the norm, the agencies must describe in each public service offered, until July 1, 2021, the required level of electronic signature, guaranteeing due transparency for the citizen.

Simple electronic signature

The simple electronic signature will be used in interactions with less impact of the citizen with the government and that do not involve information protected by degree of confidentiality.

Advanced electronic signature

The advanced electronic signature will be used in transactions that require greater assurance as to its authorship, including electronic interactions between individuals or between legal entities and the government that involve information classified or protected by degree of confidentiality.

Qualified electronic signature

The qualified electronic signature, on the other hand, can be used in all transactions and documents with the government, including the transfer and registration of properties in the realm of notaries, for example. In addition, it will be used in the normative acts signed by the President of the Republic and by Ministers of State. To enjoy the qualified signature, the user will need an ICP-Brasil digital certificate, according to Provisional Measure No. 2,200-2, of August 24, 2001.