Justice Ministry Establishes National Crime Database and Suspect Recognition Rules

Overview

• Portarias 1,123/2026 (Sinic) and 1,122/2026 (recognition protocol) were published on January 6 in the Diário Oficial da União.
• Sinic becomes the single national repository and the sole source for the Certidão Nacional Criminal and Folha de Antecedentes Criminais, replacing court and state police documents progressively.
• The database will integrate records of convictions for participation in organized crime, sexual violence against children and adolescents, rape, racism, and judicial restrictions on access to sports arenas.
• The protocol mandates a conductor distinct from the investigator, audiovisual recording, non-suggestive procedures with diverse lineups, and permits AI-generated images only with safeguards for isonomy, traceability and integrity.
• The rules bind the Federal Police and the National Force, remain optional for state civil police, and full compliance may count toward priority for National Public Security Fund transfers as Lewandowski readies his departure from the ministry.