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Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record

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Recorded today as Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record, alongside PREVIC (closed pension funds) on the same record; records for this system are held today by Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record.

The CNIS is the master contribution record and carries statutory evidential force under Article 29-A of Lei 8.213. It is read through Meu INSS, which needs only a gov.br bronze account created online, keyed to the CPF. A CPF can be obtained from abroad through Receita Federal at cpf.residente.exterior@rfb.gov.br. Meu INSS carries a dedicated no-password service tab for international-agreement requests. Totalization agreements are in force with the United States (2018), Japan (2012) and Portugal (1995), alongside the Iberoamerican Convention. FGTS and PIS or PASEP are separate pots, including for heirs. Survivor pension arrears are retroactive only where the claim is filed within 90 days, or 180 days for children under 16. Closed funds supervised by PREVIC and PGBL or VGBL products have no per-person central lookup. Records for Brazil are held today by Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record. A former member living abroad starts at the official source, checked on 10 August 2026. Access note on record: Requires a CPF and a gov.br bronze account, both obtainable from abroad; telephone 135 (international reachability not confirmed).

Identity

Current recorded name
Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record
Earlier names, mergers and transfers
Not on record here.
Country
Brazil
Official source
https://meu.inss.gov.br (checked 10 August 2026)
Also on record for this system
PREVIC (closed pension funds)

Doing this yourself, from where you live

Not stated by the authority

What the authority demands
Requires a CPF and a gov.br bronze account, both obtainable from abroad; telephone 135 (international reachability not confirmed)
Evidence
Not on record here.
Source
https://meu.inss.gov.brChecked on the authority's own page,

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  • The official route and its verdict for someone living abroad.
  • The country rules that apply, each with its own official source.

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Contact route for a former member abroad

Contact fields on record
1
Sourced rules on record
4
Last checked
10 August 2026

Verified contact detail on record

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On the record

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Country rules on record

  • An appeal against an INSS decision must be lodged within 30 days of learning the result.

    What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed

    Official source, gov.br (checked 1 September 2026)

  • File a recurso ordinario with the Conselho de Recursos da Previdencia Social (CRPS) within 30 days of being notified of the INSS decision

    What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed

    Official source, gov.br (checked 1 September 2026)

  • A death pension is paid from the date of death only if it is claimed within 90 days of the death (180 days for children under 16).

    What is lost: The source states this in item II of the same Art. 74: "II - do requerimento, quando requerida após o prazo previsto no inciso I" - [PensionHunter translation, not the source's own English] "II - of the claim, when claimed after the period provided for in item I." Where the claim is made after the 180/90 days, the pension is due from the date of the claim instead of from the date of death.

    Official source, planalto.gov.br (checked 1 September 2026)

  • File the requerimento for pensao por morte within 90 days of the segurado's death (180 days if the dependent is a child under 16) so the benefit is backdated to the date of death

    What is lost: Per inciso II, when pensao por morte is requerida after the deadline set out in inciso I, the benefit is due a contar da data do requerimento (from the date of the request) rather than from the date of death

    Official source, planalto.gov.br (checked 1 September 2026)

Dated obligation on record

An appeal against an INSS decision must be lodged within 30 days of learning the result.

What is lost: the source does not state what happens if this is missed

Official source, gov.br (checked 1 September 2026)

Questions and answers

Who holds these pension records in Brazil today?
Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record. The CNIS is the master contribution record and carries statutory evidential force under Article 29-A of Lei 8.213. It is read through Meu INSS, which needs only a gov.br bronze account created online, keyed to the CPF. A CPF can be obtained from abroad through Receita Federal at cpf.residente.exterior@rfb.gov.br. Meu INSS carries a dedicated no-password service tab for international-agreement requests. Totalization agreements are in force with the United States (2018), Japan (2012) and Portugal (1995), alongside the Iberoamerican Convention. FGTS and PIS or PASEP are separate pots, including for heirs. Survivor pension arrears are retroactive only where the claim is filed within 90 days, or 180 days for children under 16. Closed funds supervised by PREVIC and PGBL or VGBL products have no per-person central lookup.
What does a former member living abroad do first?
Start at the official source for Meu INSS and the CNIS contribution record. Access note on record: Requires a CPF and a gov.br bronze account, both obtainable from abroad; telephone 135 (international reachability not confirmed).
When was this entry last checked?
10 August 2026, against the official source.

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