Vehicle registration plates of Brazil
Brazil vehicle license plates
Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazilian vehicle license plate for a private-use vehicle registered in Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Mercosur-style plates were introduced in September 2018.
Country Brazil
Country codeBR
Current series
Size400 mm × 130 mm
15.7 in × 5.1 in
Serial formatABC1234
Colour (front)Black on white
Colour (rear)Black on white
Colour schemes denoting functions used in Brazilian license plates, current style
Colour schemes denoting functions used in Brazilian license plates in the style that lasted from 1990 to 2018

Brazilian vehicle registration plates are issued by the states. Each state has a Departamento de Trânsito (DETRAN) that is in charge of vehicle registration and car tax collection, but plates are standardized across the country and form a national vehicle registration database.

Description

The current system, being phased out in favor of Mercosul standard plates, was created in 1990 and was named Registro Nacional de Veículos Automotores (RENAVAM). It uses the form "LLL·NNNN", where LLL is a three-letter combination followed by a four-digit number with a dot between the letters and numbers. A combination given to one vehicle stays with it "for life" - it cannot be changed or transferred to another vehicle. Vanity plates are allowed as long as they abide by the same standard as non-vanity plates.

Above the combination is a metallic band with the standardized state abbreviation and the name of the municipality in which the vehicle is currently registered. This band has to be changed when a vehicle needs to be registered in a different municipality. Rear number plates are bound to the vehicle by a plastic seal. Broken seals invalidate the number plate, which has to be re-sealed by the authorities. Seals need to be broken in order to change State/Municipality tags.

The size of the Brazilian license plates has been standardized to 400 × 130 mm (15" × 5" approx.) in 2008. That standardization also requires a unique typeface known as "Mandatory", which is similar to the typeface used on British plates introduced there in 2001. Plates in North American standard or European standard size can no longer be used as of 1 January 2008.

Colors

Mercosur license plates (2018–)

  • Black on white: privately owned vehicles;
  • Red on white: any kind of paid transportation (buses, taxis, trucks, etc.) and driving schools (autoescola in Portuguese);
  • Blue on white: official use (government-owned cars: police departments, fire departments, federal, state or city public services);
  • Grey on white: collector's items (vehicles older than 30 years in excellent state of conservation and in original state - with more than 80% of its original components), unrestricted circulation inside and outside Brazil;
  • White on black: same as above, but without Mercosur's logo and with circulation restricted inside Brazil;
  • Green on white: manufacturer plates for vehicles under testing, dealer-testing, or in some cases test-drive (in most cases test-drive cars are registered to the dealership and thus use regular black on white plates; privately owned cars being tested after repairs usually carry dealer-fitted green plates over their black on white plates);
  • Gold on white: diplomatic use.

Old system (1990–2018)

  • Black on grey: privately owned vehicles;
  • White on red: any kind of paid transportation (buses, taxis etc.);
  • Red on white: driving school (autoescola in Portuguese);
  • Black on white: official use (government-owned cars: police departments, fire departments, federal, state or city public services);
  • Gray on black: collector's items (vehicles older than 30 years in excellent state of conservation and in original state - with more than 80% of its original components);
  • White on green: manufacturer plates for vehicles under testing, dealer-testing, or in some cases test-drive (in most cases test-drive cars are registered to the dealership and thus use black on grey plates; privately owned cars being tested after repairs usually carry dealer-fitted green plates over their black on grey plates);
  • White on blue: diplomatic use (in this case in the format CD 1234 or CC 1234) or newer licenses like EMB 1234).
  • The first Brazilian license plate was issued in 1901. The early model of the plates was used until 1913
    The first Brazilian license plate was issued in 1901. The early model of the plates was used until 1913
  • Brazilian license plate used between 1915 and 1941, always beginning with the letter P (private) or A (cabs, trucks and buses)
    Brazilian license plate used between 1915 and 1941, always beginning with the letter P (private) or A (cabs, trucks and buses)
  • License plate model used in Brazil between 1941 and 1970. The "Distrito Federal" tag was used in Rio de Janeiro city until 1960, when Brasília became the country's capital and federal district
    License plate model used in Brazil between 1941 and 1970. The "Distrito Federal" tag was used in Rio de Janeiro city until 1960, when Brasília became the country's capital and federal district
  • Cab - truck - bus license plate used in Brazil between 1941 and 1970. The name "Guanabara" began to be used in Rio de Janeiro city in 1960, referring to the city-state where it belonged until 1975, when it was merged with state of Rio de Janeiro and became its capital
    Cab - truck - bus license plate used in Brazil between 1941 and 1970. The name "Guanabara" began to be used in Rio de Janeiro city in 1960, referring to the city-state where it belonged until 1975, when it was merged with state of Rio de Janeiro and became its capital
  • Private license plate model used in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, between 1941 and 1970. The name "Guanabara" began to be used in Rio de Janeiro city in 1960
    Private license plate model used in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, between 1941 and 1970. The name "Guanabara" began to be used in Rio de Janeiro city in 1960
  • Brazilian yellow alphanumeric plate used in private cars between 1971 and 1990
    Brazilian yellow alphanumeric plate used in private cars between 1971 and 1990
  • Brazilian license plate used from 1990 until the exchange for Mercosur plates
    Brazilian license plate used from 1990 until the exchange for Mercosur plates

Sequences Alfanuméricas

Rear plate from Pernambuco
Front license plate of a truck from Pernambuco

Distribuição Vertical de Combinações Alfanuméricas

The letters on the license plate can describe the state where a vehicle was originally registered. Vehicles relocated from one state to another will show the new state/municipality on the replaceable tag, but it is always possible to determine the place of original registration for a used vehicle by observing the license plate range for each Brazilian State:

State 1st sequence 2nd sequence 3rd sequence 4th sequence 5th sequence 6th sequence 7th sequence 8th sequence 9th sequence 10th sequence 11th sequence 12th sequence 13th sequence 14th sequence 15th sequence 16th sequence 17th sequence 18th sequence
Paraná (PR) AAA to BEZ RHA to RHZ SDP to SFO TAI to TBZ UAS to UCZ
São Paulo (SP) BFA to GKI SAV 0A01 to SAV 1A00 QSN to QSZ SSR to SWZ TIO to TMJ UDA to UGV
Minas Gerais (MG) GKJ to HOK NXX to NYG OLO to OMH OOV to ORC OWH to OXK PUA to PZZ QMQ to QQZ QUA to QUZ QWR to QXZ RFA to RGD RMD to RNZ RTA to RVZ SHB to SJI SYA to SYZ UAI TCA to TEZ TWY to UAH
Maranhão (MA) HOL to HQE NHA to NHT NMP to NNI NWS to NXQ OIR to OJQ OXQ to OXZ PSA to PTZ ROA to ROZ SMM to SNJ UJM to UJZ
Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) HQF to HTW NRF to NSD OOG to OOU QAA to QAZ REW to REZ RWA to RWJ SLW to SML
Ceará (CE) HTX to HZA NQL to NRE NUM to NVF OCB to OCU OHX to OIQ ORN to OSV OZA PMA to POZ RIA to RIL SAN to SBV THN to TIN
Sergipe (SE) HZB to IAP NVG to NVN OEJ to OES OZB QKN to QKZ QMA to QMP RQW to RRH TNU to TOD
Rio Grande do Sul (RS) IAQ to JDO TQO to TRW
Distrito Federal (DF) JDP to JKR OVM to OVV OZW to PBZ REC to REV SGN to SGZ SSF to SSQ TUY to TUZ TVK UIV to UJL
Bahia (BA) JKS to JSZ NTD to NTW NYH to NZZ OKI to OLG OUF to OVD OZC to OZV PJA to PLZ QTU to QTZ RCO to RDR RPA to RPZ SJJ to SKT TGR to THH TMK to TNG
Pará (PA) JTA to JWE NSE to NTC OBT to OCA OFI to OFW OSW to OTZ QDA to QEZ QVA to QVZ RWK to RXJ SZA to SZZ TVL to TWK
Amazonas (AM) JWF to JXY NOI to NPB OAA to OAO OXM PHA to PHZ QZA to QZZ TAA to TAH TRX to TSO
Mato Grosso (MT) JXZ to KAU NIY to NJW NPC to NPQ NTX to NUG OAP to OBS QBA to QCZ RAK to RAZ RRI to RRZ SPC to SQP
Goiás (GO) KAV to KFC NFC to NGZ NJX to NLU NVO to NWR OGH to OHA OMI to OOF PQA to PRZ QTN to QTS RBK to RCN SBW to SDO TFA to TGN
Pernambuco (PE) KFD to KME NXU to NXW PEE to PFQ PFR to PGK PGL to PGU OYL to OYZ PCA to PED PGV to PGZ QYA to QYZ RZE to RZZ SNK to SPB UHJ to UII
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) KMF to LVE RIO RIP to RKV SQV to SSE TTA to TUX
Piauí (PI) LVF to LWQ NHU to NIX ODU to OEI OUA to OUE OVW to OVY PIA to PIZ QRN to QRZ RSG to RST SLM to SLV UKA to UKJ
Santa Catarina (SC) LWR to MMM OKD to OKH QHA to QJZ QTK to QTM RAA to RAJ RDS to REB RKW to RLP RXK to RYZ SXA to SXZ TPI to TQE
Paraíba (PB) MMN to MOW NPR to NQK OET to OFH OFX to OGG OXO QFA to QFZ QSA to QSM RLQ to RLZ SKU to SLF TOT to TPH
Espírito Santo (ES) MOX to MTZ OCV to ODT OVE to OVF OVH to OVL OYD to OYK PPA to PPZ QRB to QRM RBA to RBJ RQM to RQV SFP to SGM TOE to TOS
Alagoas (AL) MUA to MVK NLV to NMO OHB to OHK ORD to ORM OXN QLA to QLM QTT QWG to QWL RGO to RGU SAA to SAJ RGV to RGZ TNH to TNT
Tocantins (TO) MVL to MXG OLH to OLN OYA to OYC QKA to QKM QWA to QWF RSA to RSF RIM to RIN RMA to RMC TVA to TVD
Rio Grande do Norte (RN) MXH to MZM NNJ to NOH OJR to OKC OVZ to OWG QGA to QGZ RGN RGE to RGM RQA to RQL TSP to TSZ
Acre (AC) MZN to NAG NXR to NXT OVG OXP QLU to QLZ QWM to QWQ SHA SQQ to SQU
Roraima (RR) NAH to NBA NUH to NUL RZA to RZD
Rondônia (RO) NBB to NEH OHL to OHW OXL QRA QTA to QTJ RSU to RSZ SLG to SLL THI to THM UAJ to UAR
Amapá (AP) NEI to NFB QLN to QLT SAK to SAM TGO to TGQ

Distribuição Vertical das sequências por ordem alfabética

Below is an alphabetically organized list of Letter Sequences and corresponding States. This list is up to date as of January 2026.

Letter
combination		 State Sequence Used since
AAA to BEZ Paraná 1.ª 02/1990
BFA to GKI São Paulo 1.ª 07/1991[1]
GKJ to HOK Minas Gerais 1.ª 09/1991
HOL to HQE Maranhão 1.ª 01/1992
HQF to HTW Mato Grosso do Sul 1.ª 03/1992
HTX to HZA Ceará 1.ª 10/1992
HZB to IAP Sergipe 1.ª 09/1993
IAQ to JDO Rio Grande do Sul 1.ª 03/1992
JDP to JKR Distrito Federal 1.ª 04/1994
JKS to JSZ Bahia 1.ª 08/1993
JTA to JWE Pará 1.ª 07/1993
JWF to JXY Amazonas 1.ª 09/1993
JXZ to KAU Mato Grosso 1.ª 09/1993
KAV to KFC Goiás 1.ª 05/1994
KFD to KME Pernambuco 1.ª 08/1994
KMF to LVE Rio de Janeiro 1.ª 05/1994
LVF to LWQ Piauí 1.ª 04/1994
LWR to MMM Santa Catarina 1.ª 06/1996
MMN to MOW Paraíba 1.ª 07/1996
MOX to MTZ Espírito Santo 1.ª 12/1995
MUA to MVK Alagoas 1.ª 08/1996
MVL to MXG Tocantins 1.ª 11/1996
MXH to MZM Rio Grande do Norte 1.ª 06/1998
MZN to NAG Acre 1.ª 06/1998
NAH to NBA Roraima 1.ª 07/1998
NBB to NEH Rondônia 1.ª 07/1998
NEI to NFB Amapá 1.ª 09/1998
NFC to NGZ Goiás 2.ª 08/2003
NHA to NHT Maranhão 2.ª 12/2006
NHU to NIX Piauí 2.ª 05/2007
NIY to NJW Mato Grosso 2.ª 10/2007
NJX to NLU Goiás 3.ª 11/2007
NLV to NMO Alagoas 2.ª 01/2008
NMP to NNI Maranhão 3.ª 05/2008
NNJ to NOH Rio Grande do Norte 2.ª 07/2008
NOI to NPB Amazonas 2.ª 07/2008
NPC to NPQ Mato Grosso 3.ª 09/2008
NPR to NQK Paraíba 2.ª 11/2008
NQL to NRE Ceará 2.ª 12/2008
NRF to NSD Mato Grosso do Sul 2.ª 11/2009
NSE to NTC Pará 2.ª 11/2009
NTD to NTW Bahia 2.ª 02/2010
NTX to NUG Mato Grosso 4.ª 03/2010
NUH to NUL Roraima 2.ª 06/2010
NUM to NVF Ceará 3.ª 06/2010
NVG to NVN Sergipe 2.ª 03/2010
NVO to NWR Goiás 4.ª 03/2010
NWS to NXQ Maranhão 4.ª 07/2010
NXR to NXT Acre 2.ª 05/2011
NXU to NXW Pernambuco 2.ª 07/2010
NXX to NYG Minas Gerais 2.ª 10/2011
NYH to NZZ Bahia 3.ª 10/2010
OAA to OAO Amazonas 3.ª 12/2010
OAP to OBS Mato Grosso 5.ª 05/2011
OBT to OCA Pará 3.ª 07/2011
OCB to OCU Ceará 4.ª 02/2011
OCV to ODT Espírito Santo 2.ª 05/2011
ODU to OEI Piauí 3.ª 09/2011
OEJ to OES Sergipe 3.ª 08/2011
OET to OFH Paraíba 3.ª 04/2011
OFI to OFW Pará 4.ª 03/2011
OFX to OGG Paraíba 4.ª 06/2011
OGH to OHA Goiás 5.ª 04/2011
OHB to OHK Alagoas 3.ª 09/2011
OHL to OHW Rondônia 2.ª 11/2011
OHX to OIQ Ceará 5.ª 12/2011
OIR to OJQ Maranhão 5.ª 01/2012
OJR to OKC Rio Grande do Norte 3.ª 04/2012
OKD to OKH Santa Catarina 2.ª 02/2014
OKI to OLG Bahia 4.ª 10/2011
OLH to OLN Tocantins 2.ª 02/2012
OLO to OMH Minas Gerais 3.ª 03/2012
OMI to OOF Goiás 6.ª 04/2012
OOG to OOU Mato Grosso do Sul 3.ª 02/2012
OOV to ORC Minas Gerais 4.ª 06/2012
ORD to ORM Alagoas 4.ª 01/2012
ORN to OSV Ceará 6.ª 07/2012
OSW to OTZ Pará 5.ª 08/2012
OUA to OUE Piauí 4.ª 11/2012
OUF to OVD Bahia 5.ª 12/2012
OVE to OVF Espírito Santo 3.ª 12/2012
OVG Acre 3.ª 05/2013
OVH to OVL Espírito Santo 4.ª 07/2013
OVM to OVV Distrito Federal 2.ª 11/2013
OVW to OVY Piauí 5.ª 10/2013
OVZ to OWG Rio Grande do Norte 4.ª 06/2013
OWH to OXK Minas Gerais 5.ª 10/2013
OXL Rondônia 3.ª 11/2013
OXM Amazonas 4.ª 11/2013
OXN Alagoas 5.ª 11/2013
OXO Paraíba 5.ª 11/2013
OXP Acre 4.ª 12/2013
OXQ to OXZ Maranhão 6.ª 04/2014
OYA to OYC Tocantins 3.ª 11/2013
OYD to OYK Espírito Santo 5.ª 12/2013
OYL to OYZ Pernambuco 6.ª 02/2014
OZA Ceará 7.ª 01/2014
OZB Sergipe 4.ª 01/2014
OZC to OZV Bahia 6.ª 03/2014
OZW to PBZ Distrito Federal 3.ª 05/2014
PCA to PED Pernambuco 7.ª 12/2014
PEE to PFQ Pernambuco 3.ª 09/2010
PFR to PGK Pernambuco 4.ª 07/2012
PGL to PGU Pernambuco 5.ª 10/2013
PGV to PGZ Pernambuco 8.ª 12/2014
PHA to PHZ Amazonas 5.ª 06/2014
PIA to PIZ Piauí 6.ª 06/2014
PJA to PLZ Bahia 7.ª 10/2014
PMA to POZ Ceará 8.ª 06/2014
PPA to PPZ Espírito Santo 6.ª 08/2014
PQA to PRZ Goiás 7.ª 03/2015
PSA to PTZ Maranhão 7.ª 12/2014
PUA to PZZ Minas Gerais 6.ª 05/2014
QAA to QAZ Mato Grosso do Sul 4.ª 12/2014
QBA to QCZ Mato Grosso 6.ª 05/2014
QDA to QEZ Pará 6.ª 10/2014
QFA to QFZ Paraíba 6.ª 05/2014
QGA to QGZ Rio Grande do Norte 5.ª 09/2014
QHA to QJZ Santa Catarina 3.ª 05/2014
QKA to QKM Tocantins 4.ª 11/2014
QKN to QKZ Sergipe 5.ª 06/2014
QLA to QLM Alagoas 6.ª 09/2015
QLN to QLT Amapá 2.ª 01/2015
QLU to QLZ Acre 5.ª 08/2014
QMA to QMP Sergipe 6.ª 03/2017
QMQ to QQZ Minas Gerais 7.ª 07/2017
QRA Rondônia 4.ª 11/2017
QRB to QRM Espírito Santo 7.ª 05/2018
QRN to QRZ Piauí 7.ª 10/2018
QSA to QSM Paraíba 7.ª 04/2018
QSN to QSZ São Paulo 3.ª 11/2018
QTA to QTJ Rondônia 5.ª 08/2018
QTK to QTM Santa Catarina 4.ª 11/2018
QTN to QTS Goiás 8.ª 08/2019
QTT Alagoas 7.ª 02/2019
QTU to QTZ Bahia 8.ª 09/2019
QUA to QUZ Minas Gerais 8.ª 06/2019
QVA to QVZ Pará 7.ª 04/2019
QWA to QWF Tocantins 5.ª 05/2019
QWG to QWL Alagoas 8.ª 06/2019
QWM to QWQ Acre 6.ª 08/2019
QWR to QXZ Minas Gerais 9.ª 10/2019
QYA to QYZ Pernambuco 9.ª 07/2019
QZA to QZZ Amazonas 6.ª 08/2019
RAA to RAJ Santa Catarina 5.ª 08/2019
RAK to RAZ Mato Grosso 7.ª 11/2019
RBA to RBJ Espírito Santo 8ª 03/2020
RBK to RCN Goiás 9.ª 11/2019
RCO to RDR Bahia 9.ª 12/2019
RDS to REB Santa Catarina 6.ª 01/2020
REC to REV Distrito Federal 4.ª 02/2020
REW to REZ Mato Grosso do Sul 5.ª 05/2021
RFA to RGD Minas Gerais 10.ª 05/2020
RGE to RGM Rio Grande do Norte 7.ª 03/2020
RGN Rio Grande do Norte 6.ª 12/2018
RGO to RGU Alagoas 9.ª 08/2020
RGV to RGZ Alagoas 11.ª 10/2023
RHA to RHZ Paraná 2.ª 09/2020
RIA to RIL Ceará 9.ª 02/2021
RIM to RIN Tocantins 7.ª 11/2022
RIO Rio de Janeiro 2.ª 09/2018
RIP to RKV Rio de Janeiro 3.ª 01/2020
RKW to RLP Santa Catarina 7.ª 09/2020
RLQ to RLZ Paraíba 8.ª 10/2020
RMA to RMC Tocantins 8.ª 09/2023
RMD to RNZ Minas Gerais 11.ª 12/2020
ROA to ROZ Maranhão 8.ª 03/2021
RPA to RPZ Bahia 10.ª 12/2021
RQA to RQL Rio Grande do Norte 8.ª 06/2022
RQM to RQV Espírito Santo 9.ª 03/2021
RQW to RRH Sergipe 7.ª 11/2021
RRI to RRZ Mato Grosso 8.ª 11/2021
RSA to RSF Tocantins 6.ª 03/2021
RSG to RST Piauí 8.ª 09/2021
RSU to RSZ Rondônia 6.ª 07/2021
RTA to RVZ Minas Gerais 12.ª 10/2021
RWA to RWJ Mato Grosso do Sul 6.ª 12/2021
RWK to RXJ Pará 8.ª 11/2021
RXK to RYZ Santa Catarina 8.ª 09/2021
RZA to RZD Roraima 3.ª 09/2021
RZE to RZZ Pernambuco 10.ª 09/2021
SAA to SAJ Alagoas 10.ª 12/2021
SAK to SAM Amapá 3.ª 11/2021
SAN to SAU Ceará 10.ª 12/2021
SAV 0A01 to SAV 1A00 São Paulo 2.ª 09/2009
SAV 1A01 to SBV Ceará 11.ª 12/2021
SBW to SDO Goiás 10.ª 02/2022
SDP to SFO Paraná 3.ª 03/2022
SFP to SGM Espírito Santo 10.ª 07/2022
SGN to SGZ Distrito Federal 5.ª 07/2022
SHA Acre 7.ª 06/2022
SHB to SJI Minas Gerais 13.ª 07/2022
SJJ to SKT Bahia 11.ª 08/2023
SKU to SLF Paraíba 9.ª 10/2022
SLG to SLL Rondônia 7.ª 09/2022
SLM to SLV Piauí 9.ª 11/2022
SLW to SML Mato Grosso do Sul 7.ª 09/2023
SMM to SNJ Maranhão 9.ª 07/2023
SNK to SPB Pernambuco 11.ª 05/2023
SPC to SQP Mato Grosso 9ª 07/2023
SQQ to SQU Acre 8.ª 09/2023
SQV to SSE Rio de Janeiro 4.ª 07/2023
SSF to SSQ Distrito Federal 6.ª 09/2023
SSR to SWZ São Paulo 4.ª 10/2023
SXA to SXZ Santa Catarina 9.ª 12/2023
SYA to SYZ Minas Gerais 14.ª 11/2023
SZA to SZZ Pará 9.ª 12/2023
TAA to TAH Amazonas 7.ª 03/2024
TAI to TBZ Paraná 4.ª 07/2024
TCA to TEZ Minas Gerais 16.ª 07/2024
TFA to TGN Goiás 11.ª 12/2024
TGO to TGQ Amapá 4.ª 09/2024
TGR to THH Bahia 12.ª 02/2025
THI to THM Rondônia 8.ª 09/2024
THN to TIN Ceará 11.ª 10/2024
TIO to TMJ São Paulo 5.ª 09/2024
TMK to TNG Bahia 13.ª 09/2025
TNH to TNT Alagoas 12.ª 09/2024
TNU to TOD Sergipe 8.ª 01/2025
TOE to TOS Espírito Santo 11.ª 02/2025
TOT to TPH Paraíba 10.ª 11/2024
TPI to TQE Santa Catarina 10.ª 02/2025
TQF a TQN Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a
TQO to TRW Rio Grande do Sul 2.ª 05/2025
TRX to TSO Amazonas 8.ª 12/2024
TSP to TSZ Rio Grande do Norte 9.ª 12/2024
TTA to TUX Rio de Janeiro 5.ª 11/2024
TUY to TUZ Distrito Federal 7.ª 12/2024
TVA to TVD Tocantins 9.ª 05/2025
TVE to TVJ Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a
TVK Distrito Federal 8.ª 07/2025
TVL to TWK Pará 10.ª 06/2025
TWL to TWX Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a
TWY to UAH Minas Gerais 17.ª 07/2025
UAI Minas Gerais 15.ª 06/2024
UAJ to UAR Rondônia 9.ª 07/2025
UAS to UCZ Paraná 5.ª 09/2025
UDA to UGV São Paulo 6.ª 08/2025
UGW to UHI Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a
UHJ to UII Pernambuco 12.ª 10/2025
UIJ to UIU Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a
UIV to UJL Distrito Federal 9.ª 10/2025
UJM to UJZ Maranhão 10.ª 01/2026
UKA to UKJ Piauí 10.ª 10/2025
UKK to ZZZ Sequence not allocated yet N/a N/a

Note: The SAV sequence was first used by São Paulo in September 2009, but was discontinued using only SAV 0A01 to 1A00, later the remainder of the sequence was assigned to Ceará in December 2021, being SAV 1A01 to 9J99.

Distribution by Number of Combinations

Combinações disponibilizadas por UF (atualizado até de Janeiro o de 2026):

Estado UF Qtde. combinações
(em milhares) 		Combinações totais
Sequências ainda não definidas N/a 3.839 38.386.161
São Paulo São Paulo 3.846 38.447.155
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais 1.643 16.428.357
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 1.056 10.558.944
Paraná Paraná 988 9.879.012
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 788 7.879.212
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina 629 6.289.371
Bahia Bahia 568 5.679.432
Goiás Goiás 485 4.849.515
Pernambuco Pernambuco 450 4.499.550
Ceará Ceará 402 4.018.598
Pará Pará 317 3.169.683
Distrito Federal Distrito Federal 316 3.159.684
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso 280 2.799.720
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo 270 2.699.730
Maranhão Maranhão 262 2.619.738
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul 192 1.919.808
Paraíba Paraíba 184 1.839.816
Piauí Piauí 164 1.639.836
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte 162 1.619.838
Amazonas Amazonas 160 1.599.840
Rondônia Rondônia 135 1.349.865
Alagoas Alagoas 133 1.329.867
Sergipe Sergipe 111 1.109.889
Tocantins Tocantins 92 919.908
Acre Acre 42 419.958
Amapá Amapá 33 329.967
Roraima Roraima 29 289.971

Mercosur standard (2018-current)

Pre-production sample of Brazil's Mercosur license plate. Note that the actual implemented alphanumeric format is different from the one shown above: it is LLLNLNN and not LNLNLLN, as seen here

In October 2014 the design of the new license plate to be used by all Mercosul countries was officially presented. This consists of a plate of 15.75 in × 5.12 in (400.05 mm × 130.05 mm), with a white background, the characters and frame in black and a blue band at the top that shows the name of the country, its flag and the Mercosul logo. The typeface used is FE-Schrift.

In September, 2018, Mercosul standard license plates started to be adopted in Rio de Janeiro. As of January 2020, all states have started issuing the new plates. By the end of 2023, all vehicles are expected to be carrying these new plates.[2]

The Mercosul license plates have a new alphanumeric format that will allow for more available combinations. While the previous system used a LLL-#### format, the new format is LLL#L##. Vehicles who are to switch their old license plates for the new one will retain their previous license plate number, with the exception of the 2nd digit (5th character). The number in that position of the alphanumberic format is being replaced by a letter, in accordance with the below table.

Corresponding 5th Characters in the previous and current Brazilian Plates
2nd Digit in the previous plate Design
(ABC·1234 Format) 		4th Letter in the Mercosul Format
(ABC1C23 Format)
0 A
1 B
2 C
3 D
4 E
5 F
6 G
7 H
8 I
9 J

References

  1. ^ Irene Ruberti (2 July 1991). "Novo sistema de placas é inaugurado em SP com fogos e banda de música" (22735 ed.). Folha de S.Paulo, caderno Cotidiano. p. 4-1. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Placas do Mercosul começam a valer em 1º de setembro no Brasil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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