On July 12, 2024, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL) launched a public consultation on restricting the certification of devices that only support 3G or lower, with the following main contents:

• In the annex to the Ato Decree of June 12, 2020, new requirements numbered 4.4 and 4.5 were added to the annex, with clause 4.4 prohibiting the authentication of modules or terminal devices up to 3G, and clause 4.5 requiring that voice-enabled modules or terminal devices must support VoLTE technology
• In the annex to the Ato 3152 Decree of June 13, 2020, new requirements numbered 4.5 and 4.6 were added, with Article 4.5 prohibiting the certification of mobile phones up to 3G and Article 4.6 requiring that mobile phones must support VoLTE technology
• For automotive components, modules or end devices that support up to 3G can still be certified;
• The original certified devices that support up to 3G will continue to be valid.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, Comments are open until 19 September 2024.