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Brazilian Background Check: verify participant data by CPF

Are you hiring Brazilians to work at your company or startup? Add a layer of compliance to your assessments by verifying participant data using their CPF (Brazilian Individual Taxpayer Registry number).

Add a compliance layer to your assessments by verifying participant data directly through their Brazilian Tax ID (CPF). The report is delivered within the platform, no external tools required.

Report examples

The examples below use fictitious data. Each type has two versions: one with no findings and one with findings in the queried sources.

What is Background Check

Background Check is an assessment step that prompts the participant to provide their CPF. After the assessment, you run the query and receive a PDF report with the data linked to that CPF.

The query is processed by Exato Digital and consumes Background Check credits from your account.

This feature is available exclusively for participants with a Brazilian CPF. Foreign participants can skip this step without affecting their assessment.

See report examples for each type in the Report types section below.

Security and privacy

Background Check was built with security and data privacy best practices:

  • The participant's CPF is collected with explicit consent: by submitting, the participant expressly authorizes the query of their public data.

  • Data is transmitted securely between Coodesh and the Exato Digital provider.

  • The PDF report is stored with restricted access: only authorized users within the company can view it.

  • Access links are generated on demand with an expiration time.

Who can use it

Background Check is available to companies that have Background Check credits in their plan.

Roles that can run the query: Administrator, Manager, and Business.
Restricted roles can only view the report once it is available.

Report types

When setting up the question, you choose the report type. Each type has a credit cost:

Type

What it includes

Credits

PF (standard)

Criminal records and data linked to the CPF

1 credit

PF CNH (driver's license)

CPF data + Brazilian Driver's License (CNH) validation

2 credits

PF Credit (credit analysis)

CPF data + credit analysis

2 credits

How to configure Background Check in an assessment

  1. Open the assessment and, on the Sections tab, click Add from library.

  2. Search for Background Check (Brasil) and click + to add the question.

  3. In the added question, choose the report type: PF, PF CNH or PF Credit. The total credits per participant appear right below the options.

  4. Click Save.

Background Check (Brasil) question in the assessment, with the PF, PF CNH and PF Credit report options

How the participant responds

The participant sees an Identity Verification screen during the assessment. They:

  • Enter their CPF and date of birth in the provided fields.

  • If they don't have a Brazilian CPF, they check "I am a foreigner (I don't have a Brazilian CPF)" and skip this step without any impact on their assessment.

  • By submitting, they authorize the company to query their public data.

Identity Verification screen with the CPF and Date of birth fields and the option for foreigners

The participant does not receive the report. It goes directly to the company's dashboard.

How to run and view the result

After the participant completes the assessment:

  1. Go to the participant's result page.

  2. In the sections list, click View (eye icon) on the Background Check (Brasil) row. The Background Check card opens on the side.

  3. Check the status:

    • Ready to run — CPF was provided. Click Run check.

    • Processing — wait a few minutes for the result.

    • Available — the PDF report is ready. View it directly on screen.

    • No credits — your account has no balance. Purchase more credits.

    • Not applicable — the participant indicated they don't have a Brazilian CPF.

  4. When you click Run check, a confirmation modal shows how many credits will be used. Confirm to proceed.

The query is irreversible. Credits are deducted when you confirm.

Background Check card with the Ready to run status and the Run check button

Run Background Check confirmation window with the check type and the credits to be used

When the status changes to Available, the report opens in the card itself, with an option to download the PDF:

Background Check card with the Available status and the PDF report open on screen

Frequently asked questions

Does the participant need to have finished the assessment before I run the query?
No. You can run the query as soon as the CPF is submitted, even if the participant hasn't completed the assessment yet.

What happens if the participant is a foreigner?
The participant checks "I am a foreigner" and skips the step. The status shows "Not applicable" and no credits are consumed.

How long does it take to get the result?
Results typically appear within a few minutes. In high-demand scenarios, it may take up to 15 minutes.

Can I run the query more than once for the same participant?
No. Each participant can have only one Background Check query per assessment.

How do I get more credits?
Contact the Coodesh sales team or access the billing section of your platform account.

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