What information is analyzed in the Company (CNPJ) Background Check

In addition to verifying participants by CPF, Coodesh's Background Check also consolidates, in a single report, queries run against official public databases using a company's CNPJ (Brazil's company tax ID), in partnership with Exato Digital.

This article details what each query verifies and what data it returns, organized into five categories:

To learn how to enable Background Check in your assessment and how to view the result, see Background Check: verify participant data by CPF.

If you're looking for the queries run on an individual via CPF, see "What information is analyzed in the Background Check" .

The queries below are present in every version of the company report, with one exception: Credit Analysis only appears in the version that includes a company credit analysis. Queries marked as informational do not affect the report's final result — they exist only to provide additional context about the company.

Queries that confirm the company's identity and provide basic registration and ownership data.

Company Registration (Cadastro de Pessoa Jurídica): Consolidated registration data for the company, with risk flagging on its business partners/shareholders. Data returned: CNPJ, legal name, trade name, and registration status; legal nature, CNAE code (primary and secondary activities), share capital, and company size; ownership structure (individual/corporate partners) and shareholdings; addresses, phone numbers, and emails; Simples Nacional election, state tax registration, and estimated revenue (supplementary).

CNPJ Registration Status — Federal Revenue Service: Registration status of the CNPJ with the Federal Revenue Service, special status, share capital, company age, and change history. Data returned: CNPJ, legal name, trade name, and founding date; registration status (and reason) and special status; legal nature, CNAE code, address, and company size; ownership structure and registration change history.

Federal Debt Certificate (CNPJ) — Federal Revenue Service/PGFN: Joint certificate of debts related to federal taxes and the Union's active debt for the CNPJ. Data returned: certificate type and control code; issue date and validity; indication of whether it was issued for the parent company.

State Debt Registry — CADIN (São Paulo): Registrations in the State of São Paulo's registry of unpaid state credits. Data returned: outstanding items (creditor entity, inclusion date, quantity); where to resolve them.

Simples Nacional / SIMEI: Election of Simples Nacional and SIMEI (micro-entrepreneur) tax regimes with the Federal Revenue Service. Data returned: status under Simples Nacional and SIMEI; elections in prior periods and upcoming events.

State Tax Registration (Sintegra): Status of the state tax registration in Sintegra (including rural producers in the state of Paraná). Data returned: state tax ID and legal name; registration status and tax assessment regime; economic activities and address.

SUFRAMA Registration Status (informational): Registration status and accreditation with SUFRAMA (Manaus Free Trade Zone authority). Data returned: SUFRAMA registration status and accreditation; proof document (PDF).

INMETRO Registration: Registrations granted by INMETRO (Brazil's metrology and quality standards agency) and their status (active/inactive). Data returned: registrations (number, status, validity, certificate); conformity assessment program and change history.

Medicine Registration (ANVISA): Medicine registrations with ANVISA (Brazil's health regulatory agency) and their status (valid/expired/cancelled). Data returned: registered products/medicines; listing status (valid, expired/cancelled).

Controlled Chemical Products (SIPROQUIM — Federal Police): Registration certificates for chemical products controlled by the Federal Police. Data returned: certificates (number, request type, issue date, validity, status); controlled chemical products.

Location (Map & Street View) (informational): Static map and Street View images of the company's address. Data returned: static map image; Street View image.

Quick CNPJ Check (FlashCheck): Quick risk overview of the CNPJ across five dimensions: registration/tax, criminal/restrictive, international, legal/reputational, and financial/labor. Data returned: overall risk indicator and by dimension; summarized company registration data.

Forced Labor (Employer Registry): Checks whether the company appears in the Registry of Employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery (the so-called "dirty list"). Data returned: occurrences (year of the enforcement action, state, employer, establishment); workers involved and status (active/historical).

Queries related to court cases and administrative sanctions.

Court Cases: Civil, criminal, and labor court cases in which the company appears as plaintiff, defendant, or another party, consolidated from multiple databases. Data returned: CNJ case number; case type/class and subject; court, level, jurisdiction, and state; status (active/archived) and claim value; dates and parties involved; company's role in the case.

Sanctions & Restrictive Lists (CGU — Office of the Comptroller General): Lists maintained by the Office of the Comptroller General: politically exposed person (PEP) status, administrative sanctions, ties to public service, and receipt of federal funds. Data returned: PEP status — role and exposure period (and cooling-off period); dismissals from federal administration (CEAF); disqualified/suspended (CEIS) and penalized (CNEP) companies; consolidated sanctions (historical and recent); federal ties (civil servant/outsourced), federal funds, and emergency aid received; private entities barred from public contracts (CEPIM).

TCU Sanctions (Federal Court of Accounts): Individuals barred from holding public office and accounts ruled irregular by the Federal Court of Accounts. Data returned: disqualifications (name, case, ruling, end date); irregular accounts (certificate and control code).

Environmental Status (IBAMA): Environmental violations and debts owed by the company to IBAMA (Brazil's environmental agency). Data returned: violations (number, infraction type, biome, state, fine amount, debt status); debt certificate (number, issue date, validity); environmental compliance certificate (on record, valid, or expired); embargoed areas; hazardous materials transport (occurrences and record status).

Environmental Licensing (MMA): Environmental licenses in the National Licensing Portal, run by the Ministry of Environment. Data returned: number of licenses per licensing authority; date from which licenses are on record; states not covered (when applicable).

News / Adverse Media (informational): News related to the company's name, for manual adverse media review. Data returned: news items found (title, link, publication date); source/outlet.

Queries about the company's financial and labor standing.

Credit Analysis (Company) (only available in the version with credit analysis): Company credit score and risk level, with payment behavior and contracting indicators. Data returned: score and risk level (Very Low to Very High); payment punctuality, delay time, use of emergency credit; open contracts, relationship stability, and new contracts.

Labor Debt Certificate (CNDT): Labor debt certificate (CNDT/Labor Court and Ministry of Labor): existence of registered labor debts. Data returned: certificate type (clean / clean with pending effect / not clean); certificate number, issue date, and validity.

FGTS Compliance Certificate (CRF — Caixa): FGTS Compliance Certificate with Caixa Econômica Federal (Brazil's federal savings bank). Data returned: FGTS compliance status; certificate (number, validity, issue date) and history.

International Sanctions (Company): Screening of the CNPJ/legal name against international sanctions lists. Data returned: OFAC — SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) and consolidated (non-SDN) lists, USA; European Union — EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF); UN — UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List; name similarity percentage and related topics for the match.