What it is
Brazil’s Digital Work Card is the electronic version of the Carteira de Trabalho e Previdência Social (CTPS), the country’s Work and Social Security Card. It brings together information about a worker’s professional history, including identification details and employment-contract records. Digital access makes it possible to consult these records without carrying a physical work card in everyday life.
The CTPS predates its digital version: it went through several formats and received its current name in 1969. The government launched the Digital Work Card on September 23, 2019, to modernize access to professional information.
Identification and available information
The digital card uses the CPF, Brazil’s individual taxpayer identification number, to identify the worker. The Ministry of Labor and Employment says it is issued in advance to people registered with a CPF, so a physical card does not need to be requested in order to have the digital version. The service integrates federal government databases to make professional information available in one place.
Users can consult civil qualification details and employment contracts, follow their registered work relationships, and check the labor information associated with them. The CTPS matters because its records relate to rights such as unemployment insurance, social security benefits, and FGTS, Brazil’s severance fund. The digital service also provides access to other services, including unemployment insurance and the salary bonus.
How to access it
To use the card, download the official app for free from a mobile app store or access the service online through the gov.br portal. Anyone who already has a gov.br account can sign in to the Digital Work Card app with their existing username and password. In practical terms, the Digital Work Card is the government’s online channel for consulting professional records linked to a CPF.
Digital access means workers can check their records without carrying the physical document. The supplied information does not explain how to correct a record that appears inaccurate; workers should seek guidance through official federal government channels.