🇧🇷 Brazil
ISO BRA / BR
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- ratified (2020-09-01)
- Paris MoU rating
- not-listed
- Tokyo MoU rating
- not-listed
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- not listed
Registry
- Vessel count
- 700
- Deadweight
- 8
- Administration
- ANTAQ - National Waterway Transportation Agency
- File a complaint
- Official form
Large cabotage fleet; offshore oil and gas sector vessels
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Country context
- Population
- 212,812,405 (2025)
- GDP per capita
- $10,713 (2025)
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
Source: World Bank Open Data.
What this means for seafarers
- MLC 2006: This flag has ratified MLC 2006. Vessels must hold a valid Maritime Labour Certificate + DMLC Part II posted onboard. You can file an MLC complaint via the flag administration.
- Port-state-control profile: not-listed or unknown rating. Read about PSC regimes →
- STCW: Party to STCW. Verify a CoC issued under this flag at the administration.
See also: flag risk explained · MLC ratification list · white/grey/black lists.
Reference
- III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
- Port state control — how Brazil-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Brazil's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Companies headquartered in Brazil
- América Latina Logística · operator
- Wilson, Sons · operator
- AUSCORP - Brazil International Logistics & Freight Forwarder · operator
- Grupo RBS · operator
Ports in Brazil
Brazil flag: FAQ
- Is the Brazil flag safe for seafarers?
- The Brazil flag has weaker port-state-control ratings under one or both MoU regimes. It has ratified MLC 2006, so seafarers retain convention-based rights. Operators on weaker-rated flags are not always poor employers, but they face less external regulatory pressure.
- Has Brazil ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- Yes — Brazil has ratified MLC 2006 (ratified 2020). Seafarers serving on Brazil-flagged vessels are entitled to make MLC complaints through the flag administration, port state, or seafarer welfare organisations such as the ITF.
- How do I file a complaint against a Brazil-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the ANTAQ - National Waterway Transportation Agency via their official complaint procedure. Under MLC 2006, complaints may also be lodged with the port-state authority of any MLC-ratified port. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society) can advocate on your behalf. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.
- What port-state-control rating does Brazil have?
- Paris MoU rating: not-listed. Tokyo MoU rating: not-listed. PSC ratings classify flags by inspection and detention history. White / low-risk flags face fewer PSC inspections; black / high-risk flags face more frequent inspection and a higher detention rate.
- Is Brazil on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- No — Brazil is not currently on the ITF Flag of Convenience list. Seafarers retain general ITF-channel access for advocacy and abandonment response regardless of FoC status.
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