New function of the CNH do Brasil app allows students to choose instructors by location

The Ministry of Transport has launched the New Instructor’s Journey, a new feature within the CNH do Brasil application. The update allows the candidate to choose instructors and driving schools by geolocation, consult evaluations and negotiate classes directly, aiming to reduce costs and bureaucracy.

According to the Minister of Transport George Santoro, “the expectation is to accelerate the implementation of the program more and more. This tool ensures more balanced conditions between autonomous instructors and driving schools, ensuring that the choice is up to the student, who is free to decide with whom he will learn to drive”.

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The tool was based on the rules established by Resolution 1.020/2025 of the National Traffic Council (Contran), which established the new process for obtaining the National Driver’s License (CNH). Among the various changes planned are:

• Reduction of the practical workload from 20 class hours to only 2 class hours;
• Permission for practical classes and the driving test to be held in a private car, even if it has an automatic transmission
• Update of the Digital Transit Card (CDT) application, which is now called CNH do Brasil and has new features;
• Authorization for instructors to act autonomously, in addition to providing services to driving schools;

CNH do Brasil App facilitates candidate choice through location and evaluations

Through the application, it is possible to filter qualified instructors and Driver Training Centers (CFCs) by zip code, address or geolocation. In addition to the search, the system implemented an evaluation model from zero to five stars, allowing the candidate to analyze the professional’s reputation before hiring.

The student can also check the availability of times and locations for classes, according to the terms established by the DMV of each state. To facilitate contact, the app provides a button for direct conversation via WhatsApp, where prices and times can be negotiated without intermediaries, but the class must be scheduled in the app.

The instructor himself is responsible for recording and validating the activities carried out, officially confirming the participation of each student. The registration of the class takes place via biometrics and GPS, sending the data in real time to the National Registry of Licensed Drivers (Renach).

The integration of the national platform with the State Traffic Departments (Detrans) occurs in real time. All classes and updates in the application are recorded via biometrics and GPS, being immediately enrolled in Renach.

Instructors can register these classes as freelancers or when they are at the service of a driving school. At the end, the student receives a digital certificate with the detailed workload.

Rules for autonomous instructors and registration in the CNH do Brasil app

Autonomous or driving school instructors can register on the national platform through the application itself. The new system allows the sending of documents, automatic validation of the necessary requirements and makes the theoretical course available.

To act as an accredited instructor and appear in the application’s searches as a freelancer, the professional must meet the following requirements (Law No. 12,302/2010):

• Be at least 21 years old;
• Have completed high school;
• Have been licensed in the category for at least two years;
• Not have committed a very serious infraction in the last 60 days;
• Not have suffered a penalty of revocation of the CNH;
• Have a specific course certificate for instructors (face-to-face or via the CNH do Brasil platform);
• Have a defensive driving and first aid course.

Those who already work hired by a driving school must continue with their activities normally and, at the same time, if they wish, they can work independently, from the tool.

After registration, the Traffic Instructor seal is included in the professional’s Digital CNH. In this way, when starting the New Instructor’s Journey, the self-employed now have a digital profile with a photo and resume. In the exclusive area for instructors, each one can organize and manage their services.

Attention: Instructors already registered in the state systems have until July 6, 2026 to update their data on the CNH do Brasil platform.

The qualification of instructors remains under the responsibility of each state DMV, which must register traffic instructors in Renach, coordinated by the Ministry of Transport. The names of accredited professionals by municipality and state can also be consulted on the website created by the Ministry of Transport.

Digital Credential and Integration with Detrans

To ensure security, the National Instructor Credential was created, a digital document with QR Code available in the application that works as an official document to prove that the professional is an accredited instructor. The digital card will be made available free of charge, valid throughout the national territory and can be exported in PDF.

This document facilitates inspection and proves the professional’s regularity throughout the national territory. In case of disabling, the professional is no longer on the official list of autonomous instructors on the CNH do Brasil platform.

Program Numbers

Since the launch of CNH do Brasil in December 2025, the program has presented record data:

• 70 million users on the app;
• 5.4 million people started the process of the first license through the platform;
• 211 thousand enrolled in the training course for instructors;
• 172.2 thousand instructors already registered on the official website.