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With The Highest Salary In The Country, Notaries Can Earn Up To R$ 530 Thousand A Month. The Notary Model In Brazil Is Under Criticism For Historical Privileges, Tariff Differences, And Lack Of Competition For Some Holders.
Notaries Are At The Top Of The List Of Professions With The Highest Salaries In The Country, According To Data From The Federal Revenue. The Survey Indicates That The National Average Salary For A Notary Is R$ 156 Thousand A Month, With Cases Exceeding R$ 530 Thousand Monthly In The Federal District. The Numbers Renew The Debate About The Brazilian Notary Model, Marked By Privileges Inherited From Portugal, High Tariffs, And Little Competition.
The Main Source, A Special Report By Thiago Mali And Juliana Sayuri For UOL Prime, Reveals That, Even Though They Are Delegated Public Services, Notaries Operate As Private Businesses, Accumulating Revenues That, In 2024, Should Total R$ 31.5 Billion, Almost R$ 10 Billion More Than In 2019. Experts Point Out That The Significant Increase In Revenue Is Linked To The Constant Adjustment Of Fees And The Absence Of Clear Criteria To Standardize Values Across States.
How Notaries Work And Why We Pay So Much
Brazilian Notaries Are Responsible For Civil Registrations, Property Registrations, Authentications, Debt Protests, And Other Mandatory Acts For Individuals And Companies. Critics Assert That The System Maintains Privileges From Centuries Ago, With A Significant Portion Of Holders—About 27%—Operating Without Passing Public Examinations.
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The Fees, Known As Emolumentos, Are Defined By State Courts And Approved By Legislative Assemblies, Often With Strong Influence From Sector Lobbies. This Dynamic Leads To Distortions: Formalizing A Stable Union Costs R$ 103 In Santa Catarina, But R$ 592 In São Paulo; Protesting A Debt Of R$ 25 Thousand Costs R$ 69 In Ceará, But Reaches R$ 4 Thousand In Piauí.
The Money That Goes Beyond The Service Provided
Another Controversial Point Is The Destination Of Part Of The Fees. In Some States, Part Of The Amount Paid By Citizens Goes Directly To Funds Of The Public Prosecutor’s Office And The Court Of Justice, Helping To Fund Benefits And Additional Payments For Public Servants And Judges. In Other Cases, The Transfer Is Indirect, Inflating Budgets And Allowing Salary Increases.
There Are Also Services Considered Unnecessary By Experts, Such As The Recognition Of Signatures For Documents That Could Already Be Valid Without Authentication—A Requirement That Was Relaxed By Federal Law In 2018, But Still Persists In Various Procedures.
Inequality Within The Same Category
The Remuneration Of Notaries Varies Greatly Depending On Location And The Type Of Service Provided. Property Notaries In Capitals Like São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, And Brasília Generate Tens Of Millions Of Reais Every Semester, While Units In Small Towns Report Modest Revenues.
Even So, Even In The Smallest Ones, The Average Income Exceeds That Of Many High-Level Careers. For Critics, This Disparity Reinforces The Perception That The System Privileges A Few, While Imposing High Costs On The Public.
Pressure For Change
Civil Organizations And Legal Experts Advocate For Greater Transparency In The Formation Of Fees, Mandatory Competitions For All Positions, And Expansion Of Digital Services. The Goal Would Be To Reduce Costs For Citizens And Eliminate Loopholes That Favor Excessive Gains Not Related To Real Productivity.
Representative Entities Of Notaries, On The Other Hand, Argue That The Charges Are Necessary To Maintain The Structure And Legal Security, Emphasizing That Part Of The Revenue Is Allocated To Public Funds And Social Programs.
And You, Do You Think It Is Fair That Notaries Have The Highest Salary In The Country? Should This Structure Undergo Deep Reforms, Or Is It Essential To Ensure Legal Security? Leave Your Opinion In The Comments, We Want To Hear From Those Who Experience This In Practice.
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