Notary offices launch tool that allows you to search for properties in the country

It is now possible to search for information related to the link between CPFs and CNPJs to properties in more than 3,600 Property Registries in the 26 states and the Federal District. Launched this month, the National Property Search is available on the official electronic platform that brings together all Brazilian Property Registry offices in one place, RI Digital.

According to the National Operator of the Electronic Property Registration System (ONR), the novelty is the evolution of an electronic service that already allowed asset searches, but was limited to ten units of the federation. The previous tool has had more than 4.3 million queries since 2021, 1.14 million in 2025 alone and more than 800,000 in the first eight months of this year. Now, with the incorporation of the other states, the research now has a national scope.

The first search result occurs in less than a minute. If any unit is temporarily unavailable, the system makes new automatic attempts every 20 minutes, up to three times, seeking to complete the query within one hour. The service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays.

Available on RI Digital, the National Asset Search can be used by citizens, law firms, real estate companies, credit recovery companies and institutions that carry out asset analysis. In the public sector, prosecutors' offices, courts, Public Prosecutor's Offices and police agencies are among the potential users of the tool for locating and investigating assets.

For Flaviano Galhardo, general director of the ONR, the potential is gigantic, both for the citizen and the market as well as for the Public Authorities.

“It is a secure asset tracking instrument, aligned with rigorous standards of compliance, data protection and governance in research and deliveries”, he states.

What the research identifies

The National Asset Search locates occurrences of a specific CPF or CNPJ in real estate records. A positive result, therefore, does not necessarily mean that the person surveyed is the current owner of the property. She may appear or have appeared on the registration as the owner, lessee, guarantor or holder of another right.

To identify the type of link between that CPF or CNPJ and the property, the user can request a digital certificate or carry out a Qualified Search, also available on the platform. This modality, which allows for in-depth research, has already accounted for 8.8 million consultations since 2021.

According to the ONR, the expansion of the platform was possible through the digitization of real estate collections and the structuring of their data by Property Registries across the country.