Currently, a driver's license, whether category A, B or AB, costs between R$2,000 and R$3,000. Unfortunately, the document is essential for many drivers, as it indicates whether or not a driver is fit to drive a vehicle. However, because it is considered a very high cost, many are not getting their first license.
But did you know that it is possible to take a Free driver's license through the Social Driver's License, an initiative of the traffic authorities and the Federal Government? This initiative aims to give people who are part of needy families the opportunity to get a Free driver's license.
Check out this article to find out how to get one Free driver's license through the project Social Driver's License and be able to have one free driver's license, without having to spend anything for it!
Find out how to get your driver's license for free
Who can get a free driver's license?
THE Free driver's license issued through the project Social Driver's License is intended for people who are part of low-income families and who are already part of some social program. In other words, people who participate in the Family Allowance may be entitled to a Free driver's license.
To participate in the Social Driver's License and therefore be entitled to a Free driver's license, it is necessary to meet certain requirements, but it is important to remember that one of the main requirements is to have a maximum income of two minimum wages.
In addition, people who have been unemployed for more than a year, families who receive some type of assistance from Federal Government. Thus, as students in the public school system, small farmers and people with special needs can request a Free driver's license.
This initiative of the Social Driver's License enables these people to have the right to a Free driver's license exempt from fees and so that they can achieve better living conditions and good opportunities in the job market.
In some states the DMV It usually opens up to 5,000 vacancies so that many needy families can obtain a driver's license at no cost.
20% of the vacancies are for families that receive some type of benefit from Secretariat of Social Development (Sedes), Secretariat of Social Development (Sedes) and 60% for those participating in the Professional Training Project organized by DMV.
Furthermore, it is possible for adults and students to enroll in Empowered Citizen Project, to compete for vacancies to take the Free driver's license. In this project there are two modalities: Qualified Student and the Qualified Citizen, in which it is necessary to have a minimum age range to participate and prove that you participate in some social project.
How do I register and be entitled to a free driver's license?
To register for the project Social Driver's License and have the right to take one Free driver's license, it is necessary to wait for the opening of the notice of DMV of your region. And for those who already participate in the Empowered Citizen Project, you must be at least 18 to 25 years old.
On the portal of DMV of your municipality, you can register in the menu, accessing the tab “CNH Social Registration”. Then, simply fill in your personal details and wait for the list of candidates to be published to participate in the project. Social Driver's License.