Brazil CNPJ Legal Processes Scraper Lawsuits & Litigation Risk

⚖️ CNPJ Legal Processes & Litigation Risk

Litigation risk for Brazilian companies by CNPJ (Tax ID): aggregated lawsuit statistics by type, court, state (UF), status and party role over the last 5 years as defendant/respondent, plus optional individual case records. One POST /check, up to 1,000 CNPJs per summary run. Built for due diligence, supplier onboarding and compliance.

Output example (one record per CNPJ / Tax ID)

Summary mode (default). Field names are in Portuguese; distribuicao holds dynamic-key maps (label → count).

{
  "cnpj": "33000167000101",
  "cnpjFormatado": "33.000.167/0001-01",
  "consultadoEm": "2026-06-07T10:40:13.674Z",
  "encontrado": true,
  "erro": null,
  "totalProcessos": 338740,
  "distribuicao": {
    "porStatus": { "ATIVO": 16597, "ARQUIVADO": 185248, "SUSPENSO": 10484, "TRANSITADO EM JULGADO": 25700 },
    "porTipoParticipacao": { "CLAIMED": 285097, "DEFENDANT": 67313 },
    "porEstado": { "SP": 120350, "RJ": 41880, "MG": 22014 }
  },
  "processos": null,
  "paginacao": null
}

Abbreviated sample. distribuicao also includes porTipo, porNomeTribunal, porTipoTribunal, porNivelTribunal, porAssuntoCnj, porAssuntoCnjAbrangente, porTipoProcedimentoCnj. Set incluirProcessos: true to also get processos[] (case number, court, status, value, parties) and paginacao. On per-CNPJ failure the item carries erro (and encontrado: false) instead of failing the run. Very high-volume companies may return distribuicao: null with erro: "volume excessivo de processos".

Try it: input and API

Input (Console Input tab, or batch run):

{ "cnpjs": ["33.000.167/0001-01"], "incluirProcessos": false }

Standby REST API (real time):

curl -X POST "https://brasildados--cnpj-lawsuits-check.apify.actor/check" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --compressed \
  -d '{"cnpjs":["33.000.167/0001-01"]}'

Interactive docs (Swagger UI) in the Endpoints tab. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV or XLSX.

What this Actor returns

🔑 Identification	cnpj, cnpjFormatado, consultadoEm, encontrado, erro
📊 Totals	totalProcessos
📋 Distribution	distribuicao.*: porTipo, porEstado, porStatus, porTipoParticipacao, porNomeTribunal, porTipoTribunal, porNivelTribunal, porAssuntoCnj, porAssuntoCnjAbrangente, porTipoProcedimentoCnj (each a label → count map)
📄 Case records	processos[] when incluirProcessos: true (number, court, status, value, parties with PII masked)
🔁 Pagination	paginacao (retornados, totalReportado, temMais, cursorProximaPagina)

Why check Brazilian company lawsuits by CNPJ (Tax ID)?

• M&A due diligence: assess labor and civil exposure before signing
• Supplier onboarding: block vendors with elevated litigation profiles
• Credit and lending: include judicial exposure in borrower risk models
• Portfolio monitoring: track partners or debtors periodically
• Compliance: flag companies with active criminal or administrative cases

Consolidated from credentialed official sources. Window: last 5 years of captured processes as defendant/respondent.

Pricing

Mode	Price	Notes
Summary (default)	$0.20/CNPJ	Aggregated distribution only
Detail (incluirProcessos: true)	$1.00/CNPJ	First page of case records (up to maxProcessos)
Pagination (cursorPagina)	$0.75/CNPJ	Additional pages; cursor valid ~3 hours

Limits: up to 1,000 CNPJs (summary) or 100 (detail) per run; exactly 1 with cursorPagina. Items that error are not charged.

Related Actors

Actor	When to use
CNPJ Enrichment	Company profile and QSA before judicial risk review
Sanctions Check	CEIS/CNEP/FGTS regulatory screening
CNPJ KYC & PEP Checker	PEP, international sanctions and electoral donations
Government Contracts Check	Public revenue concentration risk

Suggested pipeline: Enrichment → Lawsuits (this) → Sanctions → KYC

FAQ

Does it return individual lawsuit numbers?

Yes, when incluirProcessos: true (up to maxProcessos per CNPJ, default 50). Summary-only mode returns aggregated stats without case numbers.

Which party role is included?

Aggregation focuses on processes where the company appears as defendant/respondent, over the last 5 years.

What if distribuicao is null?

Usually erro: "volume excessivo de processos" for companies with extremely high litigation volume (large banks, major state-owned enterprises).

What CNPJ (Tax ID) formats are accepted?

Any format. Check digits validated locally. Max 1,000 CNPJs (summary) or 100 (detail) per run.

Is it legal to use this data?

Use only with legitimate business purpose and applicable compliance requirements (LGPD/GDPR where personal data appears; individual parties have PII masked).

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🇧🇷 Resumo em português

Consulta de Processos por CNPJ retorna risco de litígio de empresas brasileiras: estatísticas agregadas (distribuicao) por tipo, tribunal, UF, status e polo nos últimos 5 anos como réu/reclamado, mais registros individuais opcionais (incluirProcessos: true → processos[], com PII mascarada). Os nomes dos campos são em português. Até 1.000 CNPJs (resumo) ou 100 (detalhe) por execução; ou use a API Standby POST /check. Falha por-CNPJ vem no campo erro do item (não derruba o run). Preços: $0,20/CNPJ resumo, $1,00 detalhe, $0,75 paginação.