Agência Brasil explains how to obtain the Youth ID

The document is issued free of charge and serves to prove the holder’s social status, making it easier for him to enjoy the rights provided for in the Youth Statute, as established in Decree No. 8,537 of 2015. monthly payment of up to two minimum wages – which currently amounts to R$ 2,424.00 – can request the document using the official ID Jovem 2.0 application or through the benefit’s own website. The card is valid for six months, but it is possible to renew it at the end of the period. To request the document, the interested party must be registered in the Single Registry of the Federal Government (CadÚnico) and keep their personal information up to date. If not yet registered, the interested party can register through the application or the CadÚnico website itself – an instrument created to allow the Public Power to identify, characterize and accompany low-income families that already receive some government social benefit or that the are requesting. To obtain discounts on artistic, cultural and sporting events, the Youth ID holder must present it, along with an official photo ID, at ticket sales points. It is possible to print a copy of the card or use it in digital format, using the application for mobile phones. The ID Jovem card is accepted in cinemas, film clubs, theaters and musical, performing arts and circus shows promoted by any entity and held in public or private establishments. It is also accepted at educational, sports, leisure and entertainment events where entry or participation is paid. To acquire free tickets or with a 50% discount on interstate travel, the beneficiary must request a single travel ticket, at any point of sale, at least three hours before departure time. It is also possible to request, in advance, the issuance of the return travel ticket, observing the ticket sales procedures. The benefit is valid for interstate trips by road, rail and water, on regular lines. The companies providing the service, however, are only obliged to offer two free spaces or with a 50% discount per trip. If you are unable to enforce your right, the young person who feels harmed can demand a document from the carrier’s attendants justifying the reason for refusing the trip on the day and time that must appear in the document. With this, the young person will be able to register a complaint at a service point of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) at the bus terminal or by telephone 166, by email [email protected] or WhatsApp number (61) 99688-4306. *With information from the GOV.BR portal

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