AS9100 certification in Brazil

AS9100 certification in Brazil at a glance

Aerospace supply chains reward suppliers that can show a recognised quality system, and in Brazil that demand arrives through customers and prime contractors rather than through statute. The International Aerospace Quality Group owns the 9100 series, which separates design and production, maintenance and distribution. Global ACI lists IAQG 9100, 9110 and 9120 among the scopes recognised for Cgcre, Inmetro's accreditation coordination, so a Brazilian certification body can be accredited for the scheme. For machining shops, composites suppliers, repair stations and distributors, the work lies in configuration control, special processes, traceability and risk management layered on top of ISO 9001, with customers auditing the result in their own way. Sterling's New York office supports gap analysis, procedures, supplier flow-down and internal audits, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs AS9100 in Brazil, and what happens without it

In Brazil the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Machining, casting and composites suppliers to aerospace manufacturersPrime contractors flow the IAQG 9100 requirements down to their supply chain.
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul businessesThe IAQG family includes 9110 for maintenance organisations, and customers set their own approval rules.
• Distributors and stockholders of aerospace partsThe IAQG family includes 9120 for distributors, with traceability expectations from buyers.
• Defence and space suppliersProgramme customers set quality system requirements through contract terms.
• Manufacturers moving into aerospace from automotive or industrial workThey need a recognised aerospace quality system before approved supplier lists open.

AS9100 requirements in Brazil

Strip away the vocabulary and AS9100 asks a supplier to prove six things about delivering aerospace products safely and on time.

In Brazil these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: AS9100 explained →

How to get AS9100 certified in Brazil

One team from the New York office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Brazil are served from Sterling's New York office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against AS9100 and the Brazilian requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

How long does AS9100 certification take in Brazil?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Brazil these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Scope across production, maintenance or distribution
• Maturity of configuration, risk and special-process controls
• Customer-specific approvals already held
• Certification body auditor availability

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does AS9100 certification cost in Brazil?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Brazil these factors move both.

• Number of sites and processes in scope
• Special-process, inspection and traceability improvements
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately from consulting
• Customer approval and first-article support

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

AS9100 consultants and certification bodies in Brazil

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers AS9100 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Brazil are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

AS9100 in Brazil: questions clients ask

More on AS9100 for Brazilian organisations

• AS9100: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement AS9100
• AS9100 certification in Brazil and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Brazilian businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Brazil often combine AS9100 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Brazil →