ISO 22301 certification in Brazil

ISO 22301 certification in Brazil at a glance

Continuity is where Brazilian financial regulation meets everyday operations. Resolução CMN nº 4.893 asks institutions to consider incident scenarios in business continuity tests, review the results and make sure contracted services have alternatives, without naming ISO 22301. That puts pressure on banks and, through their due diligence, on the cloud, hosting and outsourcing providers behind them. Contact centres, logistics operators and manufacturers with single-site exposure meet the same question from their customers. A certificate shows that an accredited certification body found a working continuity system, and each body's accredited scope for this standard should be checked with Cgcre's Global ACI listing in mind. Sterling's New York office helps run business impact analyses, recovery strategies, exercises and internal audits, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs ISO 22301 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.

• Banks and payment institutionsTheir regulators require continuity-test scenarios inside the cybersecurity policy.
• Cloud, hosting and outsourcing providers to financial institutionsInstitutions must plan for continuing services if a provider fails.
• Contact centres and BPO operationsClients demand recovery arrangements for operations that run around the clock.
• Utilities, logistics and infrastructure operatorsInterruption affects many customers at once.
• Manufacturers with single-site or single-source exposureCustomers ask how supply would continue after a disruption.

ISO 22301 requirements in Brazil

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22301 requires a company to prove six things about how it keeps operating when something goes wrong.

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: ISO 22301 explained →

• ISO 22301 requirements, clause by clause in plain language
• The documents ISO 22301 expects

How to get ISO 22301 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 ISO 22301 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.

• The ISO 22301 certification process, step by step
• ISO 22301 internal audit

How long does ISO 22301 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.

• Number of critical processes and locations
• Maturity of business impact analysis and recovery plans
• Frequency and quality of exercises
• Certification body availability

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

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 22301 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.

• Scope of processes, sites and suppliers
• Recovery capability improvements and exercises
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately from consulting
• Tooling for plans and notifications

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

• What makes up the cost of ISO 22301

ISO 22301 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 ISO 22301 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.

ISO 22301 in Brazil: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Brazilian organisations

• ISO 22301: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO 22301
• ISO 22301 certification in Brazil and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Brazilian businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Brazil often combine ISO 22301 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Brazil →