documento falsificado

[do.ku.ˈmẽ.tu faw.si.fi.ˈka.du]
nounmasculinepl: documentos falsificados
forged document
1. A document that has been fraudulently altered, copied, or created to misrepresent its authenticity or contents with intent to deceive
The police discovered that the passport was a forged document used for human trafficking.
A polícia descobriu que o passaporte era um documento falsificado usado para tráfico humano.
2. Any official or legal document (identification, certificate, license, contract) that has been illegally reproduced or modified
He was arrested for attempting to use a forged document to open a bank account.
Ele foi preso por tentar usar um documento falsificado para abrir uma conta bancária.
In Brazil, falsifying documents is a serious federal crime (Article 297 of the Penal Code) with penalties ranging from 2-6 years imprisonment. This term appears frequently in news reports, legal proceedings, and crime investigations. Document forgery is particularly associated with identity theft, immigration fraud, and financial crimes in Brazilian criminal justice discourse.
NYC Slang
fake doc / bogus papers / counterfeit documents
Synonyms / Sinônimos
documento fraudulentodocumento falsodocumento forjadodocumento adulteradodocumento contrafeito
Antonyms / Antônimos
documento autênticodocumento genuínodocumento legítimodocumento válido

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
documento falsificado
Standard term used throughout Brazil in legal and common contexts
São Paulo
documento falsificado / papel falsificado
Common in both formal and informal speech; 'papel falsificado' used colloquially
Rio de Janeiro
documento falsificado / documento furado
'Furado' is slang meaning a fake or compromised document
Portugal
documento falsificado / documento forjado
Both terms used; 'forjado' more common in legal Portuguese

Related Words

falsificaçãofraude documentalforjariaautenticaçãoperíciafalsáriocontrafação

Related Idioms & Phrases

cair com documentos falsificados
passar documentos falsificados
ser apanhado com documento falsificado
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