Last updated: November 11, 2026
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Planalto outage history
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- 23 June 2011. About 1 hour. On the second day of attacks, the presidency site was unstable and its links stayed unavailable.
- 22 June 2011. About 1 hour. A huge wave of fake visits forced the presidency website offline during a national cyberattack.
✓ Our latest check (11 November 2026, 1:23 PM PKT): planalto.gov.br answered normally in 1075 ms.
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Last 30 days, day by day: 13 October 2026 to 11 November 2026
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Is Planalto Down Right Now?
Planalto.gov.br is the official website of Brazil’s presidency, publishing decrees, news and government acts. When the Planalto site is down, citizens and journalists lose access to official documents. This page tracks the live Planalto status so you can check whether the site is experiencing an outage or the problem is yours. If you are asking is Planalto down for me or for everyone, the report graph above is the fastest check.
Why Is Planalto.gov.br Not Loading?
The site slows during major political announcements when traffic surges. Government sites run on limited infrastructure. Browser cache issues cause many personal loading failures. If Planalto fails on every device and network, check the Planalto status for an outage.
Why Can’t I Find a Decree on Planalto?
Documents publish on official schedules; very recent acts take time to appear. Search needs exact terms in Portuguese. If search fails for every document, the document system is having problems.
Why Is Planalto So Slow?
Government infrastructure has less capacity than commercial sites. Announcement-day traffic saturates the servers. If the whole site crawls for everyone, it will show in the report graph. Site owners watch a different dashboard, and Plausible stats stall the same way when a launch day floods a small site.
Common Planalto Problems & Fixes
Site won’t load at all
Try again later; government sites recover slowly. Try a different browser. If it fails everywhere, the site is down.
Documents not opening
Official PDFs need a PDF reader. Try downloading instead of viewing. If documents fail for everyone, the document system is down.
Search not working
Use exact Portuguese terms. If search fails for every query, the search backend is down.
News not updating
Official news publishes on schedules. If news is stale site-wide, the publishing pipeline is delayed.
Videos not playing
Official streams need a stable connection. If videos fail site-wide, the streaming system is down.
How does the Planalto status page help me?
The status page collects user reports in real time and displays them as a graph at the top of this page. When Planalto is down, the report graph spikes sharply, which is the fastest way to confirm a Planalto outage. You can also file your own report using the report button, which helps other users in your area see that the problem is widespread and not just their connection. Bookmarking the status page means you can check back anytime without guessing whether Planalto is down for me or for everyone.
Why does Planalto go down during peak hours?
Like most major online services, Planalto experiences the heaviest traffic during peak usage hours, and that load can expose capacity limits. Planned maintenance is another common cause of brief outages, usually announced in advance on the service’s official channels. Backend deployments, database upgrades and content delivery changes can all cause temporary disruptions that show up as a Planalto outage in the report graph. If the outage is planned, service usually returns within the announced window without any action needed on your part.
What should I do if Planalto is down for everyone?
First, confirm the outage on this page’s report graph rather than repeatedly refreshing, which adds load. Check the service’s official social media accounts or status page for announcements and estimated recovery times. Avoid making critical transactions, purchases or changes in your account until the service is back, since actions taken during a Planalto outage can fail silently or duplicate. Once reports drop back to normal, log out and back in to refresh your session, and clear your browser cache if pages still look broken.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I do when the Planalto search finds nothing for a law number?
The search is picky about format, and plain numbers often match nothing. Laws are stored with their year and the full official wording. Search with the law number plus its year, or browse the legislation index by year instead.
What can I do when an old Planalto law link opens an error page?
The site has been rebuilt over the years, and many old addresses were dropped. Bookmarks and links from older documents then land on error pages. Start from the legislation home page and search for the law again to get its current address.
Why can’t I find a decree?
Publication schedules and search terms are the usual causes. Try exact Portuguese terms. If every search fails, the system is down.
Is the site only in Portuguese?
Yes, it is Brazil’s official presidency site. Use translation tools for other languages.
Why is Planalto so slow?
Limited government infrastructure and announcement traffic are the usual causes. Try off-peak.