Can tourists drive across the Integration Bridge?

No. Driving across is a local border crossing restricted to residents of the four border cities. Tourists driving still use the Friendship Bridge.

Which document is required to drive across?

The DTVF, the Local Border Transit Document set under Mercosur agreements. The reported cost is about R$ 205 for Brazilians and R$ 65 for Paraguayans. Without it, driver and passengers have to turn back and use the Friendship Bridge.

Can you bring shopping from Paraguay over the Integration Bridge?

No. Carrying goods over that bridge is not allowed. Shoppers use the Friendship Bridge and follow the allowance rules.

What are the truck hours on the Integration Bridge?

Large trucks running empty cross from 6pm to 5am. Residents' light vehicles, from 7am to 1pm.

The Integration Bridge opened to cars: who can cross and the DTVF document

Passenger cars planned for Sep 14, residents only, 7am to 1pm, with the DTVF; goods banned

The Integration Bridge has been open to cars since 14 September 2026, but only for residents of the four border cities, 7am to 1pm, with the DTVF border document. Not for tourists or shopping.

Foto: Presidência da República / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Direct answer: Yes. The Integration Bridge has been open to passenger cars since Monday, 14 September 2026, but only for residents of Foz do Iguaçu, Ciudad del Este, Presidente Franco and Hernandarias, from 7am to 1pm, with the DTVF border document. It is not for tourists or shopping: goods remain banned. Tourists driving keep using the Friendship Bridge.

What the Integration Bridge is

It is the second bridge between Brazil and Paraguay at the Triple Frontier, linking Foz do Iguaçu to Presidente Franco, next to Ciudad del Este. It was built to relieve the Friendship Bridge. It is opening in stages: urban buses (the Presidente Franco–Foz line) and trucks have crossed since 3 August 2026, and passenger cars were allowed in on 14 September. The first car crossed on Tuesday 15 September: a driver from Paraguay, heading to Presidente Franco, using the DTVF.

Who can drive across

Only residents of the four border cities: Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), Ciudad del Este, Presidente Franco and Hernandarias (Paraguay). It is a neighborhood crossing (local border transit), not a tourist or shopping route.

The border document: the DTVF

To drive across you need the DTVF (Local Border Transit Document), set under Mercosur agreements and referenced in a Brazilian Receita Federal act. It identifies the authorized resident and vehicle. Bus passengers use the TVF (Local Border Traffic), issued by immigration.

Reported cost: about R$ 205 for Brazilians and R$ 65 for Paraguayans.
Vehicle: must be registered in the driver's name; otherwise a valid power of attorney is required.
Occupants: everyone in the car must carry the required documents.
Without the document: driver and passengers have to return to their country of origin and cross via the Friendship Bridge.

Take-up started lopsided: by 15 September about 7,000 Paraguayans from Ciudad del Este, Hernandarias and Presidente Franco already held the document issued by Brazil, and no Brazilian had obtained the Paraguayan equivalent. Check the issuing rules with Receita Federal (Brazilian side) and Migraciones/Aduana (Paraguayan side) before trying to cross.

Hours and what is banned

Passenger cars: daily, 7am to 1pm. Outside that window the crossing is not authorized for residents.
Large trucks running empty: 6pm to 5am.
Banned: carrying goods and shopping from Paraguay over this bridge. The crossing is for residents getting around, not for shopping or tourism.

So where do tourists cross?

Not here: anyone driving to Ciudad del Este to sightsee or shop still uses the Friendship Bridge. Follow the bridges live at bridge queue and, if you are going shopping, check first whether the allowance and the tax make it worth it.

Source: H2FOZ, Folha de Curitiba and 100 Fronteiras.

Is the Integration Bridge open to cars yet?: Yes, since Monday 14 September 2026, from 7am to 1pm, but only for residents of Foz do Iguaçu, Ciudad del Este, Presidente Franco and Hernandarias, with the DTVF document. The first car crossed on Tuesday 15 September.
Can tourists drive across the Integration Bridge?: No. Driving across is a local border crossing restricted to residents of the four border cities. Tourists driving still use the Friendship Bridge.
Which document is required to drive across?: The DTVF, the Local Border Transit Document set under Mercosur agreements. The reported cost is about R$ 205 for Brazilians and R$ 65 for Paraguayans. Without it, driver and passengers have to turn back and use the Friendship Bridge.
Can you bring shopping from Paraguay over the Integration Bridge?: No. Carrying goods over that bridge is not allowed. Shoppers use the Friendship Bridge and follow the allowance rules.
What are the truck hours on the Integration Bridge?: Large trucks running empty cross from 6pm to 5am. Residents' light vehicles, from 7am to 1pm.

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