This article presents the development of a system used by the Brazilian Network of LegalMetrology and Quality – INMETRO and its delegated public bodies to increase the coverageof mandatory periodic verification on measuring instruments in Brazil, especially nonautomatic weighing instruments. Based on a governmental database of active establishmentsthat allowed the choice of an specific economic activity, the system provides a list ofestablishments where measuring instruments are used to commercial transitions and,therefore, subject to periodic mandatory verification. As a result, the use of systemincreased the number of measuring instruments controlled in Brazil, revealed areas forimprovement and provided references to set goals.
