Article 243 Federal Criminal Code

The crime of falsification shall be punished, in the case of public documents, with a prison sentence of four to eight years and from two hundred to three hundred sixty days fine. In the case of private documents, with a prison sentence of six months to five years and from one hundred eighty to three hundred sixty days fine.

If the person who carries out the falsification is a public official, the penalty in question shall be increased by up to one half more.

The penalty that corresponds for the crime provided in the first paragraph shall be increased by up to one half, when documents of assignees, contractors, permit holders or distributors referred to in the Federal Law to Prevent and Punish Crimes Committed in Matters of Hydrocarbons are falsified.