diff --git a/core/utils/harvesters.py b/core/utils/harvesters.py
index 47f0f1d09..da4a0353c 100644
--- a/core/utils/harvesters.py
+++ b/core/utils/harvesters.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def harvest_documents(self) -> Generator[Dict[str, Any], None, None]:
                 logging.info(f"Fetching AM documents from: {url}")
 
                 # Faz requisição
-                response = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=self.timeout, verify=True)
+                response = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=self.timeout, verify=False)
 
                 # Processa objetos retornados
                 objects = response.get("objects", [])
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ def harvest_documents(self) -> Generator[Dict[str, Any], None, None]:
                 logging.info(f"Fetching OPAC documents from: {url}")
 
                 # Faz requisição
-                response = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=self.timeout, verify=True)
+                # verify=False é necessário para evitar erros de SSL em ambientes onde o certificado do OPAC não é reconhecido
+                response = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=self.timeout, verify=False)
 
                 # Define total de páginas na primeira iteração
                 if total_pages is None:
diff --git a/issue/articlemeta/loader.py b/issue/articlemeta/loader.py
index 7e9d0d6ce..a8242e577 100644
--- a/issue/articlemeta/loader.py
+++ b/issue/articlemeta/loader.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def harvest_and_load_issue(user, url, code, collection_acron, processing_date, f
 def harvest_issue_data(url, timeout=30):
     try:
         item = {}
-        item["data"] = utils.fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=timeout, verify=True)
+        item["data"] = utils.fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=timeout, verify=False)
         item["status"] = "pending"
         return item
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/journal/sources/article_meta.py b/journal/sources/article_meta.py
index 54a31e920..6297601c6 100644
--- a/journal/sources/article_meta.py
+++ b/journal/sources/article_meta.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _get_collection_journals(offset=None, limit=None, collection=None):
         f"https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/identifiers/?collection={collection}&limit={limit}"
         + offset
     )
-    data = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=30, verify=True)
+    data = fetch_data(url, json=True, timeout=30, verify=False)
     return data
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def process_journal_article_meta(collection, limit, user):
         for journal in data["objects"]:
             issn = journal["code"]
             url_journal = f"https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?collection={collection}&issn={issn}"
-            data_journal = fetch_data(url_journal, json=True, timeout=30, verify=True)
+            data_journal = fetch_data(url_journal, json=True, timeout=30, verify=False)
             obj_collection = Collection.objects.get(acron3=collection)
             AMJournal.create_or_update(
                 pid=issn,