diff --git a/app/builders/contact_inbox_with_contact_builder.rb b/app/builders/contact_inbox_with_contact_builder.rb
index 2ba9179ed..940eaf4a2 100644
--- a/app/builders/contact_inbox_with_contact_builder.rb
+++ b/app/builders/contact_inbox_with_contact_builder.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ContactInboxWithContactBuilder
   def find_contact
     contact = find_contact_by_identifier(contact_attributes[:identifier])
     contact ||= find_contact_by_email(contact_attributes[:email])
-    contact ||= find_contact_by_phone_number(contact_attributes[:phone_number])
+    contact ||= find_contact_by_phone_numbers
     contact ||= find_contact_by_instagram_source_id(source_id) if instagram_channel?
 
     contact
@@ -107,9 +107,14 @@ class ContactInboxWithContactBuilder
     account.contacts.from_email(email)
   end
 
-  def find_contact_by_phone_number(phone_number)
-    return if phone_number.blank?
+  def find_contact_by_phone_numbers
+    phone_numbers = [contact_attributes[:phone_number], *Array(contact_attributes[:phone_number_candidates])].compact_blank.uniq
 
-    account.contacts.find_by(phone_number: phone_number)
+    phone_numbers.each do |phone_number|
+      contact = account.contacts.find_by(phone_number: phone_number)
+      return contact if contact
+    end
+
+    nil
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_base_service.rb b/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_base_service.rb
index 09632c5b1..d7818896f 100644
--- a/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_base_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_base_service.rb
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ class Whatsapp::IncomingMessageBaseService
     message_phone_number = whatsapp_phone_number(messages_data.first[:from])
     return false if message_phone_number.blank?
 
-    phone_number = "+#{message_phone_number}"
-    formatted_phone_number = TelephoneNumber.parse(phone_number).international_number
-    @contact.name == phone_number || @contact.name == formatted_phone_number
+    [message_phone_number, normalized_phone_number(message_phone_number)].uniq.any? do |number|
+      phone_number = "+#{number}"
+      formatted_phone_number = TelephoneNumber.parse(phone_number).international_number
+      @contact.name == phone_number || @contact.name == formatted_phone_number
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_identifier_helper.rb b/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_identifier_helper.rb
index 07dc70983..d29272f30 100644
--- a/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_identifier_helper.rb
+++ b/app/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_identifier_helper.rb
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ module Whatsapp::IncomingMessageIdentifierHelper
     phone_number = whatsapp_phone_number(phone_identifier)
     return { name: name } if phone_number.blank?
 
-    # Normalize before storing/matching so country-specific format variations (e.g. Brazil's
-    # missing 9th digit) resolve to the same contact instead of creating duplicates.
-    formatted_phone_number = "+#{normalized_phone_number(phone_number)}"
+    formatted_phone_number = "+#{phone_number}"
     display_name = name == phone_identifier ? formatted_phone_number : name
-    { name: display_name, phone_number: formatted_phone_number }
+    attributes = { name: display_name, phone_number: formatted_phone_number }
+
+    normalized_number = normalized_phone_number(phone_number)
+    attributes[:phone_number_candidates] = ["+#{normalized_number}"] if normalized_number != phone_number
+    attributes
   end
 
   def normalized_phone_number(phone_number)
diff --git a/app/services/whatsapp/phone_normalizers/brazil_phone_normalizer.rb b/app/services/whatsapp/phone_normalizers/brazil_phone_normalizer.rb
index 24a1c406e..bd9afcb92 100644
--- a/app/services/whatsapp/phone_normalizers/brazil_phone_normalizer.rb
+++ b/app/services/whatsapp/phone_normalizers/brazil_phone_normalizer.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 # Handles Brazil phone number normalization
 # ref: https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/issues/5840
+# ref: https://www.gov.br/anatel/pt-br/regulado/numeracao/perguntas-frequentes
 #
 # Brazil changed its mobile number system by adding a "9" prefix to existing numbers.
-# This normalizer adds the "9" digit if the number is 12 digits (making it 13 digits total)
-# to match the new format: 55 + DDD + 9 + number
+# This normalizer adds the "9" only to legacy eight-digit mobile ranges, leaving
+# eight-digit landlines (which start with 2-5) unchanged.
 class Whatsapp::PhoneNormalizers::BrazilPhoneNormalizer < Whatsapp::PhoneNormalizers::BasePhoneNormalizer
   COUNTRY_CODE_LENGTH = 2
   DDD_LENGTH = 2
+  LEGACY_MOBILE_NUMBER_PATTERN = /\A[6-9]\d{7}\z/
 
   def normalize(waid)
     return waid unless handles_country?(waid)
 
     ddd = waid[COUNTRY_CODE_LENGTH, DDD_LENGTH]
     number = waid[COUNTRY_CODE_LENGTH + DDD_LENGTH, waid.length - (COUNTRY_CODE_LENGTH + DDD_LENGTH)]
-    normalized_number = "55#{ddd}#{number}"
-    normalized_number = "55#{ddd}9#{number}" if normalized_number.length != 13
-    normalized_number
+    return waid unless number.match?(LEGACY_MOBILE_NUMBER_PATTERN)
+
+    "55#{ddd}9#{number}"
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/spec/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
index 2248c1617..b8000d0f7 100644
--- a/spec/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/whatsapp/incoming_message_whatsapp_cloud_service_spec.rb
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService do
     end
 
     context 'when an echo (coexistence) message arrives for a Brazil number missing the 9th digit' do
+      let(:echo_phone_number) { '554188887777' }
       let(:echo_params) do
         {
           object: 'whatsapp_business_account',
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService do
               value: {
                 message_echoes: [{
                   from: whatsapp_channel.phone_number.delete('+'),
-                  to: '551112345678',
+                  to: echo_phone_number,
                   id: 'wamid.ECHO_MESSAGE_ID',
                   timestamp: '1664799904',
                   text: { body: 'Reply from the WhatsApp app' },
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ describe Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService do
       end
 
       it 'reuses the existing contact stored with the normalized phone number instead of duplicating it' do
-        existing_contact = create(:contact, phone_number: '+5511912345678', account: whatsapp_channel.account)
+        existing_contact = create(:contact, phone_number: '+5541988887777', account: whatsapp_channel.account)
 
         expect do
           described_class.new(inbox: whatsapp_channel.inbox, params: echo_params, outgoing_echo: true).perform
@@ -408,6 +409,65 @@ describe Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService do
         expect(conversation.contact).to eq(existing_contact)
         expect(conversation.messages.last.content).to eq('Reply from the WhatsApp app')
       end
+
+      it 'prefers an existing contact stored with the raw phone number' do
+        existing_contact = create(:contact, phone_number: '+554188887777', account: whatsapp_channel.account)
+
+        expect do
+          described_class.new(inbox: whatsapp_channel.inbox, params: echo_params, outgoing_echo: true).perform
+        end.not_to change(Contact, :count)
+
+        expect(whatsapp_channel.inbox.conversations.last.contact).to eq(existing_contact)
+      end
+
+      context 'when the number is a valid landline' do
+        let(:echo_phone_number) { '554132345678' }
+
+        it 'does not match a mobile contact created by adding a ninth digit' do
+          mobile_contact = create(:contact, phone_number: '+5541932345678', account: whatsapp_channel.account)
+
+          expect do
+            described_class.new(inbox: whatsapp_channel.inbox, params: echo_params, outgoing_echo: true).perform
+          end.to change(Contact, :count).by(1)
+
+          contact = whatsapp_channel.inbox.conversations.last.contact
+          expect(contact).not_to eq(mobile_contact)
+          expect(contact.phone_number).to eq('+554132345678')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when an incoming Brazil message supplies a profile name after normalized contact matching' do
+      let(:incoming_params) do
+        {
+          object: 'whatsapp_business_account',
+          entry: [{
+            changes: [{
+              value: {
+                contacts: [{ profile: { name: 'Maria Silva' }, wa_id: '554188887777' }],
+                messages: [{
+                  from: '554188887777',
+                  id: 'wamid.BRAZIL_PROFILE_NAME',
+                  timestamp: '1664799904',
+                  text: { body: 'Hello' },
+                  type: 'text'
+                }]
+              }
+            }]
+          }]
+        }.with_indifferent_access
+      end
+
+      it 'replaces a normalized phone-number placeholder with the profile name' do
+        existing_contact = create(:contact, name: '+5541988887777', phone_number: '+5541988887777', account: whatsapp_channel.account)
+
+        expect do
+          described_class.new(inbox: whatsapp_channel.inbox, params: incoming_params).perform
+        end.not_to change(Contact, :count)
+
+        expect(existing_contact.reload.name).to eq('Maria Silva')
+        expect(whatsapp_channel.inbox.conversations.last.contact).to eq(existing_contact)
+      end
     end
   end