What Casa da Moeda do Brasil does

Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB) is a Brazilian state-owned enterprise (empresa pública) operating under the Ministry of Finance, founded on March 8, 1694, making it one of Brazil's oldest continuously operating institutions. The company is the statutory producer of Brazilian circulating currency and a sole-source provider of high-security federal products, including banknotes (for Banco Central do Brasil), circulation and commemorative coins, passports (for Polícia Federal and Ministério das Relações Exteriores), fiscal stamps and digitalized ID cards (for Receita Federal), postal stamps (for Correios), conformity seals (for INMETRO), ballot box seals (for Tribunal Superior Eleitoral), and academic diplomas (e.g., for USP). Its operations are organized across three industrial departments: DECED (banknotes), DEMOM (coins/medals), and DEGER (graphics/cards).

CMB operates one of the largest security-printing and minting complexes in the world — and the largest in Latin America — located in the Distrito Industrial de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, with approximately 120,000 m² of built area on a 500,000 m² plot. Installed production capacity is approximately 2.6 billion banknotes and 4 billion coins per year, ensuring national self-sufficiency in circulating medium. Notable proprietary technology includes the BPS-X9 Banknote Processing System (deployed June 2025), which inspects each banknote individually, recovers ~80% of notes previously discarded, reduced loss rates by 62% (~50 million notes), and improved inspection-stage productivity by 70% with 100% automation. A 119 m² Tier 3 Sala Cofre data center provides secure infrastructure. The company holds ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001:2022, 14298 certifications plus NBR 15540 graphic-security certification.

CMB's business model is a B2G public-procurement model: revenue is generated exclusively through frame agreements and direct contracts with Brazilian federal government institutions, with pricing determined via public procurement processes under Lei 13.303/2016 (Estatuto das Estatais) rather than commercial market pricing. The sole owner is the Federal Government of Brazil; there is no public stock listing and no outside equity. GTM is institutional and direct — no commercial distribution channels or consumer-product sales. Cost discipline is a stated focus: migration to the Free Energy Market on January 1, 2024 generated R$30 million in accumulated energy savings. Recent strategic activity has emphasized operational modernization (BPS-X9, energy procurement) and compliance/good-governance certifications (Empresa Pró-Ética 2025-2026, Selo Pró-Equidade de Gênero e Raça).

Name

Casa da Moeda do Brasil

Legal name

Casa da Moeda do Brasil

Website

https://casadamoeda.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Casa da Moeda do Brasil is a Brazilian state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Finance that produces national currency (banknotes and coins), passports, fiscal and postal stamps, identity documents, and medals exclusively for federal government customers, operating one of the world's largest security-printing complexes in Rio de Janeiro.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Casa da Moeda do Brasil manufactures Brazilian banknotes, circulation and commemorative coins, passports and secure identification documents, fiscal and postal stamps, ballot box seals, diplomas, and medals for Brazilian federal government institutions. The company operates one of the world's largest security printing and minting complexes in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, with installed capacity of approximately 2.6 billion banknotes and 4 billion coins per year. It provides associated services including graphic design, metallurgy, personalization, tracking systems, homologation, and laboratory testing.

Product overview

Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB) is a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Finance that operates as a comprehensive security printing and minting authority. The company operates three main industrial departments: DECED (Banknote Department) responsible for printing national circulation banknotes; DEMOM (Coins and Medals Department) handling coin minting and commemorative coins/medals; and DEGER (Graphics and Cards Department) producing passports, fiscal stamps, postal stamps, diplomas, ID cards, and other security documents. The product portfolio encompasses currency production (banknotes and coins), identification documents (passports, ID cards, badges), postal products (stamps), fiscal control solutions, authenticity and tracking systems, commemorative medals, laboratory services, and awards/commendations. The company operates one of the world's largest industrial complexes in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, with capacity to produce approximately 2.6 billion banknotes and 4 billion coins annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clube da Medalha do Brasil: Cultural organization created in 1977 that brings together people passionate about medals. It diffuses information about numismatics in Brazil through exhibitions and public releases of commemorative medals.

Products and services

• Cédulas (Banknotes) Production of Brazilian circulation banknotes for the Banco Central do Brasil, including project development, graphic art, and printing.
• Moedas (Coins) Minting of circulation coins and commemorative coins for the Banco Central do Brasil.
• Passaportes (Passports)

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of banknotes that would have been discarded are now recovered and reintegrated into production
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal Canadian Mint: Canadian government-owned crown corporation that produces Canadian circulation coins, commemorative coins, bullion, and foreign government coin blanks. Highly comparable to CMB as a state-owned mint with diversified product portfolio serving both domestic and international customers.
• SICPA: Swiss-based company providing security inks, authentication solutions, and traceability systems for banknotes, identity documents, tax stamps, and consumer products. Comparable to CMB's security printing capabilities, particularly for fiscal stamps and document authentication.
• De La Rue: UK-headquartered commercial security printer producing banknotes, identity documents, tax stamps, and authentication solutions for governments worldwide. Directly comparable to CMB as a security printing and currency production specialist, though operating as a private commercial entity rather than government-owned.
• The Royal Mint: UK-based mint with centuries of history producing British circulation coins, commemorative coins, bullion, and providing contract minting services to foreign governments. Directly comparable to CMB as a former government-owned mint with similar product portfolio and similar historical longevity.
• United States Mint: U.S. government agency producing coinage for circulation, commemorative coins, and bullion products. Directly comparable to CMB's coin minting operations as a government mint serving a major economy.
• Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint): Austrian national mint producing euro circulation coins for Austria, commemorative coins, and the famous Vienna Philharmonic bullion coin. Comparable to CMB as a European government mint with both domestic and international numismatic operations.
• Giesecke+Devrient: German-based global security technology company providing banknote production, security documents, identity solutions, and digital payment security. Comparable to CMB across currency production, identity documents, and security printing, though with broader international operations.
• KBA-NotaSys: Swiss company providing banknote production systems, security printing technology, and substrate solutions to central banks and security printers worldwide. Comparable to CMB as a specialist in currency printing technology and security substrates.
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing: U.S. government agency within the Department of the Treasury that designs and produces U.S. paper currency. Directly comparable to CMB's banknote production operations as a government entity producing national currency under regulatory mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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