What Infra does

Infra S.A. is a Brazilian federal state-owned company (empresa pública federal) operating under the Ministry of Transport, headquartered in Brasília at SAUS, Quadra 01, Bloco G. It functions as the primary federal entity responsible for national transportation and logistics infrastructure planning, restructured from its predecessor EPL (Empresa de Planejamento e Logística) and consolidating former VALEC railway functions. The company manages three major federal railway programs — FIOL (Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste, under active construction), FICO (Ferrovia de Integração Centro-Oeste, under private investment oversight), and FNS (Ferrovia Norte Sul) — alongside the Transnordestina Railway (EF-232, 252 km from Salgueiro to the port of Suape), and executes concession structuring for federal highways, ports, airports, and waterways using its EVTEA (Technical, Economic, and Environmental Viability Studies) methodology.

Core products and technology span six areas: long-term planning (Plano Nacional de Logística), national intelligence and data dissemination (Observatório Nacional de Transportes e Logística), simulation tools (transport cost, transshipment cost, CO2 emissions, and employment calculators), construction technology (BIM-based digital construction modeling), project management (PMO Digital client portal launching 2026-05), and open innovation (Espaço Conecta hub). The technology stack centers on infrastructure planning, logistics optimization, and multimodal transportation management, with no public APIs or developer-facing platform.

The business model is government-funded through annual federal budget allocations; Infra S.A. does not operate on commercial pricing. Services are delivered to federal agencies (Ministry of Transport, ANTT), state and municipal governments, and private infrastructure companies via public procurement (licitações) and direct contracting under Brazilian public procurement law (Lei 13.303/2016). Headcount is stated as 501-1000 employees, with active public hiring via Concurso 2026 and simultaneous voluntary departure plans (PDV 2022, PDV 2025), reflecting public-sector workforce optimization cycles.

Name

Infra

Legal name

Infra S.A.

Website

https://infrasa.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Infra S.A. is a Brazilian federal state-owned company under the Ministry of Transport that plans and structures national transportation and logistics infrastructure, including major railways (FIOL, FICO, FNS) and federal concessions, funded by federal budget allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Infrastructure Planning

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (92612), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Railroads, Line-Haul Operating (4011)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Terminal Inspection, Safety & Regulatory Compliance (Hazmat, Brake/Car Checks) (TLAJAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Transportation infrastructure planning
• Railway construction management
• Logistics consulting services
• Infrastructure concession structuring
• Multimodal transport planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Budget Allocation: Infra S.A. operates as a federal public company funded through annual budget allocations from the Brazilian federal government, with revenues derived from services rendered to government agencies and entities under public procurement frameworks

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Infra S.A. is a Brazilian federal state-owned company that plans, structures, and oversees national transportation and logistics infrastructure, with a primary focus on railway construction and management (FIOL, FICO, FNS, Transnordestina EF-232). The company delivers long-term logistics planning through the Plano Nacional de Logística (PNL), disseminates sector intelligence via the Observatório Nacional de Transportes e Logística (ONTL), and provides multimodal transport, technical engineering, concession structuring, and area concession services to government entities and private infrastructure investors under public procurement frameworks.

Product overview

Infra S.A. is a Brazilian federal government company that functions as a comprehensive transport and logistics infrastructure planning and management platform. Its core offerings include the Plano Nacional de Logística (PNL) for long-term national transport planning, the Observatório Nacional de Transportes e Logística (ONTL) for sector intelligence and data dissemination, and a suite of simulation tools (Simuladores) for transport costs, emissions, and employment projections. The company manages major railway projects including FIOL (Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste), FICO (Ferrovia de Integração Centro-Oeste), and FNS (Ferrovia Norte Sul), alongside the Transnordestina Railway (EF-232). Its digital portfolio includes BIM na Infra SA for construction modeling, the PMO Digital client portal for project management, and Espaço Conecta for open innovation. Advisory services cover multimodal transport planning, technical engineering services, area concessions for railway and pipeline infrastructure, and strategic partnerships for public-private cooperation. The company also conducts concession and public-private partnership (PPP) structuring studies for federal highways, ports, airports, waterways, and railways, as evaluated through its EVTEA (Technical, Economic, and Environmental Viability Studies) methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PMO Digital: Client Relationship Portal that centralizes technical and managerial information of projects executed under contracts with external clients, including milestones, deliveries, schedules, and relevant communications.
• Espaço Conecta
• Observatório Nacional de Transporte e Logística (ONTL)

Products and services

• Plano Nacional de Logística (PNL) Long-term national transport infrastructure planning instrument that identifies and proposes solutions for Brazil's transportation infrastructure development. Aims to reduce logistics costs, improve service levels, balance transportation modes, increase efficiency, and reduce pollutant emissions.
• Observatório Nacional de Transportes e Logística (ONTL) National Transport and Logistics Observatory that consolidates and disseminates knowledge about infrastructure, transport, and logistics. Provides a global and cross-sectional view of the sector and supports decision-making for transport and logistics planning in Brazil.
• Simuladores (Simulation Tools Suite) Suite of simulation tools including: Transport Cost Simulator (road, rail, waterway, cabotage), Transshipment Cost Simulator, Greenhouse Gas (GEE) Emissions Simulator (CO2 calculations), and Employment Calculator Simulator (estimates jobs generated from infrastructure projects).
• BIM na Infra SA Building Information Modeling (BIM) service — a set of integrated technologies and processes enabling the creation, use, and updating of digital construction models collaboratively, serving all project participants throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Espaço Conecta Open innovation hub reflecting Infra S.A.'s commitment to open innovation, promoting collaboration with research institutions, universities, startups, companies, and entrepreneurs to develop solutions for transport and logistics infrastructure.
• Ferrovias da Infra S.A. (FIOL, FICO, FNS) Railway construction and oversight services including: FIOL (Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste) — active construction; FICO (Ferrovia de Integração Centro-Oeste) — private investment oversight; FNS (Ferrovia Norte Sul) — North-South Railway. Also includes railway studies, projects, and equity participations.
• Modos de Transporte (Multimodal Transport Services) Multimodal transport planning services covering road, rail, waterway, port, and aviation modes. Structured products and services designed to meet the specific needs of government entities and private companies.
• Planejamento de Logística e Transportes (Logistics and Transport Planning Advisory)

Quantifiable outcome

• Federal investments in waterway infrastructure grew 75.9% with cargo handling exceeding 322 million tons

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Consulting engagement with FGV's Center for Sustainability Studies (FGVces) for greenhouse gas emissions inventory and adherence to the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program
• FIA (Fundação Instituto de Administração)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Contract for specialized consulting on workforce dimensioning to meet Infra S.A.'s operational needs
• IBDI - Casa da InfraestruturaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2024Technical cooperation agreement for joint studies and research on infrastructure development topics, without financial compensation
• ANTT (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANTT works closely with Infra S.A. on concession structuring for highway and railway projects, with Infra S.A. providing technical expertise and project development while ANTT handles regulatory oversight
• PNUD (Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP partnership for specialized consulting services, with Infra S.A. occasionally recruiting PNUD consultants for international development projects

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• CAF (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina): Latin American development bank that finances and structures infrastructure projects across the region, comparable to the BNDES-Infra S.A. partnership model for transport infrastructure PPP development in Latin America.
• WSP Global: Global engineering professional services firm with extensive transportation planning, PPP advisory, and infrastructure design capabilities, comparable to Infra S.A.'s advisory and technical services work for state and private clients in Brazil.
• BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social): Brazil's federal development bank and core financial partner to Infra S.A. for concession structuring across highway, rail, and PPP projects; comparable as a state-backed institutional anchor for Brazilian infrastructure financing and project development.

Broad incumbents

• Ferrovial: Global Spanish infrastructure operator with major toll road, airport, and rail concession operations; comparable to Infra S.A. as a large-scale transportation infrastructure company that designs, finances, and operates rail and highway assets.

Direct peers

• SNCF Réseau: France's national rail infrastructure manager, a state-owned entity responsible for planning, maintaining, and developing the French rail network — directly analogous to Infra S.A.'s federal mandate for railway infrastructure planning in Brazil.
• National Highways (UK): UK government-owned company operating and improving England's motorways and major A-roads, with a comparable public-company model, multimodal oversight scope, and infrastructure planning function similar to Infra S.A.'s highway and rail structuring mandate.
• ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias): Spain's state-owned railway infrastructure administrator that manages, maintains, and develops Spain's rail network under a public-sector mandate comparable to Infra S.A.'s role in planning and overseeing Brazil's federal railway network.
• DNIT (Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes): Brazilian federal transport infrastructure department that executes highway construction and maintenance programs, the natural counterpart to Infra S.A.'s railway and PPP structuring activities within the same federal infrastructure ecosystem.
• Network Rail: UK's public-sector rail infrastructure manager responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing Britain's railway network, with a public ownership structure and national mandate closely resembling Infra S.A.'s federal railway planning role.
• ANTT (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres): Brazil's federal land transport regulatory agency that partners closely with Infra S.A. on highway and railway concession structuring; both operate under the Ministry of Transport with overlapping regulatory and oversight mandates over Brazilian transportation infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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