Associação Brasileira de Avaliação da Conformidade

What Associação Brasileira de Avaliação da Conformidade does

ABRIQ (Associação Brasileira de Infraestrutura da Qualidade), formerly known as Associação Brasileira de Avaliação da Conformidade (Abrac), is a Brazilian nonprofit association founded in 2009 and headquartered at Rua da Glória, 182 in São Paulo. It serves as the national coordinating body for Brazil's quality infrastructure ecosystem, integrating metrology, standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation, certification, and market surveillance into a unified value chain. Its members are the supply side of conformity assessment in Brazil — certification bodies, accredited laboratories, and inspection organisms — and its stakeholders span government regulators (MDIC, SENASP, ANTT, IPEM-SP), the productive sector, academia, and consumer defense organizations.

The association's product portfolio comprises five core offerings: (1) Conformity Assessment (Avaliação da Conformidade), the central service linking metrology, normalization, accreditation, and certification; (2) Accredited Infrastructure Inspection (Inspeção Acreditada de Empreendimentos de Infraestrutura), covering railway projects and good hygienic-sanitary practices; (3) the Quality Infrastructure Manager training course (Gestor de Infraestrutura da Qualidade); (4) Technical Groups (Grupos Técnicos), member-only working groups that develop standards; and (5) the Portal ABRIQ, a Microsoft SharePoint-based member portal for resource access. The underlying technology is a coordination and knowledge platform rather than a unified software product, supported by electronic bulletins, e-books, updated legislation repositories, and a multi-channel social media presence.

ABRIQ operates a membership-based revenue model, with recurring fees paid by certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection organisms. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (Conselho de Administração), has a headcount of 1–10 employees, and pursues revenue diversification through training courses, events/webinars, and federal program partnerships such as 'Conexões Produtivas' with MDIC and ApexBrasil. Its customer base is structurally diversified across member organizations and government partners, but its small scale and lack of disclosed financials indicate a lean operating model with limited commercial ambition.

Name

Associação Brasileira de Avaliação da Conformidade

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Infraestrutura da Qualidade

Website

https://abrac-ac.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conformity Assessment Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation Coordination, Recognition & Meta-Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation Appeals, Arbitration & Compliance Oversight Bodies (EDADACAL), Accreditation & Oversight Bodies for Food Safety Certification (ABs/Scheme Owners) (AFALACAB)

Keywords

• Conformity assessment services
• Quality infrastructure coordination
• Accredited certification bodies
• Infrastructure inspection certification
• Nonprofit association services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Association operates with member organizations including certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection organisms that pay membership fees

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ABRIQ is a Brazilian nonprofit association that coordinates the national quality infrastructure ecosystem by integrating metrology, standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation, certification, and market surveillance. Its core offerings include conformity assessment services, accredited inspection of infrastructure projects (including railway and hygienic-sanitary certifications), a Quality Infrastructure Manager training course, technical working groups for members, and a member-only portal providing access to resources and documentation.

Product overview

ABRIQ is an association focused on Brazilian Quality Infrastructure that operates as a coordinating body connecting metrology, normalization, conformity assessment, accreditation, certification, and market surveillance. The organization does not offer a unified software product but provides a portfolio of services including Conformity Assessment (Avaliação da Conformidade), Accredited Infrastructure Inspection (Inspeção Acreditada de Empreendimentos de Infraestrutura), Technical Groups (Grupos Técnicos) for member collaboration, and Quality Infrastructure Manager training (Gestor de Infraestrutura da Qualidade). Member organizations access resources through the Portal ABRIQ member-only area. The association operates in partnership with government, regulators, productive sector, academia, and consumer defense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Avaliação da Conformidade (Conformity Assessment) Core service focused on conformity assessment, connecting metrology, normalization, accreditation, certification, and market surveillance to ensure product and service quality standards for member organizations, manufacturing companies, and regulatory bodies in Brazil.
• Inspeção Acreditada de Empreendimentos de Infraestrutura (Accredited Inspection of Infrastructure Projects) Accredited inspection services for infrastructure projects, including certification of good sanitary-hygienic practices and railway projects, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Targeted at infrastructure and construction project owners and contractors.
• Gestor de Infraestrutura da Qualidade (Quality Infrastructure Manager Course) Training course for Quality Infrastructure Managers, educating professionals on quality infrastructure concepts, standards, and management practices. Targeted at quality infrastructure professionals in Brazil.
• Grupos Técnicos (Technical Groups) Technical groups bringing together member organizations (certification bodies, laboratories, inspection organisms) to address specific quality infrastructure topics and develop standards. Available to member organizations of ABRIQ.
• Portal ABRIQ - Área do Associado (Member Portal) Member-only portal providing access to resources, documentation, association management tools, and exclusive content for registered member organizations of ABRIQ.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MDIC (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services partnership through the 'Conexões Produtivas' program with ApexBrasil. MDIC is the federal ministry responsible for industrial policy, foreign trade, and services development in Brazil.
• ApexBrasil (Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency working with MDIC on the 'Conexões Produtivas' program to strengthen export capabilities and market opening through quality certification.
• IPEM-SP (Instituto de Pesos e Medidas de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026São Paulo Institute of Weights and Measures - state metrology authority. ABRIQ participated in a sectoral panel emphasizing the importance of certification in good hygienic-sanitary practices.
• ANTT (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026National Land Transportation Agency. ABRIQ participated in ANTT debate about certified railway projects, highlighting the role of Accredited Inspection in infrastructure projects.
• SENASP (Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026National Secretariat of Public Security under the Ministry of Justice. Technical team partnership to strengthen certification of products destined for public security.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service): UK's national accreditation body, recognized by government, providing accreditation to certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection organisations. Directly comparable to ABRIQ as a national accreditation coordination entity.
• ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board): US accreditation body accrediting certification bodies, laboratories, and inspection bodies. Direct functional peer to ABRIQ's membership base and inspection/certification coordination role.
• DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung): Germany's registered non-profit technical/scientific association for standardization and conformity assessment, recognized as the national standards body. Comparable as a member-funded association coordinating standards, certification, and quality infrastructure.
• AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation): France's national standardization and quality infrastructure association, providing certification, training, and standards. Direct peer on association-driven quality infrastructure delivery and certification services.
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute): US private nonprofit that coordinates the national standardization and conformity assessment system, convening accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and laboratories. Highly comparable as a national-level quality infrastructure coordination association.
• NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia): Australia's national authority providing accreditation to laboratories, inspection bodies, and reference material producers. Peer for ABRIQ in scope of accreditation oversight and conformity assessment infrastructure.
• Standards Council of Canada: Canada's national accreditation body coordinating standards, accreditation, and conformity assessment infrastructure. Direct functional peer to ABRIQ's role.
• ENAC (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación, Spain): Spain's national accreditation body designated by the government, accrediting certification bodies, inspection bodies, and laboratories. Closely comparable to ABRIQ as a single national accreditation authority serving member conformity assessment organizations.

Regional players

• INMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia): Brazil's federal government metrology and quality institute — the highest-level authority that ABRIQ's member ecosystem relates to. Comparable as a national quality infrastructure stakeholder in Brazil, though ABRIQ operates as a private association and INMETRO as a federal agency.

Broad incumbents

• IAF (International Accreditation Forum): Worldwide association of conformity assessment accreditation bodies and bodies operating in Metrology, Standards and Quality. Peer to ABRIQ at an international meta-accreditation level — directly relevant as the higher-order body linking national accreditation systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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