Federação Única dos Petroleiros

What Federação Única dos Petroleiros does

Federação Única dos Petroleiros (FUP) is a Brazilian non-profit trade union federation founded in 1994, headquartered in Brazil, that represents petroleum workers across the country through its 14 affiliated unions. FUP coordinates national collective bargaining for both the Petrobras state-owned system and the private oil and gas sector (covering employers such as Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Brava Energia), and defends the interests of active workers, retirees, and over 48,000 participants and beneficiaries of the Petros pension plans. The federation is autonomous from the state, employers, and political parties, and is governed democratically through triennial national congresses (CONFUP), with the 20th edition held in Salvador in July 2026.

FUP's products and services are non-commercial and include collective bargaining representation, member-information publications (INFORMATIVO FUP newsletters, the commemorative 'Revista 30 Anos da FUP'), a fact-checking channel (FUP Verifica, launched circa 2025), and a 2024 co-published book on just energy transition produced with DIEESE and ICS. Distribution is conducted through its affiliated union network with local presence at refineries and operational sites, supplemented by digital channels (website fup.org.br, YouTube Canal FUP Brasil, Facebook, X/Twitter, WhatsApp, and email newsletters). The federation generates no commercial revenue, operates on membership dues from affiliated unions and workers, and is affiliated with Brazil's CUT, IndustriALL Global Union, IndustriALL Brasil, CNQ, and CTB.

Name

Federação Única dos Petroleiros

Legal name

Federação Única dos Petroleiros

Website

https://fup.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

Federação Única dos Petroleiros (FUP) is a Brazilian non-profit trade union federation founded in 1994 that coordinates collective bargaining and represents petroleum workers across the Petrobras system and private sector through its 14 affiliated unions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Centro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Federação Única dos Petroleiros (FUP) is a national trade union federation that represents petroleum workers in Brazil, coordinating collective bargaining for both the Petrobras state-owned system and the private oil and gas sector across 14 affiliated unions. It defends workers' labor rights, pensions, health and safety, and advocates for just energy transition policy and national sovereignty over strategic energy assets. Core deliverables include negotiated collective agreements, Petros pension plan defense, and member information services such as FUP Verifica and INFORMATIVO FUP bulletins.

Product overview

Federação Única dos Petroleiros (FUP) is a labor union federation founded in 1994, representing oil workers in Brazil. FUP does not offer commercial technology products but provides union services including collective bargaining representation for Sistema Petrobrás and private sector companies, information and news services (FUP Verifica, INFORMATIVO FUP), and educational publications on energy transition and worker rights. The federation's activities center on defending workers' interests, negotiating collective agreements, advocating for pension solutions (Petros), and campaigning for national sovereignty in the energy sector.

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Products and services

• FUP Verifica A fact-checking and information verification channel launched by FUP to clarify news, deepen topics, and interact with petroleum workers about issues affecting their category.
• INFORMATIVO FUP Regular informational bulletins published by FUP to keep members and the union base informed about union activities, negotiations, and petroleum-sector developments.
• Revista 30 Anos da FUP Commemorative magazine celebrating the 30th anniversary of FUP, documenting the history and struggles of oil workers in Brazil.
• Book: A luta dos petroleiros e petroleiras por uma transição energética justa Book published in 2024 in partnership with DIEESE and ICS analyzing the challenges of just energy transition in the Brazilian petroleum sector and collective bargaining strategies for petroleum workers.
• Collective Bargaining Representation (Petrobras System) National coordination of collective bargaining representation for workers employed in the Petrobras state-owned oil company system, covering active employees' wages, benefits, working conditions, and career development.
• Collective Bargaining Representation (Private Sector) Federation-level coordination of collective bargaining and labor rights representation for workers employed by private oil and gas companies and service providers, including Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Brava Energia.
• Petros Pension Fund Defense (Fórum em Defesa dos Participantes e Assistidos da Petros) Representation and advocacy service defending the interests of over 48,000 participants and beneficiaries of the Petros pension plans, focused on pension equity, deficit correction plans (PEDs), and healthcare (AMS) benefits.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DIEESE (Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Socioeconômicos)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2024DIEESE is a key research and technical partner conducting economic studies on the petroleum sector, energy transition, and labor markets. FUP and DIEESE jointly publish research including the book 'A luta dos petroleiros e petroleiras por uma transição energética justa' (2024) and ongoing studies on refining sector employment.
• ICS (Instituto Clima e Sociedade)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2024ICS is a climate policy institute that partners with FUP on energy transition research. Together with DIEESE, they produced a book on just energy transition in the petroleum sector published in 2024.
• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUP is affiliated with CUT, Brazil's largest trade union central. CUT provides umbrella coordination for labor movements and FUP participates in CUT campaigns on national labor issues.
• IndustriALL BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUP is affiliated with IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriALL Brasil, the international federation of trade unions in the energy and manufacturing sectors, enabling international solidarity and coordination.
• CNQ (Confederação Nacional dos Químicos)minorOthersFUP is displayed as a partner logo alongside CNQ, indicating affiliation with the chemical workers' national confederation.
• Cáritas BrasilminorOthersFUP participates in humanitarian solidarity campaigns coordinated by Cáritas Brasil, such as the campaign to aid Venezuelan earthquake victims in 2026.
• CTB (Central dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras do Brasil)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUP participates in joint statements with CTB and other union centrals on national policy issues, such as the repudiation of US tariffs in 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IndustriALL Global Union: International federation of trade unions in energy, mining, and manufacturing sectors; FUP is directly affiliated with IndustriALL Brasil and IndustriALL Global, giving it a counterpart umbrella organization that negotiates with multinational energy employers on cross-border labor standards.
• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores): Brazil's largest labor union central, representing millions of workers across all sectors. FUP is affiliated with CUT, making CUT the closest structural peer for federation-level labor representation in Brazil and a direct co-representative of petroleum workers on cross-cutting national labor policy.
• ETF (European Transport Workers' Federation): European federation covering transport workers including oil and gas tanker, terminal, and refining employees. International peer of FUP representing energy-adjacent transport workers within the broader IndustriALL/global union family, with comparable just-transition policy engagement.
• Ver.di: Large German services and energy sector union covering power, gas, and energy-transition workforces. International IndustriALL peer of FUP and a comparable federation-level structure organizing energy workers through industry-specific collective bargaining.
• UGT Brasil (União Geral dos Trabalhadores): Brazilian labor union central affiliated internationally with the ILO/ITUC. Comparable to FUP as a federation-level representation structure and a recurring co-signatory on national labor notes and policy positions affecting petroleum and industrial workers.
• Força Sindical: Major Brazilian union central competing for affiliated unions and political alignment with national labor policy. Directly comparable to FUP's federation role and often a counterparty in inter-central coordination on petroleum-sector and broader industrial bargaining.
• CTB (Central dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras do Brasil): Brazilian union central with which FUP regularly issues joint statements on national policy (e.g., 2026 US tariff repudiation). Operates as a peer federation coordinating affiliate unions on cross-cutting labor and sovereignty issues affecting Brazilian petroleum workers.
• SAFE (Yrkesseksjon Energi): Norwegian union for energy-sector workers (offshore, energy production). International counterpart of FUP within the IndustriALL network; both represent petroleum and energy workers in countries where the state plays a major role in the energy sector, and both engage in just-transition policy advocacy.
• CSP-Conlutas (Central Sindical Popular): Brazilian union central representing an alternative labor pole. A structural peer to FUP as a competing federation coordinating industrial workers, occasionally co-organizing or counter-organizing petroleum-sector mobilizations.
• CNQ (Confederação Nacional dos Químicos): Brazilian national confederation of chemical and petrochemical workers, with overlapping worker base at Petrobras and downstream operations. Closely comparable to FUP as an industry-specific federation representing adjacent blue-collar petroleum-adjacent workers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FUPBRASIL
• Facebookfacebook.com/FUPBRASIL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fupbrasil
• Xx.com/FUP_Brasil

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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