CREA-MA

What CREA-MA does

CREA-MA (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Estado do Maranhão) is a federal autonomous entity (autarquia federal) operating under Brazil's national Sistema Confea/CREA. It holds exclusive statutory authority to regulate, register, and inspect the practice of engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professions within the state of Maranhão, and supervises engineering and agronomy companies operating in the state. Its core functional duties include issuing professional and company registrations, processing technical responsibility annotations (ART), issuing Certidão de Acervo Técnico (CAT) certificates, conducting fiscalização inspections, advocating for minimum salary standards, and operating an ombudsman and transparency portal in compliance with Brazilian access-to-information law.

The entity runs its services through the proprietary Sitac digital platform, which provides self-serve access to registration, ART issuance, and service requests, supplemented by a physical service counter at its São Luís headquarters, a WhatsApp support line, and an electronic voting system for the Sistema Confea/CREA's 2026 general elections. Additional product lines include the Crea Qualificando continuing-education program (free courses on works budgeting, BDI calculation, lighting, and energy efficiency), the 2nd Hackathon CREA-MA (an innovation event exploring AI for CAT document analysis and a budget app for engineers), a Workshop BESS series on battery energy storage systems, a 24/7 Sistema de Denúncias for filing complaints about illegal professional practice, an Ouvidoria, and a Programa de Integridade compliance framework. Back-office IT infrastructure is supported by technology vendors Implanta (support and maintenance) and Tecnotech (corporate-system licensing).

CREA-MA's revenue model is built on statutory regulatory fees — professional and company registration fees, ART charges, CAT issuance, and standardized public-contest registration fees (R$55 for fundamental level, R$90 for medium, R$150 for superior) — published annually in the Taxas schedule. As a public autarchy it operates under CONFEA's federal coordination and is governed by an elected presidency and professional plenary. Elson Cesar Moraes assumed the presidency on April 6, 2026, succeeding Wesley Assis. The organization is headquartered in São Luís with inspection offices across the state, currently has approximately 45 employees, and is expanding capacity through a 2025 public contest offering 40 positions across São Luís and 13 additional municipalities.

Name

CREA-MA

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Estado do Maranhão

Website

https://creama.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREA-MA is a Brazilian federal autarchy that exclusively regulates engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals in Maranhão, handling registrations, ART annotations, CAT certificates, inspections, and continuing education, funded by standardized regulatory fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Luís

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees (Taxas): CREA-MA collects regulatory fees from professionals for registration, ART (Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica), and other services. Fees are listed in the annual Taxas schedule.
2. Company Registration Fees: Fees collected from companies for registration and service access

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CREA-MA regulates and supervises the practice of engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professions in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It delivers professional registration (for individuals and companies), issuance of Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica (ART) and Certidão de Acervo Técnico (CAT), free continuing-education training via the Crea Qualificando program, professional oversight and complaint investigations, and operates the Sitac online services platform. Funding comes primarily from registration and service fees paid by registered professionals and firms.

Product overview

CREA-MA (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Maranhão) is a federal autarchy responsible for the fiscalization of engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professions in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. The organization offers a unified portfolio of digital and physical services through its Sitac online platform, professional registration and certification services (including CAT - Certidão de Acervo Técnico), the Crea Qualificando free training program, innovation initiatives (Hackathon CREA-MA), transparency and compliance programs, an ombudsman service, and educational events such as the Workshop BESS series. These products work together as an integrated ecosystem serving registered professionals and the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plataforma Sitac Online self-service platform (Sitac) providing environments for public services, professional services, and corporate operations of CREA-MA. Includes functionality for service requests, denunciation registration, and professional/company searches for registered professionals and companies.
• Certidão de Acervo Técnico (CAT) Technical Portfolio Certificate (Certidão de Acervo Técnico - CAT) issued by CREA-MA for registered professionals to prove their accumulated experience and qualify for participation in public tenders.
• Crea Qualificando Free professional training and qualification program for engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals, offering free courses covering topics such as works budgeting, BDI calculation, lighting projects, and energy efficiency. Aims to qualify and update registered professionals across Maranhão.
• Hackathon CREA-MA Innovation marathon that brings together engineering, agronomy, technology, and related professionals to develop technological solutions for real problems faced by the CONFEA/CREA system. The 2nd edition focused on AI applications and a budgeting tool for engineering professionals.
• Ouvidoria (Ombudsman) Official ombudsman channel (Ouvidoria) for receiving complaints, suggestions, opinions, doubts, and denunciations related to professional services. Also operates as the Citizen Information Service in compliance with the Brazilian Access to Information Law.
• Programa de Integridade Integrity and compliance program that ensures institutional ethics and transparency across CREA-MA's operations.
• Portal da Transparência Transparency portal providing public access to organizational structure, normative acts, budget execution, bids, contracts, agreements, travel expenses, public contests, personnel, accounting, and statistical data about the autarchy.
• Registro Profissional (Individual and Company Registration) Professional registration services covering individual provisional and definitive registration, registration of foreign graduates, and company registration for firms operating in engineering, agronomy, or geosciences in Maranhão.
• Sistema de Denúncias (Online Complaint System) Online system for filing and tracking complaints about illegal professional practice, available 24/7 via the Sitac platform.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Crea-MGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Crea-MG hosted a training program for CREA-MA's inspection team focused on dam monitoring and mining sector oversight. This is part of a regional exchange program that also included Crea-TO (2025) and Crea-MT (February 2026).
• Voa InovaçãostrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Voa Inovação is the consulting firm specialized in corporate hackathons and innovation responsible for organizing the 2nd Hackathon CREA-MA. The event focuses on AI solutions and budget applications for engineering professionals.
• IBGP ConcursoscoreOthers · 10 January 2025IBGP Concursos is the organized bank responsible for conducting CREA-MA's public contest (Edital Nº 01/2025), which offers 27 positions for São Luís and 13 other municipalities. Exam fees vary by education level.
• TecnotechcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 November 2022Tecnotech provides software licensing services for CREA-MA's corporate system, offering unlimited simultaneous users for the institutional platform that supports the council's core activities across headquarters and inspection offices.
• ImplantacoreTechnology or Integration · 19 November 2022Implanta provides technical support and system maintenance services for CREA-MA's information technology infrastructure under a contract for specialized maintenance and support services.
• CONFEAcoreOthersCONFEA (Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia) is the national coordinating body of the CREA system. CREA-MA participates in the Colégio de Presidentes and implements national policies. CONFEA President Vinícius Marchese participated in the launch of the 2nd Hackathon CREA-MA.
• Federal Justice SystemcoreOthersCREA-MA operates the 'Crea Ajuíza' program, which tracks legal proceedings involving the institution in federal courts, including cases from various municipalities in Maranhão.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Crea-RJ (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio de Janeiro): CREA for Rio de Janeiro state under the same CONFEA system. Comparable mandate (professional licensing, ART issuance, CAT processing, inspection) but operating in a denser, higher-fee-generating market.
• Crea-MT (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de Mato Grosso): CREA for Mato Grosso state, peer in the CONFEA system. Engaged in training exchange with CREA-MA in February 2026, with comparable scope covering engineering, agronomy, and geosciences licensing.
• Crea-SP (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de São Paulo): The largest CREA in Brazil, with the same statutory mandate under CONFEA to license and inspect engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals in São Paulo state. Operates a comparable Sitac-style platform, ART issuance, and Crea Qualificando training programs.
• Crea-MG (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de Minas Gerais): Regional engineering/agronomy council for Minas Gerais under CONFEA. Direct peer to CREA-MA — recently exchanged inspection training on dam monitoring and mining oversight with CREA-MA, indicating structurally identical scope and tools.
• Crea-TO (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Tocantins): Regional CREA for Tocantins state, also under CONFEA. Direct peer to CREA-MA; part of the 2025–2026 regional training exchange program, sharing inspection methodologies and digital platform approaches.

Broad incumbents

• CAU/BR (Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo do Brasil): Federal council regulating architecture and urbanism professionals in Brazil — a parallel system to CONFEA/CREA. Comparable regulatory and licensing model applied to a different professional class, useful for benchmarking digital modernization and inspection practices.
• CONFEA (Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia): Federal coordinating body of the CREA system. CREA-MA's parent organization; defines national policies, sets professional fee floors, and hosts the Colégio de Presidentes where CREA-MA's president participates.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV): National council for veterinary medicine professionals in Brazil, with regional CRMVs. Operates a comparable federal-regional regulatory model for a regulated profession, relevant as a structural peer to the CONFEA/CREA architecture.

Regional players

• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Maranhão (CRM-MA): Regional medical council in Maranhão — sibling federal-regional regulatory body operating in the same state with a comparable fee, registration, and inspection model for a different profession.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seccional Maranhão (OAB-MA): State section of Brazil's bar association, providing professional licensing, fee-based registration, and disciplinary oversight for lawyers in Maranhão. Another regional professional regulatory body sharing structural parallels with CREA-MA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/creamaranhao
• Instagraminstagram.com/creamaranhao
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crea-ma

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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