Setcam

What Setcam does

SETCAM is a regionally chartered Brazilian trade union headquartered in Manaus, Amazonas, legally constituted as "Sindicato das Empresas de Agenciamento, Logística e Transportes Aéreos e Rodoviários de Cargas do Estado do Amazonas." The organization serves as the unified collective bargaining and industry representation body for cargo transportation, logistics, freight brokerage, and air cargo companies operating in the State of Amazonas. Founded in 1983 as CODITRAM, the entity underwent successive transformations — to AETRAM in 1987 and to SETCAM in 1988 — before expanding its statutory coverage in 2006 to include freight agencies, logistics, and air transport segments alongside road cargo transport. Its core mandate encompasses negotiating Convenção Coletiva de Trabalho (collective labor agreements), representing member interests before regulatory bodies including ANTT, SUFRAMA, and SEFAZ, disseminating legislative and regulatory updates, and functioning as an industry forum for dispute resolution.

The organization's service portfolio consists of traditional trade union functions (collective bargaining, regulatory advocacy, legislative monitoring, member communications) supplemented by physical facility rental services — auditorium, leisure area, commercial rooms, and event hall — available to members and external parties. There is no technology platform, software product, API, SDK, or digital service offering; the only digital infrastructure consists of a static website (setcam.com.br), email communications, and a WhatsApp member channel. Distribution is exclusively domestic, limited to Brazil's North Region (Amazonas state), with no international operations or expansion signals.

The business model is membership-based: companies apply via the SETCAM website, are evaluated by the Board of Directors, and upon approval pay an annual anuidade (membership fee). Secondary revenue derives from venue rental services. Leadership is provided by an elected Board of Directors under President Erasmo Bertolini, re-elected to serve until May 2027. The union shares its Ponta Negra headquarters with FETRAMAZ (Federação das Empresas de Logística, Transporte e Agenciamento de Cargas da Amazônia) in a facility inaugurated in 2009 and expanded in 2019. Total headcount is 6 employees. SETCAM is a private, non-profit association entity with no parent company, subsidiaries, disclosed revenue, or external investment.

Name

Setcam

Legal name

SETCAM - Sindicato das Empresas de Agenciamento, Logística e Transportes Aéreos e rodoviários de Cargas do Estado do Amazonas

Website

https://setcam.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SETCAM is a Brazilian trade union headquartered in Manaus, Amazonas, representing cargo transportation, logistics, freight brokerage, and air cargo companies in Amazonas state through collective bargaining and regulatory advocacy, supplemented by facility rental services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manaus

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SETCAM is a Brazilian trade union (Sindicato) that represents cargo transportation, logistics, freight brokerage, and air/road cargo companies operating in the State of Amazonas. Its core services include collective representation before federal, state, and municipal government agencies (SUFRAMA, SEFAZ, ANTT), negotiation of collective bargaining agreements (Convenção Coletiva de Trabalho), dissemination of regulatory and legislative updates to members, and ancillary facility rental services (auditorium, leisure area, commercial rooms, and event hall) available to members and external parties.

Product overview

Setcam is a trade union (Sindicato) representing freight transportation, logistics, and air/road cargo companies in Amazonas state, Brazil. The union offers facility rental services including leisure areas, auditoriums, commercial rooms, and party halls to its members. It does not offer technology products or software platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SETCAM Membership (Associe-se) Membership program for cargo transportation, logistics, freight brokerage, and air cargo companies in Amazonas state. Members gain access to industry representation, regulatory updates, and collective bargaining benefits, with enrollment processed via the SETCAM website, evaluated by the Board of Directors, and finalized with an annual dues boleto.
• Collective Bargaining Representation (Convenção Coletiva de Trabalho) Negotiation and homologation of the regional Collective Bargaining Agreement governing labor conditions for cargo transportation companies in Amazonas. The 2024/2026 agreement had its 2025 addendum homologated on 07/05/2025.
• Aluguel de Auditório (Auditorium Rental) Rental of the union's auditorium for events, meetings, and conferences, available to members and external parties.
• Aluguel de Área de Lazer (Leisure Area Rental) Rental of the union's leisure area for recreation and member gatherings.
• Salão de Festas / Happy Hour (Event Hall Rental) Rental of the union's event hall for parties and happy hour gatherings, available to members and external parties.
• Salas Comerciais para Locação (Commercial Rooms for Rent) Commercial rooms at the SETCAM headquarters available for rent to members and businesses.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FETRAMAZ (Federação das Empresas de Logística, Transporte e Agenciamento de Cargas da Amazônia)coreOthersSETCAM shares its headquarters with FETRAMAZ at the unified facility located at Av. Liberalina Loureiro, Lote 47 – Itapuranga IV – Ponta Negra, Manaus. The shared headquarters was inaugurated on 20/03/2009 and includes a leisure area inaugurated on 20/11/2009.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FETCESP: Federação das Empresas de Transporte de Cargas do Estado de São Paulo — state-level federation of cargo transport employers in São Paulo. Same union/employer-representation model as SETCAM, just operating in Brazil's largest cargo market.
• SETCESP: Sindicato das Empresas de Transporte de Cargas de São Paulo e Região — the São Paulo state cargo transport employers' union. Directly analogous to SETCAM in structure, mandate, and services, but operating in a much larger cargo market.
• FETRAMAZ: Federação das Empresas de Logística, Transporte e Agenciamento de Cargas da Amazônia — the regional federation of cargo, logistics, and freight agencies in Amazonas. Same sector, same geography, and already operational partner via shared headquarters; the most direct comparator to SETCAM's mandate.

Regional players

• FETRAMAR: Federação Nacional das Empresas de Navegação Aquaviária, Cabotagem e Apoio Portuário — federal federation of maritime/waterway transport employers. Comparable as a transport-sector employers' federation with a related (rail/water/logistics) adjacency to SETCAM's air/road scope.
• FETRANSPOR: Federação das Empresas de Transportes de Passageiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro — state-level transport federation in Rio. Compares as a sibling transport employers' federation, though focused on passenger rather than cargo.
• FETRANSUL: Federação das Empresas de Transporte de Cargas do Sul — regional federation of cargo transport employers in southern Brazil. Comparable structure to SETCAM/FETRAMAZ but serving the South region instead of the Amazon.

Broad incumbents

• NTC&Logística: Associação Nacional do Transporte de Cargas e Logística — national association representing cargo transport and logistics employers. Comparable as the national-level industry association that overlaps with SETCAM's broadened (post-2006) scope.
• CNT - Confederação Nacional do Transporte: Brazil's national transport confederation representing employers across all transport modes. Comparable as a higher-tier umbrella employer body for transport, providing SETCAM's industry context and political counterpart.

Others

• ANTT: Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres — Brazil's federal land transport regulator. Not a peer organization, but a primary regulatory counterparty of SETCAM and a key stakeholder in SETCAM's policy-advocacy value proposition.
• SUFRAMA: Superintendência da Zona Franca de Manaus — Brazil's federal agency overseeing the Manaus Free Trade Zone. Not a peer, but a critical counterpart whose tax/regulatory framework SETCAM is built around, given its member base in Amazonas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/setcam

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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