Agevisa

What Agevisa does

Agevisa (Agência Estadual de Vigilância Sanitária da Paraíba) is the state-level health surveillance agency of Paraíba, Brazil, operating as a government autarquia under the Government of Paraíba since its founding in 2002. The agency is responsible for sanitary surveillance across the state, including food safety regulation and inspection, medication and cosmetics quality control, health-services monitoring, patient-safety programs, and coordination of 223 municipal health surveillance units (Visas). It is headquartered in João Pessoa and operates four regional offices in Guarabira, Patos, Campina Grande, and Sousa.

The agency's core digital products are SISAGEVISA, an internal information system for managing regulatory processes and surveillance activities; AGILIZA, a system that streamlines licensing and permitting procedures for businesses and citizens; and REALI, a food-risk alert and communication network operated in partnership with ANVISA (the national health surveillance agency). Public communication is delivered through the weekly 'Momento Agevisa' radio program on Rádio Tabajara (569+ episodes since 2016), WhatsApp customer service, and the Official Gazette (Diário Oficial). The agency is LGPD-compliant (Brazil's data protection law) and ranked in the TOP 3 of Brazilian state health surveillance agencies for patient safety in 2022.

Agevisa does not operate as a commercial enterprise. It is funded through the Paraíba state government budget and provides services free of charge to citizens and regulated entities. Its customers are the population of Paraíba, regulated businesses (pharmacies, drugstores, food establishments, laboratories, health services), and the 223 municipal Visas it coordinates. The agency's revenue model is therefore public-sector appropriations rather than fee-based or transaction-based revenue.

Name

Agevisa

Legal name

AGEVISA - Agência Estadual de Vigilância Sanitária

Website

https://agevisa.pb.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Agevisa is the state health surveillance agency of Paraíba, Brazil. It regulates food safety, medications, cosmetics, and health services, coordinates 223 municipal Visas, and operates digital systems (SISAGEVISA, AGILIZA, REALI) plus the 'Momento Agevisa' radio program, funded by the state budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

João Pessoa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Agevisa is the state health surveillance agency of Paraíba, Brazil, responsible for regulating, inspecting, and licensing health-related businesses and services. It conducts food safety inspections, controls medication and cosmetics quality, monitors health services for patient safety, and coordinates health surveillance actions across 223 municipalities in partnership with ANVISA. Services are delivered via in-person offices, online systems (SISAGEVISA, AGILIZA), and the REALI food risk alert network.

Product overview

Agevisa (Agência Estadual de Vigilância Sanitária) is the state health surveillance agency of Paraíba, Brazil. Rather than a traditional tech company, it provides government sanitary surveillance services through interconnected digital systems. The core offerings include SISAGEVISA for regulatory management and licensing, AGILIZA for business permitting, and REALI for food safety risk communication. Momento Agevisa serves as a public education broadcast program. These services collectively support the agency's mission of protecting public health through surveillance, licensing, and communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SISAGEVISA State information system for sanitary surveillance management, used for licensing and regulatory oversight of health establishments across Paraíba.
• AGILIZA State licensing and permitting system that facilitates business registration and licensing procedures for entrepreneurs in Paraíba.
• REALI - Rede de Alerta e Comunicação de Risco de Alimentos Network for food risk alerts and communication, operated in partnership with ANVISA, issuing risk communications and product prohibition notices to protect public health in Paraíba.
• Momento Agevisa Weekly radio program aired on Rádio Tabajara (AM 1.110 and FM 105.5) every Thursday, providing sanitary surveillance information to the population of Paraíba.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health surveillance agency that establishes federal regulations and guidelines. AGEVISA/PB implements national health surveillance policies at the state level, receiving technical guidance and regulatory frameworks from ANVISA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The US federal regulator for food, drug, cosmetic, and medical-device safety, sharing AGEVISA's core mission of sanitary surveillance and product prohibition enforcement but operating at vastly greater scale, scope, and at the federal level rather than state level.
• ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária): Brazil's national-level health surveillance regulator that sets federal standards for food, medications, cosmetics, and health services. It is the broader incumbent that establishes the regulatory framework AGEVISA implements at the state level, with overlapping scope but national rather than state-level jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Centro de Vigilância Sanitária do Estado de São Paulo (CVS-SP): São Paulo's state-level sanitary surveillance authority under SES-SP, performing equivalent functions to AGEVISA—licensing of pharmacies, food establishments, and health services, plus epidemiological surveillance—but serving Brazil's largest and most populous state, making it the closest functional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agevisa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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