Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina

What Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina does

The Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina (ALESC) is the unicameral state legislative assembly of Santa Catarina, Brazil, headquartered in Florianópolis. It exercises constitutional authority to enact state laws, approve the state budget, and provide legislative oversight of the executive branch, serving approximately 7–8 million residents across all 295 municipalities of Santa Catarina through 40 state deputies. The assembly operates a multi-channel civic engagement infrastructure that includes TV Alesc and Rádio Alesc broadcasting operations, the Portalelegis bill-tracking platform, the Consultoria Legislativa advisory system, the Escola do Legislativo civic education program, and the Agência Alesc news agency, supplemented by active presence on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X, and WhatsApp. It also runs the Programa Antonieta de Barros (PAB) internship initiative — created under Law 13.075/2004 in partnership with CIEE — which has placed roughly 700 young people from vulnerable backgrounds since 2004, and maintains LGPD-compliant data protection governance with a designated Data Protection Officer (Encarregado de Dados Pessoais) under Ato da Mesa nº 565 of April 5, 2023. ALESC is not a commercial entity and does not generate revenue from fees; it is funded entirely through allocations from the State of Santa Catarina's public budget, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or ownership structure in the corporate sense. Pricing is not applicable as core services are provided to citizens without charge, and the institution's procurement, budget, and contracts are disclosed through the Portal da Transparência.

Name

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina

Legal name

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina

Website

https://alesc.sc.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ALESC is the unicameral state legislative assembly of Santa Catarina, Brazil, exercising constitutional lawmaking, budget approval, and oversight authority for 7–8 million residents across 295 municipalities, funded through the state public budget without commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (92112), Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governance, Democracy & Rule of Law (BPAGABAI), Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

Keywords

• Legislative assembly
• State lawmaking
• Public policy
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary services

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina (ALESC) is the state legislative body of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is responsible for enacting state laws, approving the state budget, and exercising legislative oversight of the executive branch. It operates through 40 state deputies serving citizens across all 295 municipalities of Santa Catarina, with supporting services including legislative consultation, bill tracking, public broadcasting (TV Alesc, Rádio Alesc), and civic education programs.

Product overview

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Santa Catarina (ALESC) operates as a state legislative body with a unified product portfolio centered on parliamentary services and civic engagement. The core offerings include legislative deliberation services (plenaries, committees), media broadcasting (TV Alesc, Rádio Alesc), transparency portals (Portal de Transparência, Diário da Assembleia), and civic education (Escola do Legislativo). The Portalelegis system handles matter processing while the Agência Alesc produces news content. Additional programs like the Programa Antonieta de Barros provide social inclusion through internship opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TV Alesc: Television channel operated by the Legislative Assembly for broadcasting legislative content, programs, and legislative sessions.
• Rádio Alesc
• Agência Alesc
• Escola do Legislativo
• Programa Antonieta de Barros (PAB)

Products and services

• TV Alesc Legislative television channel broadcasting parliamentary sessions, committee meetings, educational programs, and cultural content related to Santa Catarina's legislative activities.
• Rádio Alesc Legislative radio station providing audio content including news, debates, and coverage of parliamentary activities in Santa Catarina.
• Portal da Transparência Transparency portal providing public access to government spending, budgets, contracts, and other fiscal information of the Assembly.
• Portalegis (Tramitação de Matérias) Online portal for tracking legislative matters, bill processing, committee deliberations, and plenary session schedules.
• Diário da Assembleia Official daily publication containing legislative proceedings, resolutions, decrees, and other official Assembly records.
• Escola do Legislativo Legislative school offering civic education, parliamentary training programs, and professional development courses.
• Programa Antonieta de Barros (PAB) Internship program for youth in social vulnerability situations in Greater Florianópolis, created through Law 13.075/2004, offering around 700 internship opportunities since 2004.
• Agência Alesc Official news agency of the Assembly producing news articles, press releases, and multimedia content about parliamentary activities.
• Consultoria Legislativa Legislative advisory service providing legal analysis and technical support for bill drafting and legislative processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approved multiple legislative initiatives in areas including health, education, environment, animal welfare, and urban planning during the 2026 legislative session

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Governo do Estado de Santa CatarinacoreOthers · 1 January 2026Executive branch coordination for legislative agenda, budget deliberation, and policy implementation. The assembly works with various state secretariats including SAS (Assistência Social, Mulher e Família).
• FIESC (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Industrial federation visited as part of Paraguai delegation program to explore economic partnerships and business opportunities between Santa Catarina and Paraguay.
• Prefeitura de FlorianópolisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Municipal government partnership for international relations and economic development initiatives with Paraguai delegation.
• Companhia de Habitação do Estado de Santa Catarina (Cohab/SC)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Succession of rights and obligations from Cohab/SC to the state, as part of the company's extinction process authorized in 2017.
• Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola (CIEE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Partnership for the Programa Antonieta de Barros (PAB) internship program. CIEE conducts annual selection of young people from vulnerable social backgrounds in Greater Florianópolis for internship opportunities at Alesc. Since 2004, approximately 700 young people have been placed through this program.
• ANPD (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados)coreOthersCompliance with national data protection authority under LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados). The assembly has designated a Data Protection Officer (Encarregado de Dados Pessoais) in accordance with Article 41 of LGPD.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ): State legislative assembly of Rio de Janeiro performing identical constitutional functions: state lawmaking, budget oversight, and committee-based policy review. Comparable in organizational design, public communication channels, and democratic mandate.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul: Southern Brazilian state legislature with same mandate, deputy structure, and transparency obligations. Directly comparable to Alesc as a fellow South Region state assembly with similar citizen scale and policy scope.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Paraná (ALEP): Neighboring South Brazilian state legislature with the same constitutional mandate, committee-based deliberation model, and public transparency obligations. Directly comparable to Alesc in regional context and citizen-facing digital infrastructure.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo (ALESP): Largest Brazilian state legislature by budget and headcount, operating the same constitutional function of state-level lawmaking, budget approval, and oversight. Directly comparable in mandate, organizational structure (deputies, Mesa, committees), and public transparency obligations.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Minas Gerais (ALMG): State legislative assembly of Minas Gerais with comparable structure of deputies, committees, and transparency portals. Closely aligned to Alesc in functions, citizen engagement channels, and Brazilian state-level legislative practice.

Regional players

• Câmara Municipal de Florianópolis: Municipal legislature of Florianópolis, the capital where Alesc is headquartered. Performs a narrower version of the same legislative function at the city level, serving overlapping constituents and partnering with Alesc on local-state policy coordination.

Broad incumbents

• Senado Federal do Brasil: Brazilian federal upper house with overlapping lawmaking, oversight, and transparency functions. Represents the federal-level benchmark against which Alesc's state-level transparency and engagement infrastructure is naturally compared.
• Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil: Brazilian federal lower house performing the same legislative function at the national level. Larger scale and broader scope, but operates under the same transparency norms, committee structure, and citizen engagement model that Alesc applies at the state level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/assembleiasc
• Facebookfacebook.com/assembleiasc
• Instagraminstagram.com/assembleiasc
• TikToktiktok.com/@assembleiasc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assembleia-legislativa-do-estado-de-santa-catarina

Compliance1 record

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Profiles5 records

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