Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo

What Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo does

The Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo (Alesp) is the unicameral legislative body of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, housed at the Palácio 9 de Julho in São Paulo's Ibirapuera district. With institutional roots tracing to 1828, Alesp comprises 94 state deputies serving the population of São Paulo state across 645 municipalities. It exercises the state's legislative powers (drafting and voting on state laws), budgetary authority (approving the state budget), and oversight of the executive branch, supplemented by transparency, ombudsman, and citizen participation mechanisms.

Alesp's technology platform centers on proprietary legislative information management systems — SAPL (Sistema de Apoio ao Processo Legislativo) and SAAP (Sistema de Apoio à Atividade Parlamentar) — complemented by a CKAN-based Open Data Portal exposing 26 datasets and 29 XML resources (deputies, legislative processes, committee meetings, propositions, spending records, keywords, legislative agenda). Citizen-facing products include TV Alesp legislative broadcasting, the Propositura bill tracking system, the Ouvidoria parliamentary ombudsman (established by Resolution 905/2015), the automated legislative notification service operating under Federal Law 12.527/2011, and the digital library. Modernization has been supported since May 2001 by the Interlegis program in partnership with Brazil's National Congress and the Inter-American Development Bank.

As a constitutional public institution, Alesp generates no commercial revenue. It is funded through state budget allocations derived from tax revenues, and all legislative services, public hearings, ombudsman access, and data resources are provided free of charge to citizens. Its go-to-market is not commercial — it is a governance and civic engagement posture combining physical service counters at headquarters, television broadcast, multi-platform social media (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Flickr), and structured programs including Parlamento Jovem, Alesp de Portas Abertas, and regional Audiências Públicas.

Name

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo

Legal name

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo

Website

https://al.sp.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1828

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo (Alesp) is São Paulo state's unicameral legislative body. Its 94 deputies enact state laws, approve budgets, and oversee the executive, serving São Paulo's 645 municipalities through digital transparency and citizen engagement platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Legislative Assembly

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ)

Keywords

• State legislative services
• Legislative information systems
• Open government data
• Parliamentary transparency
• Citizen participation platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Alesp is the unicameral state legislature of São Paulo, exercising the constitutional functions of drafting, debating, amending and passing state laws; overseeing the state executive branch; and approving the state budget. The institution also delivers a portfolio of citizen-facing services, including legislative information access, an ombudsman (Ouvidoria), public hearings, a digital library, an open-data portal, and youth and civic-engagement programs aimed at the population of the more than 645 municipalities of São Paulo state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal da Alesp Official institutional website of Alesp providing centralized access to legislative information, news, deputy profiles, and links to digital channels for citizens and other public bodies.
• Dados Abertos (Open Data Portal) Public open-data portal exposing structured datasets on state laws, legislative activity, deputies, and institutional operations for citizens, researchers, journalists and government bodies.
• TV Alesp Legislative television channel broadcasting plenary debates, public hearings, committee proceedings and institutional programs to the São Paulo public.
• Ouvidoria Parlamentar Ombudsman service for citizens to file complaints, requests, suggestions and praise related to public administration and the legislative process, with a designated Ouvidora/Ouvidor role responsible for the service.
• Biblioteca Digital Alesp Digital library offering online access to Alesp's catalog of legislative documents, historical archives and institutional publications for citizens, researchers and historians.
• Programa Alesp de Portas Abertas Civic-engagement program offering guided tours of the legislative palace, visits with deputies and opportunities to observe plenary sessions for school groups and organized civil society.
• Instituto do Legislativo Paulista (ILP) Legislative training and research institute delivering courses, events, seminars and publications for deputies, legislative staff and citizens interested in legislative processes.
• Parlamento Jovem Youth engagement program simulating parliamentary activity for secondary-school students from São Paulo municipalities, providing civic-education experience.
• Sistema de Notificação de Normas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Programa Interlegis (Congresso Nacional / Senado Federal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2001The Interlegis Program is a modernization and integration initiative for the Brazilian Legislative Power developed by the National Congress in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (BID). Alesp signed the cooperation agreement in May 2001 and received multi-purpose rooms with 20 networked computers, videoconferencing facilities, and training. The program aims to increase transparency and citizen interaction with the legislative branch through information technology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado da Bahia (ALBA): ALBA is the state legislature of Bahia, another direct Brazilian state-level peer with the same legislative, fiscal oversight, and transparency functions as Alesp.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ): ALERJ is the state legislature of Rio de Janeiro, a direct peer to Alesp as both are unicameral state legislatures in Brazil with analogous lawmaking, oversight, and citizen-services functions. Both operate Open Data portals, TV channels, and Ombudsman services under the same federal transparency framework.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Paraná (ALEP): ALEP is the state legislature of Paraná, a direct peer to Alesp operating the same legislative mandate, transparency platforms, and digital engagement channels.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (ALRS): ALRS is the state legislature of Rio Grande do Sul, executing the same constitutional mandate as Alesp at the state level. Direct peer in terms of legislative process, citizen participation, and Interlegis program integration.
• Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Minas Gerais (ALMG): ALMG is the state legislature of Minas Gerais, structurally identical to Alesp with 77 deputies, analogous committees, citizenship programs, and digital transparency platforms. Comparable in scale, headcount, and legislative scope.

Broad incumbents

• Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil: Câmara dos Deputados is Brazil's lower national chamber, governing and supporting the Interlegis modernization program that Alesp participates in. Wider federal-level legislative scope, but comparable in transparency, open data, and citizen engagement functions.
• Senado Federal do Brasil: Senado Federal is Brazil's upper national chamber, which developed the Interlegis program that Alesp joined in 2001. Functions as a broader incumbent relationally and operationally, funding and supporting Alesp's modernization efforts.

Regional players

• California State Legislature: California State Legislature is a U.S. state legislature comparable to Alesp in scale (the world's fifth-largest economy) and digital transparency offerings. Comparable as a benchmark for legislative citizen-services and open-government practices, though serving a different jurisdiction.
• Câmara Municipal de São Paulo: Câmara Municipal de São Paulo is the municipal legislature of the City of São Paulo, operating within Alesp's broader state jurisdiction. Overlapping digital transparency and citizen-engagement missions but at the municipal level, without direct competition.

Others

• Interlegis Program (National Congress / Senado Federal): Interlegis is the legislative modernization program that Alesp joined in 2001, providing IT infrastructure, training, and integration. Functions as an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AssembleiaSP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/assembleiaspconteudo
• Facebookfacebook.com/assembleiasp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alesp
• Instagraminstagram.com/assembleiasp

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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