ASSEMAE

What ASSEMAE does

ASSEMAE (Associação Nacional dos Serviços Municipais de Saneamento) is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 1984 that represents nearly 2,000 municipal sanitation service providers (autarquias) across Brazil. Its members include SAAE, SAMAE, DMAE, SANEAR, SEMAE, DAE municipal services and public sanitation consortia, which collectively deliver water supply, sanitary sewage, solid waste management, and urban drainage services under Brazil's Lei do Saneamento (11.445/2007). The organization is headquartered in Brasília with 13 regional offices covering all major Brazilian regions, and operates with a lean central staff of approximately 13 employees.

Its core offerings are institutional and educational rather than technology-based: an annual national congress (Congresso Nacional de Saneamento, now in its 54th edition), a Plano Nacional de Capacitação training program (59 courses planned for 2026), publications (including the Saneamento e Municípios magazine and conference proceedings), a Boas Práticas best-practice repository, a Banco de Dados data service for members, and technical cooperation agreements (Convênios) with regulatory agencies and municipalities. The association also maintains a new Diretoria de Assuntos Parlamentares (created May 2026) to strengthen its advocacy posture in the Brazilian Congress.

ASSEMAE's business model is membership-based, with revenue generated from membership fees paid by municipal sanitation autarquias and public consortia, supplemented by training program fees and event/congress sponsorships (e.g., FUNASA as Master sponsor of the 54th CNSA). Its go-to-market is community-led: member acquisition occurs through direct outreach, the annual congress, regional events, and the value of representation in federal councils (Conselho das Cidades, Conselho Nacional de Saúde, Conselho Nacional de Recursos Hídricos). No public pricing schedule exists; membership is formalized via a category-specific adhesion form submitted to the Brasília headquarters.

Name

ASSEMAE

Legal name

ASSEMAE - Associação Nacional dos Serviços Municipais de Saneamento

Website

https://assemae.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ASSEMAE is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 1984 that represents nearly 2,000 municipal sanitation service providers (SAAE, SAMAE, DMAE, SANEAR, SEMAE, DAE) and public consortia across Brazil, delivering advocacy, training, congress events, and institutional representation in federal sanitation councils.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees from associated municipal services: ASSEMAE generates revenue through membership fees paid by municipal sanitation service providers (SAAE, SAMAE, DMAE, SANEAR, SEMAE, and similar autarchies). Members include both individual water/sanitation/waste management/drainage services and public consortia. Benefits provided in exchange include differentiated pricing at events and courses, free publications, and strategic advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASSEMAE is a non-profit membership association that represents municipal sanitation service providers in Brazil. It generates revenue through membership fees paid by public sanitation autarquias (SAAE, SAMAE, DMAE, SANEAR, SEMAE, DAE) and public consortia, and delivers value through training programs, an annual national congress, institutional publications, best-practice databases, technical cooperation agreements with regulatory agencies, and representation before federal, state, and municipal government bodies.

Product overview

ASSEMAE is a non-governmental organization representing nearly 2,000 municipal sanitation services in Brazil. The organization operates as an association with multiple interconnected offerings: the Plano Nacional de Capacitação provides training courses (59 planned for 2026), the annual Congresso Nacional de Saneamento (CNSA) serves as the flagship conference event, Publicações offers publications including conference proceedings and governance guides, Boas Práticas provides a best practices database, the Banco de Dados offers data services to members, Convênios establishes partnership agreements with regulatory agencies, and the newly created Diretoria de Assuntos Parlamentares handles institutional representation. The organization focuses on water supply, sanitary sewage, solid waste management, and urban drainage sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plano Nacional de Capacitação Annual national training plan offering courses in virtual and in-person formats covering water supply, sanitary sewage, solid waste management, and urban drainage topics for municipal sanitation professionals across Brazil.
• Congresso Nacional de Saneamento da Assemae (CNSA) Annual national congress bringing together municipal sanitation managers, authorities, and workers to discuss sanitation universalization, featuring panels, technical presentations, workshops, and training courses.
• Publicações (Publications) Published materials including conference proceedings (Anais), participant guides, special editions of Saneamento e Municípios magazine, and governance guides for municipal water and sewage services.
• Boas Práticas Database of best practices from municipal sanitation services covering water quality, sewage treatment, sludge management, selective collection, energy efficiency, and environmental education.
• Banco de Dados da Assemae Database service available to associated municipalities providing access to sanitation-related data, information, and resources for member services.
• Feira de Saneamento Sanitation exhibition component of the national congress featuring exhibitors from the sanitation sector, regulatory agencies, and related service providers.
• Diretoria de Assuntos Parlamentares New parliamentary affairs division created in 2026 to strengthen institutional presence in the Brazilian Congress, monitor legislative projects, and represent the entity in hearings and parliamentary fronts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 2,000 municipal sanitation service providers represented as members nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAMAE Caxias do SulcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026SAMAE Caxias do Sul served as the host municipality for the 54th National Sanitation Congress (54º CNSA) in May 2026, held in Caxias do Sul, RS. SAMAE co-organized the congress alongside ASSEMAE and the municipal government.
• Prefeitura de Caxias do SulcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026The municipal government of Caxias do Sul co-hosted the 54th National Sanitation Congress alongside ASSEMAE and SAMAE Caxias do Sul. The mayor participated in a panel on municipal management of sanitation.
• FUNASA (Fundação Nacional de Saúde) — Congress sponsorcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026Funasa served as a Master Sponsor (Cota Master) of the 54th National Sanitation Congress, contributing financial and institutional support to the event organized by ASSEMAE.
• AGESAN RS (Agência de Regulação dos Serviços Delegados do Rio Grande do Sul)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026AGESAN RS was a Gold sponsor (Cota Ouro) of the 54th National Sanitation Congress.
• UCS (Universidade de Caxias do Sul)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026Universidade de Caxias do Sul provided institutional support to the 54th National Sanitation Congress as a partner institution.
• Ares-PCJ (Agência Reguladora dos Serviços de Saneamento das Bacias dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026Ares-PCJ is a Bronze sponsor of the 54th National Sanitation Congress, listed among associate sponsors supporting the event.
• Consórcio PCJminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026Consórcio PCJ participated in the inauguration ceremony for ASSEMAE-SP's new regional president and is listed as a supporter of ASSEMAE's institutional activities.
• Funasa (Fundação Nacional de Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026ASSEMAE collaborates with Funasa on training and capacity building for municipal sanitation service providers. An example is the joint participation in the 2nd Workshop on Water Safety Plans (Oficina de Capacitação sobre Planos de Segurança da Água), held in São Paulo and coordinated by Funasa's state office. ASSEMAE represented its members at the event and contributed technical content through its members' presentations.
• ARIS/MT (Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Delegados de Infraestrutura e de Saneamento do Estado de Mato Grosso)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2020ASSEMAE signed a Protocol of Intentions (Protocolo de Intenções) with ARIS/MT, through which the agency will regulate public sanitation services in Mato Grosso via associated municipal management. ASSEMAE supports the agency's formation and regulatory framework development.
• ARIS/CE (Agência Intermunicipal de Regulação dos Serviços de Saneamento do Estado do Ceará)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020A Protocol of Intentions between ASSEMAE and ARIS/CE established that the agency will regulate and inspect public sanitation services in Ceará through associated municipal management. ASSEMAE supports the regulatory process and capacity building.
• Água de IvotiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2020Convênio 1/2020 between ASSEMAE and Água de Ivoti established a partnership for the development of technical studies on legal and administrative restructuring of the municipal sanitation service. ASSEMAE provides institutional and technical advisory support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ABAR (Associação Brasileira de Agências de Regulação): Brazilian membership association for water and sanitation regulatory agencies. Closest structural peer to ASSEMAE — also a nonprofit association, also active in sector advocacy, training, and congresses, but representing regulators rather than service providers.
• AESBE (Associação das Empresas de Saneamento Básico Estaduais): Brazilian association of state-level sanitation companies (e.g., SABESP, COPASA). Another membership association in the same sector with overlapping advocacy and training functions, but focused on state rather than municipal providers.
• ABCON/SINDICON: Brazilian association representing private-sector concessionaires in water and sewage. Counterpart membership association to ASSEMAE on the opposing side of the public-vs-private sanitation debate.
• Instituto Trata Brasil: Brazilian institute focused on universalization of basic sanitation through research, advocacy, and ranking of service providers. Operates in the same advocacy and policy space as ASSEMAE, with overlapping training and policy objectives.

Broad incumbents

• ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico): Brazil's federal water and sanitation regulatory agency. Operates in the same regulatory ecosystem that ASSEMAE participates in as a council member; broadly shapes the policy environment for ASSEMAE's constituents.
• SABESP: São Paulo state sanitation company and one of the largest sanitation operators in the Americas. Competes with municipal SAAE/SAMAE operators that ASSEMAE represents, making it a structural counterparty in the sector.
• Aegea Saneamento: Major private-sector sanitation operator in Brazil. Its expansion via concessions represents the privatization trend that ASSEMAE explicitly opposes, making it a structural counterparty to ASSEMAE's mission.
• BRK Ambiental (Foz do Brasil): Large private-sector water and sewage operator with concessions across Brazil. Another key player in the privatization trend that ASSEMAE's advocacy seeks to counter.
• Iguá Saneamento: Private-sector sanitation company operating concessions in multiple Brazilian states. Part of the same competitive landscape that ASSEMAE's municipal-provider members face.

Others

• FUNASA (Fundação Nacional de Saúde): Federal foundation responsible for public health and basic sanitation in smaller municipalities. Strategic training partner of ASSEMAE (joint Water Safety Plan workshops), with overlapping target audience of small-municipality sanitation providers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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