Prefeitura Municipal de Catu

What Prefeitura Municipal de Catu does

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu is the municipal government of Catu, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil, serving approximately 48,195 inhabitants across an urban center and two rural districts (Bela Flor and Sitio Novo) covering 426.955 km². Originally created as Vila Santana do Catu in 1868 under Lei Provincial nº 1.058, elevated to municipality in 1913, and renamed Catu in 1931, the entity provides the full statutory municipal service portfolio: primary healthcare delivered through 15+ Unidades de Saúde da Família, basic education supported by FUNDEB, social assistance for vulnerable populations, infrastructure maintenance, cultural programming, public safety coordination, and regulatory administration.

The municipality's technology stack is built on the NucleoGov content management platform and comprises a suite of interconnected digital services: a public Transparency Portal exposing budgets, contracts, procurement, payroll, and council records; a Service Portal for IPTU/ISS/Alvará payment and certificate requests; an e-SIC system for formal information access under Lei Federal 12.527/2011; a digital Ouvidoria for citizen complaints and requests under Lei 13.460/17; an automated API for programmatic open data access; the official Diário Oficial; a Rádio Catu SoundCloud channel; the CMTT Passe Livre Digital transit pass system; and health and education council platforms. Specialized assets include the TEAcolhe autism rehabilitation center and the e-Grafite school management system.

Revenue is generated through three documented streams: municipal tax collection (IPTU property tax, ISS services tax, ITBI real estate transfer tax), federal and state intergovernmental transfers (FPM, SUS, FUNDEB, convênios, Lei Paulo Gustavo, PNAB), and service/permit fees (Alvará, certidões). The administration is led by Mayor Narlison Borges de Sales and Vice-Mayor Jose Nardison Borges de Sales, with a reported municipal workforce of 399 employees operating from a central headquarters at Praça Duque de Caxias and a distributed network of sector-specific offices.

Name

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu

Website

https://catu.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu is the municipal government of Catu, Bahia, Brazil, serving approximately 48,195 residents across urban and rural districts with statutory public services including healthcare, education, social assistance, and infrastructure, delivered through a NucleoGov digital services platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Finance, Treasury, Budget & Procurement (BPAIACAC), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services portal
• Government transparency platform
• Public healthcare delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Catu

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Collection (IPTU, ISS, ITBI): Collection of property tax (IPTU), services tax (ISS), and real estate transfer tax (ITBI) from citizens and businesses within the municipality
2. Federal and State Transfers (Convênios): Intergovernmental transfers from federal and state governments including Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM), SUS transfers, education FUNDEB funds, and specific program convênios
3. Service Fees and Permits: Fees for municipal services including Alvará (business permits), certidões (certificates), and other administrative services

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu delivers municipal public administration services to approximately 48,195 residents and local businesses of Catu, Bahia, including tax collection (IPTU, ISS, ITBI), issuance of permits and certificates (Alvará, certidões), primary healthcare through 15+ Family Health Units, basic education via FUNDEB-supported schools, social assistance, cultural programs (Lei Paulo Gustavo, PNAB), and infrastructure maintenance. It operates a digital services ecosystem anchored by the Transparency Portal, Service Portal, e-SIC, Ouvidoria, Diário Oficial, and the Passe Livre Digital CMTT transit platform, all built on the NucleoGov CMS.

Product overview

Prefeitura Municipal de Catu operates a comprehensive digital government services ecosystem built on the NucleoGov platform. The portfolio consists of multiple interconnected digital services: the main institutional website (www.catu.ba.gov.br), a Transparency Portal (Portal da Transparência) providing public access to municipal financial data, contracts, bidding, legislation, and council records; the Service Portal (Portal de Serviços) for citizen services including tax payments, licenses, and certificates; the e-SIC system for formal information requests under Brazil's access to information law; the Municipal Ombudsman (Ouvidoria) for complaints, suggestions, and denunciations; the Official Gazette (Diário Oficial) for legal publications; health information systems; education fund council platforms; and the CMTT Passe Livre Digital for transit passes. These services collectively form an integrated digital government infrastructure enabling citizen access to public administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal da Transparência (Transparency Portal) Comprehensive transparency portal providing public access to municipal financial data, contracts, bidding processes, official legislation, council records, health services data, and public servant payroll information for citizens and oversight bodies.
• Portal de Serviços (Service Portal) Digital service platform enabling citizens and businesses to access municipal services including IPTU property tax payment, Alvará operating license issuance, Certidão certificate requests, electronic invoicing (Nota Fiscal), and service request submissions through the ZeroDox system.
• e-SIC (Electronic Citizen Information Service) Electronic system for citizens to request access to public information, track requests, file appeals, and receive official responses, operating under Brazil's Law of Access to Information (Lei Federal nº 12.527/2011).
• Ouvidoria Municipal (Municipal Ombudsman) Digital channel for citizens to submit suggestions, compliments, service requests, complaints, and denunciations, with tracking and response mechanisms under Lei 13.460/17.
• Diário Oficial (Official Gazette) Official municipal publication system for disseminating laws, decrees, ordinances, contracts, and other official municipal acts with legal validity.
• Passe Livre Digital (Digital Free Pass - CMTT) Digital pass system for São João festival allowing nearby residents to request free transit passes online through the CMTT portal, with passes delivered via email and WhatsApp.
• Saúde - Sistema de Informações (Health Information System) Health services portal providing access to the Municipal Health Plan, annual health programming, health management reports, medical schedules, SUS medication lists, pharmacy stock levels, municipal and state regulation waitlists, and health council records.
• Rádio Catu Municipal radio station broadcasting content through SoundCloud platform, providing civic information and entertainment to citizens.
• Conselho do Fundeb (Education Fund Council Portal) Digital platform for managing the Municipal Education Fund Council, including meeting minutes, resolutions, opinions, and reports from education fund oversight activities.
• Conselho de Saúde (Health Council Portal) Digital platform for the Municipal Health Council providing access to meeting minutes, resolutions, opinions, and reports for health policy oversight and citizen participation.
• Sistema Gestão Escolar (School Management System) School management system for administrative and academic oversight of municipal educational institutions, powered by e-Grafite.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Governo Federal do BrasilcoreOthersFederal government transfers including Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM), SUS health transfers, FUNDEB education funds, and specific program funding such as Lei Paulo Gustavo cultural funding and PNAB (Política Nacional Aldir Blanc) cultural development funds
• Governo do Estado da BahiacoreOthersState government transfers including educação, saúde, e assistência social programs. Emendas estaduais funding. Convênios for specific infrastructure and service projects
• Programa Floresta ProdutivaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for economic development program in conjunction with 1º Circuito de Feira initiative to strengthen local commerce and entrepreneurship in Catu
• Ministério da Cultura (MinC)coreOthersFederal ministry overseeing Lei Paulo Gustavo and PNAB cultural funding programs. Provides regulatory guidance, branding standards, and funding for municipal cultural initiatives. All projects must use official logos in specified order: Federal Government, Ministry of Culture, Lei Paulo Gustavo/PNAB, and Municipal Government
• Conselho do FUNDEBcoreOthersEducation fund council with municipal representatives including teachers, school administrators, parents, students, and Municipal Education Council. Oversees proper allocation and use of FUNDEB funds for basic education
• Conselho Municipal de SaúdecoreOthersMunicipal health council with representatives from Health Secretariat, Hospital Municipal de Catu, Basic Care, Medium and High Complexity services, labor unions, and civil society organizations. Oversees health policy implementation and resource allocation

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Prefeitura Municipal de Santo Antônio de Jesus: Recôncavo Baiano municipality with similar population size and economic profile, offering comparable municipal services, transparency portal, and digital government infrastructure. Direct comparable in scope and scale.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Entre Rios: Neighboring Bahia municipality with similar small-municipality profile and rural-urban administrative structure. Comparable in scale of services and reliance on intergovernmental transfers.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Pojuca: Immediately adjacent Recôncavo Baiano municipality with very similar population size and economic mix. Highly comparable in operating scale, service portfolio, and dependency on federal/state transfers.
• Prefeitura Municipal de São Sebastião do Passé: Neighboring Recôncavo Baiano municipality with comparable population scale and rural-urban mix, providing similar municipal services and operating under the same Bahia state regulatory framework.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Mata de São João: Bahia municipality in the Recôncavo/litoral norte region with comparable population scale and tourism-oriented economy. Direct comparable for tourism-linked service delivery such as the São João Passe Livre Digital.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Alagoinhas: Another mid-sized municipality in Bahia's interior Recôncavo/norte region with a comparable population base (~150k) and similar municipal administration structure including health, education, and transparency portals. Highly comparable as a small-to-mid Brazilian municipal government.

Broad incumbents

• Prefeitura Municipal de Feira de Santana: Second-largest city in Bahia with a much broader budget and service portfolio. Comparable as a Bahia municipal government offering healthcare, education, transparency, and digital services, but at a substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Prefeitura Municipal de Simões Filho: Bahia metropolitan municipality in the Salvador metropolitan area with similar industrial-suburban profile. Comparable in offering standard municipal transparency and digital services under the same state framework.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Lauro de Freitas: Bahia metropolitan municipality in the greater Salvador region with comparable municipal digital services and transparency infrastructure. Comparable in service offering but serves a more urban commuter population.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Camaçari: Larger metropolitan-region municipality in Bahia near Catu, hosting a major industrial pole. Comparable in operating model (Bahia municipal government) but materially larger in population and economic base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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