Cecad Administradora

What Cecad Administradora does

CECAD (Consulta, Seleção e Extração de Informações do Cadastro Único) is a Brazilian Federal Government web-based data analytics platform operated by the Ministry of Citizenship (Ministério da Cidadania) through the National Secretariat for Income and Citizenship (SENARC) and the Secretariat for Information Evaluation and Management (SAGI). The platform provides integrated analytical access to Brazil's Cadastro Único social registry — covering 43,043,156 registered families and 97,440,947 individuals as of July 2026 — alongside Bolsa Família benefit payment data, with 99.8% geographic coverage of Brazilian municipalities. CECAD serves federal agencies, state and municipal social program administrators, and external researchers monitoring social policy outcomes.

The platform is structured as a modular suite centered on CECAD 2.0 (launched 2023, replacing the legacy CECAD interface). Core modules include TABCAD, a cross-tabulation query builder for generating custom reports across Cadastro Único variables such as income, housing, education, and employment; SÉRIE HISTÓRICA, providing time-series trend data from 2013 onward for beneficiary counts, payment values, IGD-M indices, and BPC statistics; and multiple specialized Painel dashboards covering Cadastro Único registration statistics, Cadastro Único x PBF comparative analysis, and Bolsa Família benefit breakdowns. An IGD module tracks decentralized management indicators (TAFE, TAAS, TAC). Data sources are exclusively government-operated registries maintained by SENARC/SAGI.

The business model is that of a free public-sector tool with no commercial revenue streams. A public version provides aggregate dashboards and downloadable data to any user, while a restricted-access version (CECAD SEM Bolsa Família) serves authorized state and municipal social program technicians. Distribution is exclusively through government web portals (cecad.cidadania.gov.br). There are no paid customers, no private-sector sales motion, and no monetization pathway. The platform is wholly owned and operated by the Brazilian Federal Government as part of national social welfare administration infrastructure.

Name

Cecad Administradora

Legal name

CECAD - Consulta, Seleção e Extração de Informações do CadÚnico (Ministry of Citizenship, Federal Government of Brazil)

Website

https://cecad.cidadania.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CECAD is a free Brazilian Federal Government web-based data analytics platform operated by the Ministry of Citizenship, providing integrated dashboards and query tools for the Cadastro Único social registry (43M+ families, 97M+ individuals) and Bolsa Família benefit program at national scale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

CECAD (Consulta, Seleção e Extração de Informações do CadÚnico) is a Brazilian Federal Government web-based data analytics platform that provides dashboards, query tools, and reporting for the Cadastro Único social registry and Bolsa Família social welfare program. The platform enables socioeconomic characterization of approximately 43 million registered families and 97.4 million individuals across Brazil, with modules for cross-tabulation analysis, historical trend visualization, and comparative program dashboards.

Product overview

CECAD (Consulta, Seleção e Extração de Informações do CadÚnico) is a Brazilian government data intelligence platform for social programs operated by the Ministry of Citizenship (Ministério da Cidadania). The system is built as a modular platform centered on CECAD 2.0, which provides core dashboard and reporting functionality. The platform suite includes TABCAD for cross-tabulation analysis, SÉRIE HISTÓRICA for historical trend data, and multiple specialized panel modules (Painel Cadastro Único, Painel Cadastro Único X PBF, Painel Benefícios Bolsa Família) that visualize registration and benefit payment data from Brazil's Cadastro Único and Bolsa Família programs. The IGD module tracks decentralized management indicators. CECAD draws data from the Cadastro Único registry which contains information on approximately 97.4 million registered individuals across 43 million families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CECAD 2.0 Primary web-based platform providing data visualization, querying, and reporting capabilities for Brazil's Cadastro Único (single registry for social programs) and Bolsa Família social welfare program. Offers interactive dashboards with territorial selection, demographic breakdowns, and benefit payment information for federal, state, and municipal administrators.
• TABCAD - Tabulador do Cadastro Único Data tabulation tool allowing users to generate cross-tabulated reports from Cadastro Único variables. Supports geographic and demographic filtering with multiple output formats (absolute value, percentage totals, row/column percentages). Used by analysts for ad hoc queries on family demographics, income levels, housing conditions, education, employment, disability status, and traditional community populations.
• Série Histórica Historical data series module providing access to time-trend data on Bolsa Família beneficiaries, benefit amounts, IGD-M indicators, and BPC (Continuous Cash Benefit) statistics from 2013 onwards. Supports longitudinal analysis of social program performance over multiple periods.
• Painel Cadastro Único X PBF Comparative dashboard showing the relationship between families registered in Cadastro Único and Bolsa Família beneficiaries, including family registration statistics, income bracket breakdowns, and benefit payment data with territorial drill-down.
• Painel Cadastro Único Dashboard presenting Cadastro Único registration statistics including total registered families and individuals, income distribution breakdowns across poverty, low-income, and above 1/2 minimum wage brackets, and cadastral update rates (88% overall, 90% for low-income families).
• Painel Benefícios Bolsa Família Dashboard displaying Bolsa Família benefit statistics including beneficiary family counts (19.3M), average benefit values (R$677.60), monthly transferred amounts (R$13.08B), and breakdown by benefit type categories (basic, variable, youth variable, nursing variable, pregnant variable, extreme poverty supersession benefits).
• Índice de Gestão Descentralizada (IGD) Decentralized Management Index module tracking IGD-M indicators for Bolsa Família and Cadastro Único including transferred values, TAFE (School Attendance Monitoring Rate), TAAS (Health Agenda Monitoring Rate), and TAC (Cadastral Update Rate) for state/municipal performance evaluation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data available for 43+ million registered families across all Brazilian municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministério da Cidadania (Ministry of Citizenship)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• SENARC (Secretaria Nacional de Renda e Cidadania)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• SAGI (Secretaria de Avaliação e Gestão da Informação)coreTechnology or Integration
• CAIXA Econômica FederalcoreTechnology or Integration

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística): Brazilian federal agency for statistical and geographic data, operating large-scale national data platforms. Comparable as a federal government data analytics entity serving policy and administrative decision-making across Brazil.
• DataSUS (Ministério da Saúde): Brazilian Ministry of Health's national health data system providing analytics on public health programs. Functionally analogous to CECAD as a federal government data analytics platform for a specific welfare domain (health vs. social assistance).
• INSS (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social): Brazilian federal social security institute administering retirement, pension, and social security benefits with associated data systems. Comparable as a federal entity operating large-scale social welfare administration and benefit disbursement.
• SUAS (Sistema Único de Assistência Social): Brazilian unified social assistance system, closely related to Cadastro Único administration. Comparable as a Brazilian federal social welfare system operating under the same Ministry of Citizenship with overlapping beneficiary populations and program structures.
• Gov.br: Brazilian federal government's unified digital services portal. Comparable as a Brazilian government digital platform aggregating multiple government services under one umbrella, though broader in scope than CECAD.

Emerging players

• Code for America: US nonprofit that builds digital tools for government social services including safety net programs. Comparable as an organization building technology platforms to modernize government-administered welfare programs, though operating in a different geography and structure.

Regional players

• 18F (GSA): US government technology office building digital services for federal agencies. Comparable as a government technology organization delivering digital platforms for public programs, though serving the US federal government rather than Brazil.
• USDS (U.S. Digital Service): US government technology organization improving federal digital services and modernizing legacy government systems. Comparable as a government technology entity focused on digital transformation of public services, though serving the US rather than Brazil.
• UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): UK government department administering welfare benefits with associated digital data systems. Comparable as a national welfare administration organization with substantial data infrastructure, though serving the UK.

Others

• CAIXA Econômica Federal: Brazilian federal public bank that processes Bolsa Família payments. Comparable as a key ecosystem partner in the same social welfare value chain — operating the payment infrastructure that complements CECAD's analytics layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/govbr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CanalGov
• Facebookfacebook.com/governobrasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/governobrasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/governobrasil

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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