Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV)

What Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV) does

Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV) is a Brazilian federal autarquia (autonomous government entity) created by Law nº 5.517 of October 23, 1968, headquartered in Brasília, Distrito Federal. It is the statutory regulatory body empowered to inspect, guide, supervise, and discipline the professional practice of veterinarians (médicos-veterinários) and animal scientists (zootecnistas) across Brazil, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). CFMV executes its mandate through the Sistema CFMV/CRMVs, a national system comprising the Federal Council and 27 wholly-owned Regional Councils (CRMVs) covering every Brazilian state and the Federal District. Approximately 70 staff are employed at the Brasília headquarters, with the broader system workforce distributed across the regional councils.

CFMV's core technology platform is Siscad (Sistema de Cadastro de Profissionais e Empresas), a digital registration and credential verification system for individual professionals and veterinary establishments, complemented by a SiscadWeb mobile application and an LGPD Compliance Panel implementing Resolution 1042/2021. The platform enables professional registration, negative certificate issuance (Certidão Negativa), legislation and jurisprudence lookup, and inspection tracking. Supporting products and content include Revista CFMV (quarterly magazine), an official podcast distributed on Spotify and Deezer, the Manual Nacional de Fiscalização (national inspection manual standardizing enforcement across regional councils), and various technical guidelines (e.g., Diretrizes de Atuação para Responsabilidade Técnica, Guia de Bolso da Leishmaniose Visceral, Plano Nacional de Contingência de Desastres em Massa Envolvendo Animais).

CFMV's revenue model is built on subscription-recurring professional and business registration fees paid by the regulated population, supplemented by managed-services-style government funding tied to public tenders and federal allocations. The organization is not privately held or venture-backed and operates under public-law principles. Its customer segments are veterinarians and zootechnistas (primary, mandatory registration), veterinary companies and establishments (secondary, business registration and technical responsibility oversight), and the Brazilian general public (tertiary, benefiting from food safety, animal welfare, and One Health/Saúde Única initiatives). Marketing and outreach are conducted through the official website, Instagram (@cfmvoficial), the podcast channel, WhatsApp communications, the quarterly Revista CFMV, and earned media in veterinary publications.

Name

Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV)

Legal name

Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária

Website

https://cfmv.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV) is a Brazilian federal autarquia, established in 1968 under Law 5.517/1968, that regulates and supervises veterinarians and animal scientists nationwide through its Siscad digital platform and 27 regional councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees: Annual fees and registration charges from veterinarians (médicos-veterinários) and animal scientists (zootecnistas) registered with the system
2. Business Registration Fees: Fees from companies and establishments registered in the CFMV system
3. Public Tenders and Government Funding: Government-funded operations through public tenders, with transparency in financial statements, budgets, and expenses publicly disclosed

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CFMV is the Brazilian federal regulatory body that fiscalizes, orients, supervises, and disciplines the professional practice of veterinarians (médicos-veterinários) and animal scientists (zootecnistas). It delivers professional registration, specialty title certification, ethics enforcement, establishment oversight, and digital service access through the Siscad platform, a mobile application, and 27 regional councils (CRMVs) across all Brazilian states.

Product overview

CFMV operates as a regulatory and supervisory body for veterinary medicine and animal science in Brazil, offering a digital platform of interconnected services. The core product is the Siscad (Professional and Company Registration System), which manages professional credentials and regulatory compliance. Supporting services include the Revista CFMV publication, a podcast channel, the LGPD compliance panel, and the Certidão Negativa certificate service. The organization also publishes technical guidelines and manuals including the National Inspection Manual, Technical Responsibility Guidelines, and specialized pocket guides. The system is complemented by mobile application access and operates through 27 Regional Councils (CRMVs) across all Brazilian states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Siscad: Sistema de Cadastro de Profissionais e Empresas - Registration system for professionals and companies under the CFMV/CRMVs system
• Revista CFMV
• SiscadWeb

Products and services

• Siscad (Sistema de Cadastro de Profissionais e Empresas) Comprehensive registration and management system for veterinary professionals and companies, enabling credential verification, professional searches, and regulatory compliance tracking across Brazil.
• Certidão Negativa Digital service allowing veterinarians, animal scientists, and companies to issue and validate negative certificates proving regular standing with CFMV, required for various professional and business activities.
• Revista CFMV Official quarterly magazine of the Federal Council of Veterinary Medicine featuring technical articles, regulatory updates, and professional development content for veterinarians and animal scientists.
• CFMV Podcast Audio content channel available on Spotify, Deezer, and other podcast platforms, delivering information about veterinary medicine, animal science, and CFMV activities every Tuesday and Thursday.
• Painel LGPD Privacy and data protection compliance dashboard implementing Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD), providing guidelines, rights management, and policy information for the CFMV/CRMVs system.
• CFMV Mobile Application Mobile application facilitating digital access to CFMV services for veterinarians, animal scientists, and the general public, integrating with the Siscad registration system.
• Diretrizes de Atuação para Responsabilidade Técnica Technical guidelines establishing standards and best practices for technical responsibility in veterinary establishments and animal product facilities, covering public health, animal welfare, and regulatory compliance.
• Manual Nacional de Fiscalização National Inspection Manual standardizing inspection actions across regional councils (CRMVs), ensuring consistent enforcement of veterinary professional standards throughout Brazil.
• Guia de Bolso da Leishmaniose Visceral Pocket guide providing practical information on visceral leishmaniasis for veterinary professionals across Brazil, aiding in diagnosis, treatment, and public health guidance.
• Exame de Certificação do Título de Especialista em Endocanabinologia Veterinária Certification examination enabling AMEC-VET to grant specialist titles in Veterinary Endocannabinology, expanding specialty certification programs in emerging veterinary fields.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 years of operation as the federal regulatory body for veterinary medicine and animal science in Brazil
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AMEC-VET (Associação Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025AMEC-VET was habilitated by CFMV in July 2026 to grant specialty titles in Endocannabinoid Veterinary Medicine, marking a significant partnership in specialized certification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS): European body that grants specialist veterinary titles across member states; comparable to CFMV's specialty title habilitation function (e.g., AMEC-VET partnership for Endocannabinoid specialty) but operating supranationally.

Direct peers

• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO): Brazilian federal regulatory council for dentists, structurally identical to CFMV — federal autarchy with 27 regional councils (CROs), digital registration systems, and statutory authority over its profession.
• Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP): Brazilian federal regulatory council for psychologists, sharing CFMV's federal autarchy structure, regional council network (CRPs), digital registration system, and statutory mandate over professional practice.
• Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia (Confea): Brazilian federal regulatory council for engineers, agronomists, and related professions. Direct structural peer with 27 regional councils (CREAs) and identical federal autarchy governance model.
• Conselho Federal de Farmácia (CFF): Federal regulatory council for pharmacists in Brazil, organized under the same conselho-federal framework as CFMV with 27 regional councils and digital service delivery.
• Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas (CFN): Brazilian federal regulatory council for nutritionists; another structurally identical conselho-federal entity with 27 regional councils and similar statutory authority.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): Brazilian federal regulatory council for physicians, operating under the same conselho-federal model as CFMV. Directly comparable in mandate structure, regional council network (CRMs), and statutory authority over medical professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária equivalents — Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS): UK statutory regulator for veterinary professionals, comparable in core function (registration, ethical enforcement, specialty credentials) but operating as a royal charter body rather than a federal autarchy.
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): US professional association for veterinarians; comparable in advocacy, credentialing, and ethical standard-setting but operates as a private association rather than a statutory regulator.

Regional players

• Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV) — Argentina / equivalent: Federación Veterinaria Argentina: Argentine veterinary professional federation serving a comparable mandate in a neighboring country; useful regional benchmark for veterinary regulatory models in South America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/cfmvoficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/cfmvoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfmvoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cfmvoficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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