Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais

What Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais does

Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais (Confere) is a Brazilian federal autarquia headquartered in Brasília, established in 1965 under Law 4.886/65 to regulate the profession of commercial representative (representante comercial) throughout Brazil. It serves registered profissionais de representação comercial and operates jointly with 27 regional councils (Conselhos Regionais, or COREs) under the Sistema Confere/Cores, which collectively cover every Brazilian state. Confere's statutory remit includes licensing, professional discipline, ethics oversight, and normative guidance for the represented-commerce profession.

Its core operational technology is the SEI (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) electronic document management system, supplemented by a set of digital citizen-facing services: a transparency portal, public consultation module, event registration system, online courses, a business opportunities portal, and the Entre-COREs member portal. The organization reports LGPD compliance and maintains an active social media presence, but does not operate a mobile application or public API, and there is no evidence of AI/ML capability in the current product surface.

Its business model is that of a federal regulatory body rather than a commercial enterprise: revenue consists of registration fees, administrative charges, and ancillary fees levied on represented professionals under Law 4.886/65, alongside federal budget allocations. There are no disclosed pricing tiers, no commercial customers, and no funding rounds. Recent activity centers on the II Reunião Plenária Ordinária in 2026, a public tender (Concurso Público nº 01/2024) for federal staff, installation of new directorates at Core-MS and Core-BA for the 2026–2029 triennium, and ongoing digitization of regulatory workflows.

Name

Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais

Legal name

Conselho Federal dos Representantes Comerciais

Website

https://confere.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais (Confere) is a Brazilian federal autarquia that regulates the profession of commercial representative nationwide under Law 4.886/65, working through 27 regional councils (Sistema Confere/Cores) and a set of digital citizen services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Licensing & Trade Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Regulatory Authorities & Commissions (Cross-Sector) (EDADAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Professional licensing services
• Commercial representative registry
• Regulatory oversight services
• Professional credentialing
• Trade regulation council

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Conselho Federal de Representantes Comerciais (Confere) is the Brazilian federal autarquia that registers, licenses, and oversees the professional activity of commercial representatives under Law 4.886/65. It coordinates the nationwide Sistema Confere/Cores with 27 Regional Councils, issues professional credentials, maintains the public registry of licensed representatives, and operates electronic services (SEI), digital portals, and online continuing-education courses to enforce ethical and legal standards in the profession.

Product overview

Conselho Federal dos Representantes Comerciais (Confere) is the regulatory body for commercial representatives in Brazil, operating a digital platform of interconnected services rather than a single commercial product. The core offerings include: the Portal de Transparência for government accountability; SEI - Sistema Eletrônico de Informações for electronic document management; Entre-COREs for internal CORE council management; Consulta Pública for public registration verification; Portal de Oportunidades for business matching between companies and representatives; event registration; online courses; Ouvidoria for citizen feedback; digital publications; and professional registration services. The platform operates as a federated model with 27 Regional Councils (COREs) across Brazilian states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Conselho Federal de Corretores de Imóveis (COFECI): Federal council regulating real estate brokers in Brazil via regional CRECIs; closest functional analog to Confere given the commercial-intermediary nature of the regulated profession.
• Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CFC): Federal council that registers and disciplines accountants in Brazil; shares the conselho federal/conselhos regionais structure, credentialing mandate, and continuing education functions with Confere.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB): Federal entity regulating the legal profession in Brazil with sectional chapters; same hybrid regulatory/association structure and exclusive national registration authority as Confere.
• Conselho Federal de Administração (CFA): Brazilian federal regulatory council for administrators; structurally identical to Confere as an autarquia federal regulating a profession nationwide via regional councils.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): Federal council for physicians, with regional CRMs; shares Confere's professional licensing, ethics oversight, and continuing education mandate under federal autarquia status.
• Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP): Federal council regulating psychologists with regional CRPs; shares Confere's professional licensing, ethics code, and continuing professional education mandate.
• Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia (Confea): Federal council for engineering and agronomy professionals, with Creas at the regional level; mirrors Confere's autarquia-plus-regional-councils model and disciplinary authority.
• Conselho Federal de Economia (COFECON): Federal regulatory council for economists in Brazil with regional CORECONs; analogous autarquia structure, registration authority, and continuing education oversight as Confere.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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