CONFERP - Conselho Federal de Profissionais de Relações Públicas

What CONFERP - Conselho Federal de Profissionais de Relações Públicas does

CONFERP (Conselho Federal de Profissionais de Relações Públicas) is the federal regulatory council responsible for disciplining, regulating, and overseeing the professional practice of public relations in Brazil, established by Lei nº 5.377 of December 11, 1967, with operating regulations formalized under Decreto nº 63.283/1968 and Decreto-Lei nº 860/1969. It operates as an autonomous federal entity (autarquia) comprising a federal headquarters in Brasília (SCS – Quadra 2 – Bloco C – Ed. Serra Dourada – Sala 107) and a federated network of six regional councils (CONRERPs) distributed across Brazil. Its core service offerings include mandatory professional registration for individuals (pessoa física) and legal entities (pessoa jurídica), issuance of the Carteira de Identidade Profissional in physical and digital formats with national public faith validity, ethical oversight through a Code of Ethics and Ouvidoria channel, normative resolution issuance (RN 125/2024, RN 129/2025, RN 136), and pipeline-building programs such as RP Leaders Brasil targeting university PR students.

The organization's revenue model is fee-based: it collects recurring annual anuidades from registered professionals (with tiered discounts of 10% by January 31 and 5% by February 28, plus installment options up to 5 months) and from legal entities providing PR services, supplemented by one-time and 12-month-renewable fees for physical and digital identity cards. Exemptions apply to newly graduated professionals (50% first-year discount if registered within 6 months of graduation), people with disabilities (PCD), seniors (aposentados), and those with serious illness. Distribution is delivered through the six CONRERPs for in-person and local regulatory matters and through the info.conferp.org.br self-serve portal for resolutions, forms, and transparency access. Marketing is institutional rather than commercial, centered on the website, LinkedIn newsletter, and participation in events such as the XX Congresso ABRAPCORP, with institutional partnerships maintained with ABRP, CONFIARP, ABRAPCORP, ABCPÚBLICA, and OCI. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and no private ownership, parent company, or external investment structures apply to the entity.

Name

CONFERP - Conselho Federal de Profissionais de Relações Públicas

Legal name

Conselho Federal de Profissionais de Relações Públicas

Website

https://conferp.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CONFERP is the Brazilian federal regulatory council that licenses, oversees, and enforces ethical standards for individual public relations professionals and PR-service legal entities across Brazil through a federal body and six regional councils (CONRERPs).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulation Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDADAJAJ

Teacher Registration, Recordkeeping & Public Registry Authorities

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Teacher Certification, Licensing & Professional Standards Boards

SECONDARYHLAJACAC

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Health Policy, Regulation & Compliance Authorities

SECONDARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYBPAIAOAA

Business Registration & Corporate Affairs (Registries)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

Keywords

• Professional regulation services
• Professional registration
• Regulatory council services
• Professional identity cards
• Public relations licensing

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Fees (Anuidades): CONFERP generates revenue through annual fees (anuidades) charged to registered public relations professionals (pessoa física) and legal entities (pessoa jurídica) that provide public relations services. The fees are set annually via Resolution Normatives, with payment deadlines in January (10% discount), February (5% discount), and March (full price). Instalment options are available up to 5 monthly payments if requested by January 31st.
2. Professional Identity Card (Carteira de Identidade Profissional): Revenue is also generated from the issuance of physical and digital professional identity cards. Physical cards include postage costs and a digital version; digital cards have a 12-month validity requiring renewal payment each year.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CONFERP regulates and oversees the professional practice of Public Relations in Brazil through mandatory registration of individual professionals (Pessoa Física) and legal entities (Pessoa Jurídica). It issues Professional Identity Cards (Carteira de Identidade Profissional), enforces a Code of Ethics via Normative Resolutions, and provides services including Ombudsman support, publications, and the RP Leaders Brasil student program. The system is delivered through a federal headquarters and a network of six regional councils (CONRERPs).

Product overview

CONFERP is a Brazilian federal regulatory council responsible for regulating and overseeing public relations professional activities in Brazil. The organization operates as a single regulatory service offering multiple interconnected modules including professional registration for individuals (Pessoa Física) and legal entities (Pessoa Jurídica), professional identity cards (Carteira de Identidade Profissional) available in both physical and digital formats, ombudsman services (Ouvidoria), a publication library, the RP Leaders Brasil student engagement program, newsletter services, and access to legislative documents including normative resolutions, laws, and decrees. The core function is professional regulation and certification, not a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registro Profissional de Pessoa Física Mandatory annual registration service enabling individual Public Relations practitioners in Brazil to practice legally. Governed by RN 125/2024 with tiered early-payment discounts and instalment options.
• Registro Profissional de Pessoa Jurídica Mandatory annual registration for legal entities (companies, agencies, consultancies) whose purpose is providing Public Relations services in Brazil. Governed by RN 129/2025.
• Carteira de Identidade Profissional de Relações Públicas Physical and digital Professional Identity Card issued to registered Public Relations practitioners, with national public-faith validity across Brazil. Fee set by Annex I of RN 125/2024; digital cards valid for 12 months requiring annual renewal payment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABRP - Associação Brasileira de Relações PúblicascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership with ABRP, the Brazilian Association of Public Relations. The partnership aims to achieve common objectives for the development of a society more aware of the importance of public relations and social communication.
• CONFIARP - Federação Latino-Americana de Relações PúblicascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership with CONFIARP, the Latin American Federation of Public Relations. Both organizations collaborate on advancing the public relations profession regionally across Latin America.
• ABRAPCORP - Associação de Pesquisadores de Comunicação Organizacional e Relações PúblicascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership with ABRAPCORP, the Brazilian Association of Organizational Communication and Public Relations Researchers. CONFERP participates in ABRAPCORP congresses such as the XX Congresso ABRAPCORP.
• ABCPÚBLICA - Associação Brasileira de Comunicação PúblicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership with ABCPÚBLICA, the Brazilian Association of Public Communication. Both organizations work together to promote public communication practices.
• OCI - Observatório da Comunicação InstitucionalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership with OCI, the Observatory of Institutional Communication. Aims to develop collaborative research and knowledge in institutional communication.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB): Brazilian federal bar association that regulates legal practice through its Conselho Federal and 27 state sections. Operates the same federal/regional model as CONFERP and is the largest example of mandatory professional licensing in Brazil.
• Conselho Federal de Biblioteconomia (CFB): Federal council for librarianship in Brazil with regional CRBs. Smaller-scale structural peer to CONFERP, regulating a single profession via the same federal/regional architecture and anuidade-based funding.
• Conselho Federal de Economia (COFECON): Federal council for economists in Brazil with regional CORECONs. Operates the same regulatory, licensing, and fee-collection model as CONFERP, with analogous governance and oversight mechanisms.
• Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia (CONFEA): Brazilian federal council overseeing engineering, agronomy, and related technical professions via regional CREAs. Closely mirrors CONFERP's federal/regional council architecture, registration model, and inspection authority.
• Conselho Federal de Administração (CFA): Federal regulatory council for administrators in Brazil, with regional CRAs. Like CONFERP, it licenses individuals and legal entities, charges annual fees, and issues professional identity cards under federal law.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): Brazilian federal professional council that regulates medical practice nationwide. It is the most prominent analog to CONFERP in structure, governance, and revenue model, operating with a federal HQ plus regional councils (CRMs) and funded primarily by anuidades.
• Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CFC): Federal council for accounting professionals in Brazil, with regional CRCs. Functionally a near-twin of CONFERP: registers individuals and firms, issues professional identity documents, and collects annual fees.
• Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP): Federal council regulating the psychology profession in Brazil, structured with regional CRPs. Comparable to CONFERP in mandate, funding via annual fees, professional identity card issuance, and ethical oversight role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conferp

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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