CORECON-RJ

What CORECON-RJ does

CORECON-RJ (Conselho Regional de Economia da 1ª Região) is Brazil's oldest regional economics council, established as a federal autarchy by Lei nº 1.411 on August 13, 1951 and headquartered at Av. Rio Branco 109 in central Rio de Janeiro. With a staff of 18, it functions as the exclusive regulatory body for the professional practice of economists in the state of Rio de Janeiro, operating under administrative and financial oversight from the Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) and regulatory supervision from COFECON (Conselho Federal de Economia). It registers individual economists and firms, issues the Carteira Profissional (available as a mobile credential via the Carteira Digital app on iOS/Android, valid nationwide under Law 6.206/75), processes ART (Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica) and CAT (Certidão de Acervo Técnico) certifications, and conducts professional fiscalização (inspection and ethics enforcement). Secondary services include continuing-education courses (including preparation for economic-financial expertise and ANPEC exams), the official Jornal dos Economistas publication, a curriculum/resume database, and partnership discounts (Convênios) with educational institutions, health plans, and service providers.

The organization's revenue model is anchored on mandatory annual fees (anuidades — R$ 565.65 per registered professional for 2026), supplemented by transactional fees for initial registration (R$ 80.51), professional wallet issuance (R$ 94.86), CAT issuance (R$ 212.36 individual / R$ 353.37 legal entity), student credentials (R$ 10.94), and income from courses, partnerships, and documentation services. Three customer segments are explicitly served: individual economists with bachelor's or postgraduate degrees in economics who must register to practice legally; legal entities (financial and consulting firms) that perform economic and financial activities as their primary function; and undergraduate economics students enrolled at RJ institutions who obtain pre-professional credentials. Service delivery is omnichannel: in-person at the Rio de Janeiro office (Monday-Friday, 9:00-18:00), via dedicated WhatsApp Business lines for Secretaria, Cursos, Registro, and Fiscalização, and online via the institutional portal and the digital wallet app. The organization does not have funding rounds, M&A activity, geographic expansion plans, or disclosed revenue figures; it is a non-commercial regulatory body whose growth is bounded by statutory scope and the size of the professional registry in its single-state jurisdiction.

Name

CORECON-RJ

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Economia da 1ª Região - CORECON-RJ

Website

https://corecon-rj.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CORECON-RJ (Conselho Regional de Economia da 1ª Região) is Brazil's oldest federal autarchy regulating the professional practice of economists in Rio de Janeiro state, established by Law 1.411/1951. It registers professionals and firms, issues nationwide credentials via the Carteira Digital app, and supervises professional ethics and inspection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

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Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAAANAN

Legal, Governance, Privacy & Audit Certifications

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

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Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

Keywords

• Professional regulation services
• Economist registration
• Professional licensing
• Continuing education courses
• Regulatory oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CORECON-RJ is a federal regulatory autarchy that registers and supervises professional economists and economics-providing companies in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It issues professional credentials (Carteira Profissional), processes annual fee payments (anuidades), provides technical responsibility documentation (ART/CAT), conducts professional oversight and ethics enforcement, and delivers continuing education courses for registered professionals.

Product overview

CORECON-RJ operates as a professional regulatory council (Autarquia Federal) for economists in Rio de Janeiro, offering a unified portfolio of administrative services centered on professional registration and oversight. The core products include professional registration, credential issuance via the Carteira Digital app, ART/CAT documentation services, and annual fee management. Supplementary services include continuing education courses, the official publication 'Jornal dos Economistas', partnership benefits, and a resume database. The organization does not maintain a technology platform product but provides these regulatory services through its website and mobile application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registro Profissional (Professional Registration) Mandatory registration service for economists (Bachelors in Economic Sciences, including those with postgraduate Masters and Doctors in Economics) allowing individuals to obtain official credentials to legally practice economics in Rio de Janeiro state. Includes new registration, suspension, cancellation, and student credential processes.
• Carteira Profissional do Economista (Professional ID Card) Official professional ID card for registered economists, issued digitally via the Carteira Digital app for iOS and Android, providing proof of professional registration valid nationwide under Law 6.206/75. Second via (reissue) costs R$ 94.86.
• ART / CAT (Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica / Certidão de Acervo Técnico) Technical responsibility annotation (ART) and professional portfolio certification (CAT) services for economists and companies, documenting professional activities and technical expertise. CAT is valid for 6 months and priced at R$ 212.36 for individuals and R$ 353.37 for legal entities (2026 schedule).
• Anuidade (Annual Fee) Annual membership fee for registered economists, payable via online banking boletos issued through the BRCTotal portal. Priced at R$ 565.65 for 2026 (valid through April 2026), set annually by resolution under Lei nº 12.514/2011.
• Cursos e Treinamentos (Courses and Training) Continuing education courses and professional development programs for economists, including preparation for the Economic-Financial Expertise certification and ANPEC exam preparatory courses, delivered through the Secretaria de Cursos.
• Fiscalização Profissional (Professional Oversight) Professional oversight and enforcement services monitoring economists and companies to ensure compliance with professional regulations, combat unauthorized practice of economics, and handle ethics complaints through the Secretaria de Fiscalização.
• Banco de Currículos (Resume Database) Online resume database service connecting registered economists with potential employers seeking professional economic services, accessed through the Currículos e Vagas portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mandatory registration for all economists exercising professional activities in the state
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• COFECON (Conselho Federal de Economia)coreOthersCOFECON is the federal regulatory body overseeing all regional economics councils. CORECON-RJ operates under COFECON's regulatory and administrative oversight, following its resolutions and normative guidelines for professional registration, ethics, and fiscalization procedures.
• SINDECON-RJ (Sindicato dos Economistas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)minorOthersProfessional union representing economists in Rio de Janeiro state. Located at Av. Treze de Maio, 23, 16th floor. Separate entity but works in coordination for professional interests.
• CED (Centro de Estudios Demograficos y de Desarrollo)minorOthersResearch and debate center that has collaborated with CORECON-RJ on economic development publications and position papers, including proposals for development strategies for Brazil.
• Universities and Economics SchoolsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCORECON-RJ maintains partnerships with economics faculties including FGV, IBMEC/RJ, PUC Rio, UERJ, UFF, UFRJ, UFRRJ, Mackenzie Rio, Centro Unibersitário IBMR, and others. Partnerships include student credential programs, professional integration, and academic cooperation.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CREA-RJ (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio de Janeiro): Professional regulatory council for engineers and agronomists in Rio de Janeiro. Comparable organizational structure, mandate, and service portfolio for professional registration and fiscalization in the same geography.
• CRM-RJ (Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Rio de Janeiro): State medical council for Rio de Janeiro. Comparable as a federal/state professional regulatory body with similar registration, ethics oversight, and continuing education mandates in the same geography.
• CFC (Conselho Federal de Contabilidade): Federal regulatory body for accounting professionals in Brazil. Comparable as the federal-level oversight structure for a financially-oriented profession, closely aligned to economics given overlapping professional domains.
• CRA-RJ (Conselho Regional de Administração do Rio de Janeiro): Parallel professional regulatory council for administrators in Rio de Janeiro. Comparable structure and operating model as a state-level professional council, and actively involved in jurisdictional dispute with CORECON-RJ over regulatory scope.
• COFECON (Conselho Federal de Economia): Federal-level economics regulatory body that oversees all regional CORECONs including CORECON-RJ. Directly comparable as the parent regulatory entity for the economics profession in Brazil, setting the rules and fee structures that CORECON-RJ implements at the state level.
• CORECON-SP (Conselho Regional de Economia da 2ª Região): State-level economics regulatory council for São Paulo, structurally identical to CORECON-RJ. Most directly comparable peer given same mandate, fee structure, and service portfolio for economists in Brazil's largest state.
• OAB/RJ (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seccional Rio de Janeiro): State bar association for lawyers in Rio de Janeiro. Comparable as a professional regulatory and credentialing body operating in the same geography with similar fee, registration, and ethics oversight functions.

Broad incumbents

• CFA Institute: Global professional association for investment and finance professionals offering the CFA certification. Comparable as a broader, internationally recognized professional credentialing body in adjacent finance and economics domains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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