Conselho Regional de Administração do Paraná - CRA/PR

What Conselho Regional de Administração do Paraná - CRA/PR does

Conselho Regional de Administração do Paraná (CRA-PR) is a federal autarchy created by Brazilian federal law (Lei 4.769/1965) that holds exclusive statutory authority to regulate, register, and fiscalize the administration profession within the state of Paraná. It is part of the national Sistema CFA/CRAs, a network of 27 regional councils coordinated by the Conselho Federal de Administração (CFA). CRA-PR serves individual administrators (Pessoas Físicas) who hold administration degrees and require registration to legally practice, as well as companies (Pessoas Jurídicas) providing administrative services that must register and assign a responsible technical administrator. Core products include the CIP Digital (a digital professional identity card accessible via the PROID mobile application, valid nationwide), the centralized Serviços Online portal for registrations and certificate requests, the ART (Technical Responsibility Annotation) service, and the Clube de Vantagens benefits program. The organization also runs professional development events, publishes the RECC scientific journal, and operates the CRA-PR Jovem youth outreach program targeting administration students.

CRA-PR operates on a fee-based revenue model funded by mandatory annual fees (anuidades) from registered professionals and companies, one-time registration fees for new members, and transaction-based fees for certificates and official documents. Pricing is set nationally by the CFA and applied uniformly across all regional councils. Distribution occurs through the headquarters in Curitiba, subseções throughout Paraná, the 24/7 online services portal, and the PROID mobile application. The current administration is led by President Adm. Gilmar Silva de Andrade for the 2025/2026 biennium. As a government regulatory entity, CRA-PR has no private shareholders, venture capital, or equity-based funding; its operations are sustained entirely by member fees and statutory authority.

Name

Conselho Regional de Administração do Paraná - CRA/PR

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Administração do Paraná

Website

https://cra-pr.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CRA-PR is a Brazilian federal autarchy that exclusively regulates and registers administrators and administrative service companies in the state of Paraná, funded by mandatory annual fees, registrations, and certificate charges, and delivering services via online portals and regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

Keywords

• Professional regulatory services
• Professional registration
• Annual fee collection
• Digital professional identity
• Fiscalization oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Fees (Anuidades): Mandatory annual fees collected from registered administrators and companies to fund council operations, with due dates typically March 31st each year
2. Professional Registration Fees: Fees charged for new professional registrations, transfers, and license services
3. Certificate and Document Fees: Fees for issuing certificates of regularity, technical responsibility certificates, and other official documents

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CRA-PR regulates and provides licensing, registration, and oversight services for administrators (Pessoas Físicas) and administrative service companies (Pessoas Jurídicas) in the state of Paraná through a centralized online services portal, supported by its Curitiba headquarters, regional subseções, the digital CIP identity card via the PROID mobile application, fiscalization activities, professional ethics enforcement, and educational events and publications.

Product overview

CRA-PR operates as a professional regulatory council providing a unified platform of services for administrators and businesses in Paraná. The core offerings center on professional registration (for individuals and companies), the CIP Digital professional identity system, online service portals, and educational initiatives including events and publications. Services are delivered through a centralized Servicos Online platform, supplemented by the PROID mobile app for digital credentials, the Clube de Vantagens benefits program, and the scientific journal RECC. The organization also conducts professional oversight through fiscalization activities and maintains a transparency portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIP Digital - Carteira de Identidade Profissional Digital Digital professional identity card serving as official identification valid throughout Brazil, accessed via the PROID mobile application by registered administrators.
• Registro de Pessoa Física Professional registration service for individual administrators holding administration degrees, including new registrations, transfers, certificate issuance, and license management, granting legal authorization to practice.
• Registro de Pessoa Jurídica Corporate registration service for companies offering administrative services in exclusive fields of administration, including registration, technical responsibility assignments, cadastral updates, and certificates for bidding and procurement eligibility.
• Serviços Online (Online Services Portal) Centralized 24/7 self-service web portal for all professional services, including pre-registration, registrations, certificate requests, ART submissions, annual fee management, and administrative processes.
• Anuidades (Annual Fees) Mandatory annual fee charged to registered administrators and companies to fund council operations, with values set by CFA, due by March 31st each year, with non-payment triggering debt collection rather than cancellation of registration.
• ART - Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica (Technical Responsibility Annotation) Technical responsibility annotation service that legally attributes responsibility to a registered technical administrator for specific technical activities in administration services, used in bidding processes and technical records.
• Café com Administradores Professional networking and educational events series featuring lectures and discussions on administration topics, held throughout the state of Paraná.
• Clube de Vantagens (Benefits Club) Benefits program offering discounts and preferential rates from partner institutions in education, health, hospitality, business services, and other categories to registered administrators.
• RECC - Revista Eletrônica Científica do CRA-PR Electronic scientific journal publishing research papers on administration and management topics, supporting academic discourse and continuing education for the profession.
• Ouvidoria (Ombudsman Service) Communication channel providing registered professionals and the broader society with a mechanism to file complaints, criticisms, suggestions, and denunciations regarding the administration profession in Paraná.
• CRA-PR Jovem Youth engagement program preparing administration students in Paraná for transition into the regulated profession through pre-registration, outreach events, and educational materials at schools and universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Professional registration processing within 5 business days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ADETECminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational partnership offering discounts and benefits to registered administrators through the Clube de Vantagens program
• ESPMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational institution partnership providing exclusive benefits for CRA-PR registered professionals
• UNIMED/SINAEPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth insurance partnership offering preferential rates to registered administrators through the Clube de Vantagens
• Tuner WorkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation and professional development partnership offering benefits to registered professionals
• Academia da FaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth and wellness partnership offering services to registered administrators
• Lancers Administradora de BenefíciosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBenefits administration partnership offering services to registered professionals
• Econtábil ConsultoriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness consulting partnership offering services through the Clube de Vantagens
• Grupo Educacional UNEEDminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational partnership providing learning and development opportunities for registered administrators
• Instituto Pontagrossense de PsicologiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth services partnership offering psychological services to registered professionals
• Millennium Viagens CorporativasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate travel services partnership offering preferential rates through the benefits program
• Le PlanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital transformation and AI training partnership offering educational programs to registered professionals
• Ótica DisparminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOptical products and services partnership offering discounts to registered administrators
• Conselho Federal de Administração (CFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body of the Sistema CFA/CRAs that establishes regulations, guidelines, and policies applied by all 27 Regional Councils including CRA-PR. CFA serves as the superior ethics tribunal and coordinates the national professional regulatory system.
• CAPES, MEC, INEP, e-MEC, SETECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with Brazilian Ministry of Education and related agencies for academic program recognition and quality assurance of administration degrees

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO) / CRO system: Federal autarchy regulating dental professionals with regional CROs; structurally analogous to CRA-PR as a professional licensing, fiscalization, and ethics body.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM) / CRM system: Federal autarchy regulating medical professionals in Brazil with regional CRMs; functionally comparable as a professional licensing and ethics body serving physicians.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB): Brazilian bar association with comparable federated structure (national + state sections), exclusive authority to license legal professionals, mandatory fees, and disciplinary functions.
• Conselho Regional de Contabilidade (CRC) / Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CFC): Analogous Brazilian professional licensing system for accountants; operates under the same federal-autarchy model with regional councils, mandatory registration, and annual fees.
• Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia (CONFEA) / CREA system: Federal autarchy system regulating engineers and agronomists in Brazil; structurally analogous to CRA-PR with state-level CREAs, mandatory ART registration, and annual fees.
• Conselho Federal de Administração (CFA): CRA-PR's parent entity and national coordinator of the Sistema CFA/CRAs; sets fee tables, regulations, and ethics guidelines applied across all 27 regional councils. Comparable as the apex of the same professional regulatory architecture.

Direct peers

• Conselho Regional de Administração do Rio Grande do Sul (CRA-RS): Southern Brazilian regional peer with identical mandate for administrators in Rio Grande do Sul; comparable geography and economic profile to Paraná.
• Conselho Regional de Administração do Rio de Janeiro (CRA-RJ): Direct functional peer administering the same registration, fiscalization, and professional services for administrators in Rio de Janeiro state.
• Conselho Regional de Administração de Minas Gerais (CRA-MG): Regional peer offering identical professional licensing and oversight services to administrators in Minas Gerais.
• Conselho Regional de Administração de São Paulo (CRA-SP): Largest regional administration council in Brazil serving São Paulo state; identical mandate, fee structure, and service portfolio as CRA-PR, scaled to a much larger professional base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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