Crateús

What Crateús does

Prefeitura Municipal de Crateús is the municipal government of Crateús, a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil (CNPJ 07.982.036/0001-67), operating since 1846 and led by Mayor Janaína Carla Farias since 2025-01-01. The entity administers public services for approximately 75,000 residents across 20+ secretariats covering health, education, social assistance, infrastructure, culture, economic development, environment, and public safety. It is constitutionally a government_state_entity and does not operate as a commercial enterprise.

Crateús functions as the regional health hub for 11 municipalities in the microrregião de Crateús, operating 39+ health units including 34 Family Health Strategy teams, Hospital São Lucas (CNES 2481073), CAPS I mental health facility, and a Central de Abastecimento Farmacêutico distributing 163 basic and 99 high-cost specialty medications. Public education and social assistance are delivered through dedicated secretariats with recognition including Selo UNICEF 2021-2024 and Selo Nacional Compromisso com a Alfabetização Ouro 2024. Multiple strategic plans govern the administration, including the Plano Municipal de Saúde 2026-2029 and the Plano Estratégico Institucional 2025-2028.

The digital platform is a unified municipal website integrating the Transparency Portal (ATRICON-compliant), Diário Oficial (1,365 historical gazette publications), Ouvidoria, SpeedGov-backed online services (NF-e, IPTU, protocolo), e-SIC for information access requests, and accessibility tools (VLibras, high-contrast, text-resizing). The technology stack is standard e-government with no AI/ML capabilities, no public API, and no mobile applications. The business model is tax-and-transfer funded (FPM, ICMS, SUS transfers, municipal budget via LDO/LOA/PPA); services are provided free of charge to citizens. Revenue figures are not disclosed as the entity operates on public budgets, not commercial revenue.

Name

Crateús

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Crateús

Website

https://crateus.ce.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Prefeitura Municipal de Crateús is the municipal government of Crateús in Ceará, Brazil, administering public services across 20+ secretariats to approximately 75,000 residents and serving as the regional health hub for 11 microregional municipalities through 39+ health units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG), Disinfection, Sanitation & Vector-Borne Disease Control Services (IMAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Public healthcare administration
• Government transparency portal
• Pharmaceutical distribution
• Public education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Crateús

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prefeitura Municipal de Crateús operates as the municipal government of Crateús, Ceará, Brazil, providing public services to approximately 75,000 residents and serving as a regional health hub for 11 municipalities in the Microrregião de Crateús. Core offerings include public healthcare through the SUS network (34 Family Health teams, Hospital São Lucas, CAPS mental health facility), public education services, social assistance programs, pharmaceutical distribution (262+ medications), infrastructure services, economic development support, and e-government services through digital platforms including transparency portal, official gazette, and online service modules via SpeedGov integration.

Product overview

Prefeitura de Crateús operates a digital government platform providing public services to approximately 75,000 residents in the municipality of Crateús, Ceará, Brazil. The platform consists of a unified municipal website with multiple integrated service modules including the Transparency Portal, Official Gazette (Diário Oficial), Citizen Feedback System (Ouvidoria), Online Services via SpeedGov integration, Health Pharmaceutical Portal, and Public Procurement System. The infrastructure supports digital accessibility with VLibras integration, high contrast options, and text resizing. No AI/ML capabilities or public API are offered; the platform focuses on e-government service delivery, public accountability, and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Transparência Transparency portal providing public access to municipal government information including budgets, spending, contracts, and public accounts in full ATRICON compliance.
• Diário Oficial Official Gazette platform publishing municipal decrees, laws, ordinances, and government decisions for public access.
• Ouvidoria Citizen complaint and feedback system allowing residents to submit requests, complaints, and suggestions to municipal government.
• Serviços Online (SpeedGov) Online service portal integrated with SpeedGov platform offering Nota Fiscal Eletrônica, IPTU second copies, protocol tracking, and various municipal services.
• Portal do Servidor Employee portal managed by ASPEQ for municipal public servants to access payroll, benefits, and employment-related services.
• ATRICON - Radar da Transparência Pública Public transparency monitoring system aligned with ATRICON standards for evaluating municipal government transparency compliance.
• Saúde - Portal Farmacêutico Health portal providing access to medication lists, health unit information, medical appointment waitlists, and pharmaceutical services including 163 basic medications and 99 high-cost specialty medications via CEAF.
• Sistema de Licitações Public procurement system publishing municipal bids, tenders, contracts, and supplier sanctions for transparency in government contracting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 Family Health teams providing primary care (expanded from 22)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Instituto Consulpam - Consultoria Público-PrivadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2024Technical-administrative partnership for conducting public competitive examinations (concurso público). Instituto Consulpam is responsible for the coordination and administration of objective test selection processes for vacancies in the municipality's permanent staff.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Prefeitura Municipal de Sobral: Larger Ceará municipality (~200k+ residents) operating a municipal government with extensive SUS health network and education programs. Comparable because it is a peer Ceará Prefeitura with a broader health and education service portfolio serving a regional hub role.

Direct peers

• Prefeitura Municipal de Canindé: Ceará municipality of similar scale operating Family Health strategy, education programs, and pilgrimage-driven economic development. Directly comparable as a peer interior Ceará Prefeitura with similar population base and service mix.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Tauá: Similar-sized Ceará municipality in the Sertões region with comparable rural microregion characteristics and municipal government service portfolio. Directly comparable as a peer small-city Prefeitura with overlapping health, education, and social assistance delivery model.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Quixadá: Mid-sized Ceará municipality with similar microregional health and education service scope. Directly comparable as a peer Prefeitura operating SUS primary care networks and municipal education programs in an interior Ceará context.

Others

• Instituto Consulpam: Public-private consultancy providing technical-administrative services for concursos públicos and public selection processes. Listed as a strategic partner of Crateús (announced 2024-09-02) for executing municipal examinations — a key enabling relationship rather than a competing entity.
• ASPEC (Portal do Servidor): Vendor operating Crateús's Portal do Servidor (employee portal for payroll, benefits, and HR services). Adjacent ecosystem participant enabling municipal human-resources and payroll operations rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 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

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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