Crea-PE

What Crea-PE does

Crea-PE (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de Pernambuco) is a public regulatory body established under Brazilian federal law (Lei nº 5.194/1966) and operating as part of the national Sistema Confea/Crea. Headquartered in Recife, Pernambuco, it exercises delegated administrative police authority over the registration, certification, and inspection of engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals and companies across the state. Its mandate is mandatory: individuals and legal entities practicing in these fields must register, pay annual fees (anuidades), and obtain ART (Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica) annotations for technical responsibility on projects and services. Corporate registration is a prerequisite for bidding on public contracts in Pernambuco, anchoring Crea-PE's role in the state's construction and engineering ecosystem.

The council's operational backbone is the SITAC platform (Sistema Integrado de Informações Técnicas e Administrativas), a web-based portal providing electronic ART registration, professional records management, corporate services, certificate issuance (CAT, CAO), and LGPD-compliant data handling across 69 mapped services. The system supports multiple ART modalities (individual, co-authorship, team, cargo/function, and multiple/routine) and integrates with the federal CGU Fala.BR ombudsman platform. Crea-PE operates 10 regional inspection offices (inspetorias regionais) across Pernambuco, including units in Salgueiro, Petrolina, and Afogados da Ingazeira, with a current infrastructure pipeline exceeding R$ 39M covering headquarters renovation, regional office construction, armed security, vehicle leasing, and medical plans.

Revenue is generated through mandatory annual professional fees (R$ 352.26–R$ 704.51 for 2026), tiered corporate fees scaled by declared social capital (R$ 666.35–R$ 5,330.73), transaction-based ART fees (R$ 2.10–R$ 285.59), professional and corporate service fees, late-payment penalties, and supplementary income from public-notice-based sponsorship programs and partnership editais. Fee schedules are set annually by Decisão Plenária under Confea oversight and adjusted by INPC inflation, with discount programs (5–15% for early payment) and full exemptions for newly graduated professionals and qualifying senior categories. Beyond regulatory services, Crea-PE runs institutional programs — Crea Qualifica (free technical training), Crea Desenvolve, CreaJr-PE (student wing), Programa Mulher PE, award programs (INOVE, Meio Ambiente, Fotografia) — that deepen engagement with the registered professional base.

Name

Crea-PE

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de Pernambuco

Website

https://creape.org.br

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Crea-PE is a public regulatory body under Brazil's Sistema Confea/Crea that registers, certifies, and inspects engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals and companies in Pernambuco. It operates the SITAC digital platform, 10 regional offices, and collects mandatory annual fees and ART transaction charges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services (Engineering, Agronomy and Geosciences)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

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

Keywords

• Professional regulatory services
• Engineering license registration
• Technical responsibility annotation
• Agronomy professional licensing
• Geosciences professional council

Headquarters

HQ city

Recife

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Professional Fees (Anuidade): Mandatory annual fees charged to registered professionals (individuals) based on education level. Rate is R$ 704.51 for higher education graduates and R$ 352.26 for technical level professionals for the 2026 fiscal year. Collected through the SITAC portal.
2. Annual Corporate Fees (Anuidade PJ): Mandatory annual fees for registered companies (pessoa jurídica), calculated based on declared social capital. Ranges from R$ 666.35 (up to R$ 50,000) to R$ 5,330.73 (above R$ 10,000,000) for 2026.
3. ART Registration Fees: Fees for registering Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica (ART), the legal instrument for technical responsibility. Standard work/service ART costs R$ 108.39 (contracts up to R$ 15,000) or R$ 285.59 (above R$ 15,000). Routine service ART ranges from R$ 2.10 to R$ 34.49 per contract.
4. Professional and Corporate Service Fees: Fees for services including professional registration (R$ 105.66), identity card issuance (R$ 66.66), certificate of technical background — CAT (R$ 66.66–R$ 135.17), CRQ issuance (R$ 66.66), corporate registration/main branch (R$ 324.63), and others.
5. Sponsorship and Foster Programs: Public funding for institutional projects through Chamamento Público mechanisms supporting professional qualification, sustainability, and innovation programs (e.g., Crea Qualifica, INOVE award, Prêmio de Meio Ambiente).
6. Partnership Fees (Edital Educacional/Comercial): Revenue from commercial and educational partnership agreements (editais) with private sector companies offering discounts to registered professionals. Partners pay to participate in these institutional programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

Crea-PE is a public regulatory council that registers, supervises, and disciplines engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals and companies in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Its core services include mandatory professional and corporate registration, issuance of technical responsibility annotations (ART), certification of technical background (CAT and CAO), annual fee administration, inspection of professional practice, ethics enforcement, and ombudsman services. These services are delivered primarily through the SITAC digital portal and a network of regional inspection offices, with all fees and rates set by federal authority (Confea).

Product overview

CREA-PE is a regulatory council for engineering, agronomy and geosciences professionals in Pernambuco, Brazil. The organization operates primarily through two core online portals (Portal do Profissional and Portal da Empresa) built on the SITAC platform, providing services for professional registration, ART (Technical Responsibility Annotation) management, certificates, annual fees, and corporate oversight. Key products include ART/CAT/CAO document systems, an Ombudsman service integrated with the federal Fala.BR platform, a Transparency Portal, and professional development programs such as Crea Qualifica, CreaJr-PE, and Crea Desenvolve. The organization also runs awards including the Prêmio de Meio Ambiente, Prêmio de Fotografia, and Prêmio INOVE (Innovation and Sustainability). Fiscalization services ensure professional compliance, while educational institution registration and public procurement (Licitações) round out the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crea Jr-PE: Student program for junior professionals and students associated with the council
• Crea Qualifica
• Crea Convida
• Programa Mulher PE
• Crea Desenvolve
• Sextou no Crea

Products and services

• Portal do Profissional Online portal serving registered engineering, agronomy and geosciences professionals to manage their Crea-PE registration, access professional services, update records, request certificates, and complete administrative procedures through the SITAC platform.
• Portal da Empresa Online portal serving legal entities (pessoas jurídicas) operating in engineering, agronomy or geosciences activities in Pernambuco to manage their corporate registration, technical team composition, technical responsibility assignments, ART management, CAO issuance, and corporate administrative procedures.
• ART - Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica Electronic registration of Technical Responsibility Annotation (ART), the legal instrument defining technical responsibility for engineering, agronomy and geosciences projects, services, and cargo/function roles. Supports individual, co-authorship, co-responsibility, team, cargo/function, and multiple/routine ART modalities with rates from R$ 108.39 to R$ 285.59 per contract for standard work/service ART.
• CAT - Certidão de Acervo Técnico Technical Portfolio Certificate (CAT) documenting a professional's technical activities and accumulated experience history, used for bidding eligibility and career portfolio documentation. Priced at R$ 66.66 (≤20 ARTs) to R$ 135.17 (>20 ARTs) for 2026.
• CAO - Certidão de Acervo Operacional Operational Portfolio Certificate (CAO) for companies documenting their technical operations and activities, used as a corporate complement to the CAO/ART system.
• Anuidade e Taxas (Annual Fee and Tax Administration) Annual fee and tax administration service covering mandatory professional and corporate annual fees, ART rates, and service charges for the fiscal year. Includes payment tables, electronic billing, and discount/exemption programs. Professional fee 2026: R$ 704.51 (higher education) and R$ 352.26 (technical level). Corporate fees scale from R$ 666.35 to R$ 5,330.73 based on declared social capital.
• Certidões (Certificates) Various certificate services including professional registration certificates, ART certificates, and full-text certificates for individuals and ARTs.
• 2ª Via da Carteira (Professional Identity Card Reissue) Second-copy issuance of the professional identity card issued to engineering, agronomy and geosciences professionals registered with Crea-PE. First and second issue priced at R$ 66.66 for 2026.
• Cadastramento de Instituições de Ensino (Educational Institution Registration) Registration service for higher-education institutions and technical schools offering engineering, agronomy, and geosciences courses, enabling their graduates' subsequent professional registration with the Confea/Crea system.
• Ouvidoria (Ombudsman) Ombudsman service integrated with the federal Fala.BR platform providing citizens and registered professionals with channels for complaints, compliments, suggestions, information requests, and denunciations related to engineering, agronomy and geosciences regulation in Pernambuco.
• Portal da Transparência (Transparency Portal) Mandatory transparency portal providing public access to Crea-PE's institutional documents, legislation, planning, audit reports, agreements, budgets, revenue and expense records, travel, procurement, and human resources information in compliance with Brazilian transparency law.
• Fiscalização (Professional Practice Inspection) Regulatory oversight and inspection service ensuring engineering, agronomy and geosciences activities in Pernambuco are conducted by properly qualified and registered professionals and companies, protecting society from illegal professional practice. Includes inspections, complaint-driven investigations, and ethics enforcement.
• Inspetorias Regionais (Regional Inspection Offices) Network of ten regional inspection offices providing in-person services to registered professionals and companies across the state of Pernambuco, including locations in Salgueiro, Petrolina, and Afogados da Ingazeira.
• Denúncia Online (Online Complaint Submission) Online complaint submission system allowing the public and professionals to report illegal professional practice, unregistered companies, ethics violations, and non-compliance with professional salary minimum requirements in Pernambuco.
• Editais (Public Notices and Partnership Programs) Public notices (editais) for educational and commercial partnerships, institutional sponsorship, and Chamamento Público funding mechanisms supporting programs like Crea Qualifica, INOVE award, and Prêmio de Meio Ambiente. Partners are selected through formal public notice processes to offer institutional benefits to registered members.
• Licitações (Public Procurement) Public procurement transparency portal listing Crea-PE's competitive bidding processes for services such as security services, construction projects, IT equipment, vehicle leasing, and other institutional contracts.
• Crea Qualifica (Professional Qualification Program) Free professional qualification program offering technical courses to registered engineering, agronomy and geosciences professionals, covering topics such as BIM tools, drone usage in precision agriculture, road management with computer vision, and other emerging technical disciplines. Courses are delivered in multiple regional cities across Pernambuco.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sindicato dos Jornalistas Profissionais do Estado de Pernambuco (Sinjope)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organization of the XIV Prêmio Crea-PE de Fotografia e Meio Ambiente. Sinjope brings journalism professional expertise and credibility to the award program, enabling broader participation from journalists, photojournalists, and journalism students alongside Confea/Crea professionals and students.
• Educational Institutions (Confea/Crea System)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Edital Educacional 2024 public notice seeking partnerships with educational institutions to offer tuition discounts and facilities to registered professionals, Crea-PE servers, and CreaJr-PE student members. Part of the institutional strategy to support continuous professional education.
• Commercial Partners (Edital Comercial)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Edital Comercial 2024 public notice selecting commercial partners to offer discounts and benefits on products and services to Crea-PE registered professionals, companies, servers, CreaJr-PE students and dependents. Partners gain institutional visibility and access to a defined professional consumer base.
• Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership enabling Crea-PE registered professionals and companies to access ABNT technical standards through a dedicated portal. ABNT provides the normative content while Crea-PE provides institutional distribution to its registered professional base.
• Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) — Plataforma Fala.BRcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of Crea-PE's ombudsman service with the federal government's Fala.BR platform, the unified ombudsman platform of the CGU. This integration reinforces institutional commitment to transparency and efficiency, providing citizens with a standardized channel for complaints, compliments, information requests, and denunciations.
• Class Entities (Entidades de Classe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional class entities registered with Crea-PE and homologated by Confea are key partners in implementing institutional programs including Crea Qualifica, INOVE award, and sponsorship initiatives. They participate in public notices (Chamamento Público) for financial support of projects of institutional interest.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CREA-BA (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia da Bahia): Northeast-Brazil regional CREA peer serving Bahia state. Most comparable peer to Crea-PE by regional economic profile and state-level professional concentration in engineering and agronomy.
• CREA-RJ (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio de Janeiro): State-level peer CREA regulating the same professions in Rio de Janeiro. Operates the same Sistema Confea/Crea framework with identical regulatory mandate, service offerings, and fee structure logic as Crea-PE.
• CREA-PR (Conselho Regional de Engenharia do Paraná): State-level CREA peer for Paraná, directly comparable to Crea-PE in regulatory function, fee structure, and customer base within the Confea/Crea national system.
• CREA-MG (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de Minas Gerais): State-level peer CREA serving Minas Gerais. Directly comparable in scope, regulatory function, and customer base (engineering, agronomy, geosciences professionals and companies) to Crea-PE.
• CREA-RS (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio Grande do Sul): State-level CREA peer for Rio Grande do Sul, with identical regulatory mandate over engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals and companies. Operates same Sistema Confea/Crea structure and service portfolio as Crea-PE.
• CREA-SP (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia de São Paulo): The largest state-level CREA, directly comparable to Crea-PE in regulatory function but operating at substantially greater scale. Serves engineering, agronomy, and geosciences professionals and companies in São Paulo state.

Broad incumbents

• Confea (Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia): Federal-level parent of all Brazilian CREAs, including Crea-PE. Operates broadly across the entire Sistema Confea/Crea with national scope, setting fee schedules and policy frameworks that Crea-PE executes at the state level.
• CAU-BR (Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo do Brasil): National regulatory body for architects and urban planners, structurally analogous to Confea/Crea system but for a related profession. Highly comparable operating model: federal/state council structure, ART-equivalent responsibility registration (RRT), annual fees, and inspection mandate.

Regional players

• OAB-PE (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seccional Pernambuco): State bar association for lawyers in Pernambuco, operating in the same geography as Crea-PE. Compares as a regional professional licensing body with mandatory registration, annual fees, and ethics/inspection mandate.
• CRM-PE (Conselho Regional de Medicina de Pernambuco): Regional medical council serving Pernambuco, the same state Crea-PE operates in. Comparable as a regional professional regulatory body within the same Sistema dos Conselhos, but regulates a different profession.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CreaPEOficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/creapernambuco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crea-pe
• Instagraminstagram.com/creapernambuco

Compliance2 records

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Profiles1 record

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