Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil - SEDEC/RJ

What Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil - SEDEC/RJ does

Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil (SEDEC/RJ) is the state civil defense secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established in 1966 as the first state-level civil defense organization in Brazil. It operates under the Government of Rio de Janeiro State and is responsible for coordinating disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across all 92 municipalities of the state, organized into 11 regional divisions (REDEC). The Secretary of State for Civil Defense concurrently serves as Commander-General of the Military Firefighters Corps of Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ), creating a unified civil protection command structure.

The agency's core operational technology is the CEMADEN RJ monitoring and alert system, which provides real-time meteorological, landslide, and hydrological risk tracking across the state, distributing alerts via SMS (shortcode 40199), Telegram, and WhatsApp. It also operates the SIGTRED course registration system for the ESDEC training school (Escola de Defesa Civil), the REDE SALVAR volunteer network management platform, and QGIS-based geospatial risk analysis tools (GEOINFO). The agency's product portfolio includes the 2025/2026 state contingency plan, the 2024-2035 strategic plan (Plano Estratégico SEDEC/CBMERJ), and the Agente de Defesa Civil educational game.

SEDEC/RJ is a non-commercial government entity funded entirely through state treasury allocations, federal transfers (including S2ID resources), and the FUNCAP disaster fund. All services are provided free of charge to citizens, municipalities, and partner institutions. The customer base consists of 92 municipal civil defense agencies, the state population of Rio de Janeiro, other state government agencies, and the federal Ministry of National Integration. Given no commercial revenue model, the agency functions as a public service rather than a market enterprise.

Name

Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil - SEDEC/RJ

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro

Website

https://defesacivil.rj.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil (SEDEC/RJ) is Rio de Janeiro's state civil defense agency, coordinating disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across 92 municipalities through 11 regional divisions, operating free public services funded by state and federal government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

NAICS

National Security (92811), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection) (BPAIAAAI), Disaster Response & Search and Rescue (SAR) (BPADADAA)

Keywords

• Disaster management services
• Civil protection coordination
• Emergency alert systems
• Disaster monitoring
• Emergency response training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: SEDEC/RJ is a state government agency funded through public budget allocations from Rio de Janeiro state government. Revenue comes from state treasury allocations, federal transfers for disaster response, and the Fundo Especial para Calamidades Públicas (FUNCAP). No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEDEC/RJ is the state civil defense agency of Rio de Janeiro, coordinating disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across all 92 municipalities of the state through 11 Regional Defense Civil Coordinations (REDEC). Its core offerings include the CEMADEN RJ real-time monitoring and alert system, the ESDEC civil defense training school, the REDE SALVAR volunteer network, a free SMS-based citizen alert system, federal resource coordination via S2ID, and geographic risk mapping tools. All services are provided free of charge to citizens and municipalities as part of the state's public civil protection mandate.

Product overview

Secretaria de Estado de Defesa Civil (SEDEC/RJ) is a government civil defense organization that operates as a unified platform for disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across the state of Rio de Janeiro. The core offerings include the CEMADEN RJ monitoring and alert system, ESDEC training school, REDE SALVAR volunteer network, and various management tools for municipalities. The organization provides real-time monitoring services, educational programs, and coordination of 92 municipal civil defense agencies across 11 regional districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro Estadual de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN RJ) State-level monitoring and alert system for natural disasters providing real-time meteorological conditions, landslide risks, and hydrological risk tracking across all 92 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro state, with alerts disseminated via SMS, Telegram, and WhatsApp channels.
• Escola de Defesa Civil (ESDEC) Educational institution within SEDEC providing free civil defense training courses for municipal defense civil agents and citizens, including basic response courses and continuing education programs, delivered via EAD (distance learning) and in-person formats.
• REDE SALVAR - Rede Estadual de Voluntariado para Emergências e Desastres State volunteer network for emergencies and disasters that coordinates institutional volunteers, training, and capacity building for emergency response across Rio de Janeiro state.
• Sistema de Alerta por SMS (40199) Free citizen alert service allowing residents of Rio de Janeiro to register CEPs (postal codes) of interest to receive real-time disaster alerts via text message to their mobile phones (shortcode 40199), with complementary delivery via Telegram and WhatsApp.
• SIGTRED - Sistema de Cadastro e Inscrição para Cursos Registration and enrollment system for ESDEC training courses, allowing citizens and municipal agents to sign up for civil defense educational programs.
• Ferramentas de Gestão de Defesa Civil Collection of management tools for municipal civil defense agencies, including volunteer network management, occurrence registration, agency and resource management, and information flow management.
• Plano de Contingências do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2025/2026 State contingency plan for intensive rains providing guidelines for preparation and emergency response across all state institutions and the 92 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro.
• Plano Estratégico SEDEC/CBMERJ 2024-2035 Strategic plan covering three multi-year planning cycles (PPAs) from 2024 to 2035, focused on governance improvement and public service efficiency for SEDEC and CBMERJ.
• Agente de Defesa Civil - Jogo Educativo Educational game developed in partnership with Art & Vog and Fundação de Apoio ao CBMERJ to teach disaster prevention and response concepts to citizens through interactive gameplay.
• Análises GEOINFO (QGIS Georeferencing Tools) Geographic information system and georeferencing tool for risk analysis and spatial data management, using QGIS for municipal disaster risk mapping and management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive civil defense coverage across 92 municipalities organized in 11 regional divisions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• 92 Municipal Governments (Coordenadorias Municipais de Defesa Civil)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederated network of 92 municipal defense civil agencies organized in 11 regional divisions (REDEC) across Rio de Janeiro state. These municipal agencies serve as the local implementation arms for state civil defense policies, disaster response coordination, and citizen services at the municipal level.
• CEMADEN RJ (Centro Estadual de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais)coreTechnology or IntegrationState monitoring center for natural disaster alerts providing real-time meteorological data, landslide risk monitoring, and hydrological risk tracking for all municipalities in Rio de Janeiro state.
• CBMERJ (Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilitary firefighters corps that operates under dual command with SEDEC. The Secretary of State for Civil Defense also serves as Commander-General of CBMERJ. Provides emergency response, search and rescue, firefighting, and disaster response operations.
• Ministry of National Integration / SEDEC NacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal coordination for national disaster policy, S2ID system for resource transfers, federal recognition of disaster situations (SE/ECP), and Operation Carro-Pipa for drought response in affected municipalities.
• Instituto Científico e Tecnológico de Defesa Civil (ICTDEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific and technological institute for civil defense research and development, encompassing ESDEC (training school), CEPEDEC (research center), and other research initiatives.
• FABOM (Fundação de Apoio ao CBMERJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport foundation for CBMERJ that provided the Agente de Defesa Civil educational game free of charge to the civil defense secretariat for disaster prevention education.
• REDE SALVAR Partner InstitutionsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerState volunteer network for emergencies and disasters. Partner institutions sign cooperation agreements with SEDEC and receive system access to manage volunteer registration, training, and reporting through the REDE SALVAR platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): U.S. federal agency for emergency management, the most prominent international counterpart to SEDEC/RJ's mandate of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. While at a different governmental tier, FEMA serves as the global reference model for integrated civil defense operations.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo state military fire department, the closest functional equivalent to CBMERJ (the fire department under SEDEC/RJ's dual command). Comparable in scale and emergency response mandate, and instructive as a comparator for how firefighting functions are organized alongside civil defense in other states.
• Australian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA): Australia's national emergency management agency. International counterpart operating across multiple state jurisdictions with a comparable mandate in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery — relevant for benchmarking SEDEC/RJ's structural design.
• Secretaria Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil (Brasil): Brazil's federal-level civil defense authority under the Ministry of Regional Development. Operates as the broader federal counterpart to SEDEC/RJ, administering S2ID and federal disaster recognition — the umbrella body under which state agencies like SEDEC/RJ coordinate.

Direct peers

• Coordenadoria Estadual de Defesa Civil de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais state civil defense coordinator. Comparable Brazilian state-level peer operating across a similarly large number of municipalities with disaster monitoring, training, and volunteer coordination functions analogous to SEDEC/RJ.
• Defesa Civil do Estado do Espírito Santo: Espírito Santo state civil defense agency. Operates with the same state-level coordination mandate across Brazilian municipalities, comparable in regulatory role and disaster profile (coastal storms, flooding).
• Defesa Civil do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo state's civil defense agency, the most direct Brazilian state-level counterpart to SEDEC/RJ. Operates a similar mandate across municipalities with state-level coordination of prevention, response, and recovery — directly comparable in scope and regulatory role.
• Defesa Civil do Estado do Paraná: Paraná state civil defense agency operating across that state's municipalities. Comparable state-level peer with similar responsibilities for disaster monitoring, prevention, response, and volunteer coordination.

Others

• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): United Nations body coordinating humanitarian disaster response globally. Not a direct operational peer, but the international reference for disaster response coordination, useful as a comparand for SEDEC/RJ's federal coordination function via S2ID.

Regional players

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES): U.S. state-level emergency management agency serving California. Comparable to SEDEC/RJ in operating at the state tier, coordinating across municipal jurisdictions, with overlapping disaster profiles (wildfires, floods, landslides).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries18 records

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