DER-ES - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado do Espírito Santo

Name

DER-ES - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado do Espírito Santo

Legal name

Departamento de Edificações e de Rodovias do Estado do Espírito Santo

Website

https://der.es.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitória

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: State government budget funding for infrastructure projects, road maintenance, and public building management
2. Toll Collection: Collection of tolls, fees, tariffs and improvement contributions on state highways
3. Traffic Fines and Penalties: Revenue from traffic violation fines on state roads

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DER-ES is a state government autarchy (autarquia) of Espírito Santo, Brazil, that administers the state highway network and manages public building construction and maintenance across the entire state. Its core services include road maintenance and rehabilitation, traffic enforcement, toll and traffic fine collection, special transit authorizations for oversized vehicles, right-of-way domain management, and execution of large infrastructure programs funded by the World Bank, BNDES, and IDB. It operates through headquarters in Vitória and four regional superintendencies covering all regions of the state.

Product overview

DER-ES operates as a unified infrastructure management platform providing road network administration, public building construction management, and traffic enforcement services across Espírito Santo state. The organization delivers its mission through a portfolio of interconnected digital service portals (Portal de Serviços) and specialized programs including PROATIVA-ES (World Bank-funded road asset management), PRÓ-INFRA BNDES (infrastructure financing), PMRU (municipalization), integrated water management, and the State Highway Program. Core operational systems include roadway management (Sistema de Gestão de Rodovias), traffic fine management (Sistema de Gestão de Multas), fiscalization equipment management, and special transit authorization (AET) for oversized vehicles. The department maintains regional offices in Vila Velha, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Colatina, and Nova Venécia for decentralized service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROATIVA-ES: Brazilian Road Asset Management Program - Proactive, Inclusive, Safe and Resilient program for road infrastructure in Espírito Santo, financed by World Bank (BIRD).
• Pró-Infra BNDES
• Programa Rodoviário do Espírito Santo (BID)

Products and services

• Portal de Serviços DER-ES Online services portal providing access to licensing, bidding, traffic fines management, and administrative services for road infrastructure and public buildings in Espírito Santo state, available to citizens, municipalities, and transportation companies.
• Autorização Especial de Trânsito (AET) Special transit authorization system for oversized and overweight vehicle permits on state highways, including cargo transport authorization, serving transportation companies and freight carriers operating in Espírito Santo.
• Sistema de Gestão de Multas Traffic fine management system handling violation notices, defense submissions, driver indication declarations (DIRC), and administrative appeal processes (JARI), for citizens and drivers who receive traffic infractions on state highways.
• Sistema de Fiscalização de Trânsito Traffic enforcement system managing fixed and portable electronic monitoring equipment for speed control and traffic violation detection on state highways of Espírito Santo.
• PROATIVA-ES Brazilian Road Asset Management Program funded by World Bank (BIRD), focusing on proactive, inclusive, safe and resilient road asset management with approximately US$203 million budget, including maintenance contracts (CREMA-DBM and CREMA-PPP), capacity improvements, and road contour construction in Santa Leopoldina and Santa Teresa.
• PRÓ-INFRA BNDES Infrastructure Investment Support Program for Buildings and Roads of Espírito Santo State, financed by BNDES, supporting infrastructure investments in buildings and roads throughout the state as part of the ES Invest Impacto initiative.
• Programa de Municipalização de Trechos Rodoviários Urbanos (PMRU) Program transferring ownership of urban state highway segments to municipalities for local management of right-of-way and integrated traffic control, serving the 78 municipalities of Espírito Santo through cooperation agreements.
• Programa Rodoviário do Espírito Santo State highway program including BID I, BID II, PRES III phases and the Logistics Efficiency Program (Loan Contract 4933/OC-BR), funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, focusing on road rehabilitation, logistics efficiency, and safety improvements, managed by the UGP-DER-ES unit.

Quantifiable outcome

• State highway network coverage
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Municipalities of Espírito SantocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMRU (Programa de Municipalização de Trechos Rodoviários Urbanos) transfers ownership of urban state roads to municipalities. Municipalities gain autonomy for right-of-way and road heritage management, enabling integrated transit planning with local roads.
• SEMOBI (Secretaria de Estado de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDER-ES is linked to SEMOBI, the state secretariat responsible for mobility and infrastructure policy. SEMOBI provides strategic direction and coordination for state transportation infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DNIT - Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes: Brazil's federal highway and transportation infrastructure agency. Directly comparable as the federal-level counterpart to DER-ES, overseeing federal highways, multimodal logistics, and similar programs financed by World Bank and IDB. Same mandate of road asset management and traffic enforcement but at national rather than state level.

Direct peers

• DER-SP - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem de São Paulo: São Paulo state road department, the largest state DER in Brazil. Directly comparable as a state-level autarchy managing highway construction, maintenance, traffic control, and toll operations — same legal structure and core mission as DER-ES but in a much larger and more economically diverse state.
• DER-MG - Departamento de Edificações e Estradas de Rodagem de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais state road and buildings department. Directly comparable — like DER-ES, DER-MG combines road infrastructure with public building construction and maintenance under a single state autarchy, with similar toll, traffic enforcement, and municipal cooperation programs.
• DER-PR - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Paraná: Paraná state road department with similar mandate of state highway administration, maintenance, traffic control, and toll collection. Comparable scale and structure to DER-ES, operating as a state autarchy in southern Brazil.
• DER-RJ - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro state road department. Directly comparable state-level autarchy managing state highway network, toll plazas, traffic enforcement, and road maintenance in another Brazilian state.
• AGETOP - Agência Goiana de Infraestrutura e Transportes: Goiás state infrastructure and transportation agency. Directly comparable as a state-level entity responsible for road construction, maintenance, and transportation infrastructure, with similar regulatory and operational scope as DER-ES.

Regional players

• ARTESP - Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Delegados de Transporte do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo state transportation regulator overseeing delegated highway concessions and public transport. Adjacent to DER-ES's role: while DER-ES directly operates state infrastructure, ARTESP regulates concessionaires operating similar assets in São Paulo. Comparable regulatory and oversight function.

Others

• BNDES - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social: Brazilian national development bank and one of DER-ES's core financing partners for the Pró-Infra infrastructure program. Comparable as a capital partner enabling DER-ES's capex pipeline, though operating as a financial institution rather than infrastructure operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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