DER - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem de Minas Gerais

Name

DER - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem de Minas Gerais

Legal name

Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado de Minas Gerais

Website

https://der.mg.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Budget Allocation: DER-MG is funded through state government budget allocations as a state autarchy. Revenue comes from the state treasury for infrastructure, maintenance, and operations.
2. Traffic Fines and Penalties: Revenue generated from traffic violations on state highways, including fines for speeding, overweight vehicles, and other infractions.
3. Special Transit Authorization Fees: Fees collected for Special Traffic Authorizations (AET) for oversized cargo vehicles, such as Bitrem/Treinão combinations. Fee of R$120.00 per AET.
4. Road Use Fees (Taxas): Fees for licensing use or occupation of road right-of-way (Faixa de Domínio), established under Decree 43.932/2004.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DER-MG is a state government autarchy that manages, constructs, and maintains state highways across Minas Gerais, Brazil. It regulates intermunicipal and metropolitan public transport, enforces traffic laws through radar and weigh stations, issues Special Transit Authorizations (AET) for oversized cargo, and provides online services including a real-time road condition dashboard, traffic fines portal, and transport line queries for the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and all state municipalities.

Product overview

DER-MG is a state government autarchy that provides a unified platform of public services centered on road infrastructure management and public transportation oversight. The core offering consists of real-time road condition monitoring, an interactive highway map, and a metropolitan/intermunicipal transportation query system. Supporting services include the SICOR-MG cost reference system for civil works, a BIM platform for construction project management, traffic fines management portal, speed radar and weigh station information, special transit authorizations for oversized cargo, and the SOS Trânsito traffic safety education program. SEI-MG provides electronic document management. These services are accessible through the main portal at der.mg.gov.br and are delivered by a network of 40 regional units across Minas Gerais.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Multas Online Online services portal for traffic fines on state highways, allowing users to consult violations, designate responsible drivers, submit appeals (JARI/CETRAN), and generate payment guides. Serves drivers and vehicle owners who receive traffic violations on state roads.
• Condições das Rodovias Estaduais (Mapa Interativo) Interactive real-time map displaying road conditions and incidents on state highways under DER-MG jurisdiction. Available to all road users for trip planning and safety awareness.
• Consulta de Linhas Metropolitanas RMBH Query system for metropolitan public transportation schedules and itineraries in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, serving daily commuters across 34 municipalities.
• Consulta de Linhas Intermunicipais Query system for intermunicipal public transportation schedules and itineraries across Minas Gerais, serving passengers traveling between municipalities.
• Mapa Rodoviário Official road map of Minas Gerais state highway network, available as PDF download for drivers, transport operators, and planners.
• SICOR-MG (Sistema de Custos e Orçamentos Referenciais) Reference cost and budget system for civil engineering works, providing standardized cost tables and benchmarks for road construction and maintenance projects. Used by contractors, engineers, and public works planners.
• Plataforma BIM DER-MG Building Information Modeling platform for construction project management, providing benefits documentation and technical guidelines for BIM implementation in road infrastructure projects.
• Autorização Especial de Trânsito (AET) Special transit authorization service for oversized loads and cargo vehicles (Bitrem, Treminhão, Cegoneiro combinations) on state highways. Fee of R$120.00 per AET for Bitrem vehicles.
• Transporte Fretado Authorization service for chartered passenger transport (fretado) between municipalities and metropolitan areas in Minas Gerais.
• Programa SOS Trânsito Long-running traffic safety education program (since 1989) with courses, lectures, seminars, and educational materials to promote safe driving practices. Delivered through DER-MG's 40 regional units to schools and communities.
• SEI-MG (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) Electronic document and process management system for external users (suppliers, contractors) and government employees to handle administrative processes with DER-MG.
• Localização de Radares Information service providing locations of fixed and portable speed radars on state highways to support driver awareness and traffic enforcement.
• Praças de Pesagem Weigh stations for commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with weight regulations on state highways, protecting road infrastructure from overweight damage.
• Mapa de Obras Interactive map displaying current road construction and maintenance works across Minas Gerais in real time for public transparency and contractor reference.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Secretaria de Infraestrutura e Mobilidade (Seinfra)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2007DER-MG is administratively linked to Seinfra, which sets transportation policy guidelines. DER-MG executes Seinfra's directives for road transport, highway management, and public transport regulation. The relationship is hierarchical within the state government's transport sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Broad incumbents

• DNIT - Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes: Brazil's federal highway authority, responsible for federal (rather than state) road network planning, construction, and maintenance. Directly comparable to DER-MG in mandate, but operates at national level covering interstate highways, making it a broader incumbent rather than a state-by-state direct competitor.
• ANTT - Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres: Brazil's federal land transport regulator responsible for regulating interstate passenger transport, rail, and freight. Comparable to DER-MG's regulatory scope over terrestrial transport, but with federal-level jurisdiction that places it as a broader incumbent and potential upstream regulator relative to DER-MG's state-level authority.

Emerging players

• CBTU - Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos: Federal state-owned company operating metropolitan rail services in major Brazilian metropolitan regions, including the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area that partially overlaps with DER-MG's regulated scope. Comparable as a state-affiliated transport provider/regulator in the metropolitan mobility space, but focused on rail rather than road infrastructure.

Regional players

• DER-PR - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Paraná: Paraná's state highway authority with the same structural role and mandate scope as DER-MG, managing state road infrastructure within its own state boundary. Comparable in function, regulatory authority, and service portfolio, but geographically distinct.
• DER-SC - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem de Santa Catarina: Santa Catarina's state highway and infrastructure entity responsible for state road network management. Although formally integrated into SIE (Secretaria de Estado da Infraestrutura e Mobilidade), its operational mandate closely mirrors DER-MG's highway management and traffic enforcement function in a different state.
• DER-SP - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem de São Paulo: State autarchy responsible for the São Paulo state highway network, with structure and mandate materially identical to DER-MG (planning, construction, maintenance, traffic enforcement). Operates in a different state, so it does not directly compete with DER-MG but serves as the closest functional analog.
• AGERBA - Agência Estadual de Regulação de Serviços Públicos de Energia, Transportes e Comunicações da Bahia: Bahia's state regulatory agency for transport (intermunicipal and metropolitan services), communications, and energy. Comparable to DER-MG in its regulatory function over road and public transport services, but operating under a broader multi-sector mandate and in a different state.
• DER-RJ - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro's state highway department, also a state autarchy with responsibility for state highway planning, maintenance, and traffic regulation. Same institutional form and statutory authority as DER-MG, but operating in a different state jurisdiction.
• DER-ES - Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Espírito Santo: Espírito Santo's state highway department, with mandate and institutional form functionally equivalent to DER-MG, managing state highway construction, maintenance, and traffic regulation within its own state territory. Operates in a different geography but with directly comparable responsibilities.
• ARTESP - Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Delegados de Transporte do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo's state transport regulator that oversees delegated (concession-based) transport services, including highways, metros, and intercity buses. Highly comparable to DER-MG's regulatory function over transport services, but operates in a different state and focuses on regulating concessions rather than directly executing works.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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