Instituto Médico Legal

What Instituto Médico Legal does

Instituto Médico Legal Nina Rodrigues (IMLNR) is a government forensic medicine institute that operates as a core unit within the Departamento de Polícia Técnica (DPT) of the State of Bahia, Brazil. It is headquartered in Salvador at Avenida Centenário and is overseen by the Secretaria da Segurança Pública (SSP-BA). IMLNR delivers legally mandated forensic medicine, criminalistics, and identification services to the Civil and Military Police of Bahia, the state judiciary, and citizens requiring forensic examinations — including victims of sexual and domestic violence under a coordinated protocol with the Secretaria da Saúde (SESAB).

The DPT network of which IMLNR is part comprises five core operating subunits: IMLNR (forensic medicine and legal medical examinations), ICAP (Instituto de Criminalística Afrânio Peixoto, forensic science and crime scene investigation), LCPT (Laboratório Central de Polícia Técnica, centralized forensic laboratory analysis), IIPM (Instituto de Identificação Pedro Mello, civil identification services), and the Diretoria do Interior (DI, which extends forensic medicine delivery to interior regions of Bahia). The combined workforce totaled 581 personnel as of 2025, of which 90.2% are permanent employees.

IMLNR does not generate commercial revenue. It is wholly funded through state government budget appropriations and operates under a government_direct go-to-market motion, delivering services at no direct charge to institutional users and citizens. Its regulatory monopoly as the official state forensic institute is reinforced by Portaria nº 0553/2018/DPT and federal transparency statutes (Lei Federal nº 12.527/2011 and Lei Federal nº 13.460/17). The Ouvidoria (ombudsman office) functions as the principal citizen-facing channel, processing 644 citizen manifestations in 2025, down from 942 in 2024.

Name

Instituto Médico Legal

Legal name

Departamento de Polícia Técnica do Estado da Bahia

Website

https://dpt.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Instituto Médico Legal Nina Rodrigues (IMLNR) is the official government forensic medicine institute of the State of Bahia, Brazil, operating within the DPT network to provide legally mandated autopsies, criminalistics, and forensic examinations to state police, the judiciary, and citizens.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador, Ba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Forensic Services: Government-funded forensic medicine and criminalistics services provided to the Bahia State government, police, and judiciary. Funded through public budget allocations rather than direct revenue generation.

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Instituto Médico Legal (IMLNR) is a government forensic medicine institute operating under the Departamento de Polícia Técnica (DPT) of the State of Bahia, Brazil. It provides legally authoritative forensic medical examinations, autopsies, and victim examinations, criminalistics analysis through ICAP, centralized forensic laboratory testing through LCPT, and civil identification services through IIPM to support police investigations, judicial proceedings, and citizen services in the State of Bahia.

Product overview

Instituto Médico Legal is a government forensic medicine and technical police department operating under DPT - Departamento de Polícia Técnica of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The organization provides forensic medical examinations, criminalistics services, forensic laboratory analysis, and civil identification services through its subsidiary institutes including IMLNR (Instituto Médico Legal Nina Rodrigues), ICAP (Instituto de Criminalística Afrânio Peixoto), LCPT (Laboratório Central de Polícia Técnica), and IIPM (Instituto de Identificação Pedro Mello). These services are provided to support the justice system, public security, and legal proceedings rather than commercial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instituto Médico Legal Nina Rodrigues (IMLNR) - Legal Medical Examinations Official forensic medicine examinations, autopsies, victim examinations, and medical-legal assessments provided to police forces, judiciary, and citizens of the State of Bahia.
• Instituto de Criminalística Afrânio Peixoto (ICAP) - Criminalistics Services Forensic science laboratory analysis and crime scene investigation services for criminal investigations in the State of Bahia.
• Laboratório Central de Polícia Técnica (LCPT) - Central Forensic Laboratory Centralized forensic testing and laboratory analysis capabilities for the Technical Police of the State of Bahia.
• Instituto de Identificação Pedro Mello (IIPM) - Civil Identification Services Civil identification services for the population of the State of Bahia.
• Diretoria do Interior (DI) - Interior Forensic Services

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Departamento de Polícia Técnica (DPT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMLNR (Instituto Médico Legal Nina Rodrigues) operates as a unit within the DPT network, which also includes ICAP (Instituto de Criminalística Afrânio Peixoto), LCPT (Laboratório Central de Polícia Técnica), and IIPM (Instituto de Identificação Pedro Mello). The DPT provides centralized strategic direction and administrative support.
• Sistema TAG - Sistema de Ouvidoria do Estado da BahiacoreOthersTAG is the official complaint management system used by DPT Ouvidoria for citizen manifestations, established under Lei Federal nº 12.527/2011 and Lei Estadual nº 12.618/2012.
• Secretaria da Saúde (SESAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPT participates in the Protocolo de Atendimento a Pessoas em Situação de Violência Sexual da Bahia, coordinated with SESAB for victim healthcare services and forensic examinations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Instituto Geral de Perícias (IGP) — Rio Grande do Sul: Rio Grande do Sul's state forensic and criminalistics institute, combining medical-legal and criminalistics functions under one umbrella — a structural analog to IMLNR's DPT network model, though in a different state and with different administrative history.
• Instituto Médico Legal de São Paulo (IML-SP): The official forensic medicine institute of the State of São Paulo, providing autopsies, medical-legal examinations, and expert testimony to police and courts. Closest functional peer to IMLNR — same statutory mandate and service scope, just at much larger scale.
• POLITEC — Perícia Oficial e Identificação Técnica (Mato Grosso): Mato Grosso's official forensic and identification institute, integrating criminalistics, medical-legal, and civil identification services — directly parallel to Bahia's DPT structure of IMLNR + ICAP + LCPT + IIPM.
• Instituto de Medicina Legal Afrânio Peixoto (IML-AP / Rio de Janeiro): The Rio de Janeiro state forensic medicine institute, named after the same Afrânio Peixoto referenced in IMLNR's sister institute ICAP. Performs the same official forensic medicine role for RJ police and judiciary, making it a directly comparable state-level peer.
• Núcleo de Perícias Médico-Legais de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais' state medical-legal and forensic expertise body, providing autopsies and legal-medical examinations to police and courts. Same statutory role as IMLNR within another large Brazilian state.
• Instituto de Criminalística do Paraná: Paraná's criminalistics institute operating under the Civil Police, performing forensic lab analysis and crime scene investigation — directly parallel to Bahia's ICAP and LCPT units within DPT.

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses (INMLCF) — Portugal: Portugal's national forensic medicine and sciences institute, providing medical-legal, forensic lab, and toxicology services across the country. Comparable in scope and integration to a national-level DPT/IMLNR combined structure.
• NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME): A municipal-level forensic medicine authority in the United States performing autopsies, toxicology, and DNA analysis. Comparable function and service scope to IMLNR, though operating in a different country and funding model.

Others

• Secretaria da Segurança Pública do Estado da Bahia (SSP-BA): IMLNR's parent secretariat. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but a closely related institutional counterparty that funds and oversees IMLNR's mandate and strategic direction.
• Polícia Civil do Estado da Bahia: A primary institutional customer of IMLNR's forensic services in Bahia, generating demand for autopsies, victim examinations, and expert testimony. Treated here as an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

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