FEMPERJ

FEMPERJ is a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit legal education foundation that delivers lato sensu postgraduate programs and extension courses to MPRJ members, judiciary professionals, and legal practitioners, with certificates endorsed by IERBB/MPRJ.

Company typePrivate
Founded1994
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What FEMPERJ does

FEMPERJ (Fundação Escola do Ministério Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a private nonprofit educational foundation founded in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by members of the Ministério Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ). The institution provides legal education to MPRJ members and servers, judiciary members, and legal professionals in general, operating from its headquarters at Av. Alm. Barroso, 90 in Rio de Janeiro with a lean staff of 29 employees.

FEMPERJ's core product portfolio consists of five programs: three lato sensu postgraduate courses lasting approximately one year (Pós-Graduação em Direito Digital, Pós-Graduação em Ministério Público em Ação, and Pós-Graduação em Direito Civil em Transformação) and two shorter offerings (ECA Social extension course and Direito Eleitoral). Courses are delivered via online live sessions and hybrid (EAD + online live) modalities using Microsoft Teams, with recorded content available on the institution's teaching platform. The student portal is hosted at sistema.education1.com.br/femperj. All postgraduate certificates are officially endorsed by IERBB/MPRJ, granting them validity for MPRJ career progression and scoring weight in title examinations.

The business model is tuition-based, with monthly billing cadence and flexible payment options (credit card with installments or bank slip). FEMPERJ operates a partnership-driven distribution model with at least 12 channel partners including OAB (Brazilian Bar Association), ASSEMPERJ, COLPOL, CONPEJ, SINDPOL, SINDISEP, AFBNDS, NAVEGA, FIRJAN, SISEJUFE, and SINDJUSTIÇA, which offer members 20-35% tuition discounts. Marketing is conducted through the official website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and email newsletter. The institution is not venture-backed and generates revenue solely through paid educational programs.

FEMPERJ firmographics

Firmographics

Name: FEMPERJ
Legal name: FEMPERJ
Website: https://femperj.org.br
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1994
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: FEMPERJ is a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit legal education foundation that delivers lato sensu postgraduate programs and extension courses to MPRJ members, judiciary professionals, and legal practitioners, with certificates endorsed by IERBB/MPRJ.
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FEMPERJ industry classification

Industry

Product category: Legal Education
NAICS: Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (6117)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYEDAHAIAH
Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs
Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools
SECONDARYEDAAALAB
Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE)
Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)
SECONDARYEDAHAIAE
Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs
Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools
SECONDARYEDAGANAK
Legal & Governance Professional Development
Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

Legal education
Postgraduate law programs
Professional legal training
Legal extension courses
Continuing legal education

Where FEMPERJ is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Rio de Janeiro
HQ country: Brazil
HQ region: Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

FEMPERJ business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

Post-Graduate Programs: Lato sensu postgraduate programs in legal specializations, lasting approximately 1 year, with certificates endorsed by IERBB/MPRJ. Valid for MPRJ career progression and carries scoring weight in title examinations.
Extension Courses: Short-duration extension courses formatted to train high-performance professionals, including ECA Social courses.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Monthly	Live class discounts for partner organizations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

FEMPERJ product offering

Product offering

Core offering

FEMPERJ is a nonprofit legal education foundation that delivers lato sensu postgraduate courses (one-year programs) and shorter extension courses for legal professionals. Programs are offered in online live (Microsoft Teams) and hybrid (EAD + online live) modalities, with all certificates endorsed by IERBB/MPRJ and valid for MPRJ career progression and title scoring. The portfolio includes specialized tracks in Digital Law, Public Ministry Practice, Civil Law transformations, Children's and Adolescents' Rights (ECA), and Electoral Law.

Product overview

FEMPERJ operates as a legal education foundation offering a unified portfolio of lato sensu postgraduate programs and extension courses. The core offering consists of five named programs: three postgraduate courses (Direito Digital, Ministério Público em Ação, and Direito Civil em Transformação) and two specialized offerings (ECA Social extension course and Direito Eleitoral). All postgraduate programs carry accreditation from IERBB/MPRJ, are valid for MPRJ career progression with title scoring, and typically last one year of practical legal training. Courses are delivered via online live sessions and hybrid (EAD + online live) modalities using Microsoft Teams, with certificates issued upon completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Pós-Graduação Direito Digital: Postgraduate program in Digital Law covering LGPD, cybercrimes, consumer relations, international data transmission, blockchain, copyright, innovation, forensics, and programming logic.
Pós-Graduação Ministério Público em Ação
Pós-Graduação Direito Civil em Transformação
ECA Social
Direito Eleitoral

Products and services

Pós-Graduação em Direito Digital

Companies that use FEMPERJ

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

FEMPERJ technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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FEMPERJ partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

ASSEMPERJcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation providing 35% discount on live classes and 20% discount on EAD courses for members and dependents. Partnership facilitates access to legal education for association members.
COLPOLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional association providing 30% discount on live classes and 20% discount on EAD courses for employees and dependents.
CONPEJminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional association providing 30% discount on live classes and 30% discount on EAD courses for employees and dependents.
OAB (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrazilian Bar Association providing 30% discount on live classes and 30% discount on EAD courses for employees and dependents.
SINDPOLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolice union providing 30% discount on live classes and 20% discount on EAD courses for members and dependents.
SINDISEPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJustice sector union providing 30% discount on live classes and 30% discount on EAD courses for members.
AFBNDSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation providing 30% discount on live classes and 30% discount on EAD courses for members and dependents.
NAVEGA ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLawyers association providing highest discount rates: 35% on live classes and 35% on EAD courses for partners, service partners, associates, lawyers, interns, and employees.
IERBB/MPRJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstituto de Estudos Receptor do Ministério Público - Institutional partner that endorses (chancela) FEMPERJ certificates, making them valid for MPRJ career progression and title examinations.
FIRJANminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederation of Industries providing partnership for employee education benefits.
SISEJUFEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJustice sector employees union providing partnership for employee education benefits.
SINDJUSTIÇAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJustice sector union providing partnership for employee education benefits.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

FEMPERJ competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

Escola Paulista de Direito (EPD): São Paulo-based legal education institution offering postgraduate and extension courses for legal professionals. Comparable to FEMPERJ in CLE and specialization focus, but serving a different regional market.

Direct peers

EBRADI - Escola Brasileira de Direito: Online-focused Brazilian legal education institution offering postgraduate courses in specialized legal areas. Directly comparable to FEMPERJ's online postgraduate model and course-format approach.
Damásio Educacional: Brazilian educational institution focused on law and public exam preparation, offering online and hybrid postgraduate courses. Comparable to FEMPERJ's online postgraduate and legal specialization offerings.
Escola Superior do Ministério Público da União (ESMPU): Federal Ministério Público's official training school, offering continuing education and postgraduate programs for federal prosecutors. Directly comparable to FEMPERJ's MPRJ-focused training mission and certificate-endorsement model.
Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público (IDP): Leading Brazilian institution focused on public law postgraduate education, serving judges, prosecutors, and public lawyers. Comparable to FEMPERJ in its focus on postgraduate legal training for public-sector legal professionals.
Escola Superior de Advocacia (ESA): Brazilian Bar Association's (OAB) official continuing legal education arm, offering postgraduate and extension courses for lawyers nationwide. Directly comparable to FEMPERJ as a CLE provider for legal professionals in Brazil.
Escola da Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ): Rio de Janeiro judiciary's official training school, providing continuing education for judges and court staff. Closely comparable to FEMPERJ as a Rio-based public-sector legal training institution with similar target audience of public legal professionals.

Broad incumbents

Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Direito: Major Brazilian university offering postgraduate law programs with strong brand and scale across multiple practice areas. Comparable to FEMPERJ in postgraduate legal education but at much larger national scale.
Faculdade Anhanguera: Large Brazilian education group offering law programs and postgraduate courses online. Comparable to FEMPERJ in online postgraduate legal training but with broader portfolio and larger scale.
PUC Minas - Direito: Major private Brazilian university with established law school offering online and in-person postgraduate programs. Comparable to FEMPERJ in providing accessible legal specializations, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

FEMPERJ financial estimates

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FEMPERJ leadership team

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FEMPERJ funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

FEMPERJ M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FEMPERJ

What does FEMPERJ do?

Is FEMPERJ a public or private company?

FEMPERJ is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was FEMPERJ founded?

FEMPERJ was founded in 1994. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is FEMPERJ based?

FEMPERJ is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Latin America region.

How does FEMPERJ make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Post-Graduate Programs are the primary driver. The others are extension Courses.

Who are FEMPERJ's main competitors?

Escola Paulista de Direito (EPD) is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are EBRADI - Escola Brasileira de Direito, Damásio Educacional, Escola Superior do Ministério Público da União (ESMPU), Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público (IDP), Escola Superior de Advocacia (ESA) and Escola da Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ). Broad incumbents are Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Direito, Faculdade Anhanguera and PUC Minas - Direito.

Does FEMPERJ have an API?

No public API is recorded for FEMPERJ.

What industry is FEMPERJ in?

FEMPERJ's product category is Legal Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAHAIAH, Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs, with a secondary code of EDAAALAB, Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE). Its NAICS code is 611430 and its SIC code is 8200.