Fessergs

What Fessergs does

FESSERGS (Federação Sindical dos Servidores Públicos no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul) is a state-level labor union federation founded on May 9, 1990, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The organization serves as an umbrella body for 12 affiliated unions representing active and retired public servants across state government agencies, civil service, police personnel, prison police, legislative assembly staff, the State Attorney General's office, the state pension institute, and pensioners. Its functional mandate covers collective bargaining on salary and working conditions, legal defense of member rights, advocacy against privatization of public services, defense of the IPE Saúde state healthcare system (which covers approximately 1 million beneficiaries), and participation in state policy decisions affecting roughly 340,000 state employees.

As a non-profit federation, FESSERGS operates outside the commercial product/technology market. It has no disclosed software, AI/ML, or digital platform offerings, no mobile app, and no API surface. Revenue is generated exclusively through membership dues from its 12 affiliated unions; no pricing tiers, product SKUs, or public commercial disclosures are published. Delivery is organizational and political: the federation conducts public assemblies, demonstrations, legislative lobbying (including presentations at the Tribuna Popular of the Assembleia Legislativa do RS), and press/media engagement through its website (fessergs.com.br), Instagram (@fessergs), Facebook, and an email newsletter.

The federation is governed by an elected executive board led by President Sérgio Augusto Jury Arnoud (term 2022–2027), supported by vice-president, secretaries, treasurers, directors across functional portfolios (international relations, legal, press, social security, associative integration), and department heads for retirees, pensioners, public safety, health and environment, legislative affairs, housing, racial and gender integration, and socio-economic affairs. FESSERGS is affiliated with the national CSPB (Confederação dos Servidores Públicos do Brasil) and CSB (Central dos Sindicatos Brasileiros), and the president sits on the Executive Committee of CLATE (the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of State Workers). The federation maintains an explicitly independent, non-partisan posture, focusing on defending public sector workers against salary freezes, healthcare degradation, and privatization initiatives — most visibly in its public mobilization against Governor Eduardo Leite's (PSD) privatization legislation approved in December 2025.

Name

Fessergs

Legal name

FESSERGS - Federação Sindical dos Servidores Públicos no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Website

https://fessergs.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FESSERGS is a non-profit labor union federation founded in 1990 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, representing 12 affiliated unions covering active and retired state public servants. It conducts collective bargaining, legal advocacy, and policy lobbying on salaries, working conditions, and IPE Saúde benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FESSERGS is a labor union federation that provides collective representation, advocacy, and organizational support to 12 affiliated unions representing approximately 340,000 state public servants in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It engages in collective bargaining on salary and working conditions, defends public healthcare (IPE Saúde), and advocates for members' constitutional rights against measures such as salary freezes and privatization of public services.

Product overview

Fessergs (Federação Sindical dos Servidores Públicos no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul) is a union federation representing public service workers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1990, it provides union representation, advocacy services, and collective bargaining support for affiliated public sector unions. The organization does not offer technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 36 years of continuous advocacy for public servants
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SINPPEN (Sindicato da Polícia Penal do Estado do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing prison police officers in Rio Grande do Sul. One of the 12 affiliated unions that make up FESSERGS.
• SINDISPGE (Sindicato dos Servidores da Procuradoria Geral do Estado do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing state attorney general's office employees. Affiliated in 2023.
• SINAPERS (Sindicato dos Servidores Públicos Aposentados e Pensionistas do Estado do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing retired public servants and pensioners.
• SINDIPE (Sindicato dos Servidores do Instituto de Previdência do Estado do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing state pension institute employees.
• SINFEEAL (Sindicato dos Funcionários Efetivos e Estáveis da Assembleia Legislativa do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing state legislative assembly employees.
• SINDIGERAL (Sindicato dos Servidores do Quadro Geral do RS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing general state employees.
• SINDCIVIS (Sindicato dos Servidores Civis da Brigada Militar)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliated union representing civil servants of the military police.
• ASSTBM (Associação dos Sargentos, Tenentes e Subtenentes da BM do RS)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Supporting association representing military police sergeants, lieutenants and staff sergeants.
• ABAMF (Associação dos Servidores de Nível Médio da BM do RS)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Supporting association representing mid-level military police employees.
• ABERGS (Associação dos Bombeiros do RS)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Supporting association representing firefighters.
• AOFERGS (Associação dos Oficiais Estaduais do RS)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Supporting association representing state officers.
• CLATE (Confederação Latinoamericana e do Caribe de Trabalhadores Estatais)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024CLATE is the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of State Workers. FESSERGS president Sérgio Arnoud serves on the CLATE Executive Committee. FESSERGS participates in CLATE activities and international labor conferences including ILO meetings.
• CSPB (Confederação dos Servidores Públicos do Brasil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSPB is the national confederation of public servants in Brazil. FESSERGS is affiliated and participates in CSPB activities, congresses, and represents its members at the national level. The president of FESSERGS serves as director of international relations for CSPB.
• CSB (Central dos Sindicatos Brasileiros)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSB is the Brazilian Unions Central. FESSERGS participates in CSB activities and its RS section (CSB RS) is co-represented by FESSERGS president Sérgio Arnoud.
• IPE SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPE Saúde is the state healthcare provider for public servants. FESSERGS advocates for improvements in IPE Saúde services, represents members in disputes with the healthcare provider, and works to ensure quality healthcare access for beneficiaries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ILO - International Labour Organization: UN agency that FESSERGS engages with via CLATE. Comparable as an institutional stakeholder in labor policy, standards-setting, and international advocacy that shapes the environment in which national and state-level union federations operate.

Broad incumbents

• UGT - União Geral dos Trabalhadores: Brazilian labor central with presence across multiple states including Rio Grande do Sul. Comparable as a federation of affiliated unions providing collective representation, training, and policy advocacy.
• CSB - Central dos Sindicatos Brasileiros: Brazilian union central co-led in Rio Grande do Sul by FESSERGS's president. Comparable as a multi-sector labor federation coordinating collective bargaining and political advocacy across regions and industries.
• CUT - Central Única dos Trabalhadores: One of Brazil's largest labor centrals. Comparable as a federation coordinating affiliated unions across sectors and regions with collective bargaining, political advocacy, and member services.
• CSPB - Confederação dos Servidores Públicos do Brasil: National confederation of Brazilian public servants and a strategic partner of FESSERGS. Comparable as the umbrella body representing public-sector workers across Brazil, providing FESSERGS with national coordination and policy advocacy at federal level.
• CLATE - Confederação Latino-americana e do Caribe de Trabalhadores Estatais: Latin American and Caribbean confederation of state workers, with FESSERGS's president on its executive committee. Comparable as a regional federation representing public-sector workers across multiple countries, with ILO participation.
• Força Sindical: Major Brazilian labor central with affiliated unions across sectors. Comparable as a national union federation structure engaged in collective bargaining, political lobbying, and member representation.

Regional players

• FETRAM - Federação dos Trabalhadores nas Empresas de Crédito do Centro-Sul: Regional federation of credit-sector workers. Comparable structurally as a state/regional labor federation that aggregates affiliated unions and conducts collective bargaining on behalf of member categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Fessergs
• Instagraminstagram.com/fessergs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fessergs

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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