IBRAC - Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional

What IBRAC - Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional does

IBRAC is a Brazilian non-profit civil association founded in December 1992 and headquartered in São Paulo, dedicated to the study and dissemination of competition law, consumer law, and international trade. It serves as a convening forum and technical reference point for in-house counsel at major corporations, outside law firms, academics, and Brazilian regulators (notably CADE). The organization is governed by a 37-member board and a director slate of 6–14, with a new leadership elected in November 2025 for the 2026–2027 biennium.\n\nIts core products are events and knowledge products rather than software. Flagship offerings include the annual International Seminar on Competition Defense (32nd edition scheduled for 2026), topical committee work, multi-track congresses, and structured courses. Knowledge products span books, an e-journal, the Ibraccast podcast, a jurisprudence observatory, and online courses. Partnerships with the American Bar Association (ABA), International Bar Association (IBA), International Competition Network (ICN), and OECD provide international distribution and credibility. The Junior IBRAC program and a TIM-sponsored undergraduate article competition extend engagement to younger practitioners.\n\nRevenue is generated through membership dues, event sponsorships, course and congress fees, and publication sales. The membership base of 200+ organizations spans law firms, large corporations (sectors include telecom, technology, financial services, mining, and consumer goods), and individual academics/practitioners. IBRAC does not publish revenue, and operates as a member-funded association rather than a venture-backed or publicly listed entity.

Name

IBRAC - Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional

Legal name

Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional

Website

https://ibrac.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IBRAC is a São Paulo-based non-profit membership association, founded in 1992, that convenes Brazilian and international competition, consumer, and trade-law practitioners through seminars, courses, publications, and committee work, serving corporate counsel, law firms, regulators, and academics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Research and Professional Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Distance Education Quality & Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAK)

Keywords

• Competition law research
• Antitrust policy studies
• Consumer protection law
• International trade law
• Legal professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Monthly maintenance fees (Taxa de Manutenção) paid by members, with differentiated rates for law firms/consultancies, individual professionals, academics (exempt), and students (reduced rates up to 30% of professional fees).
2. Event Registrations: Revenue from organizing seminars and conferences including the International Seminar on Competition Defense (32nd edition), seminars on digital markets, compliance, regulation, consumer relations, and international trade.
3. Courses and Training: IBRAC Academia offers introductory and advanced courses on competition, regulation, corporate investigations, and economics with registration fees and combo discounts.
4. Publications: Sale of books, technical studies, journals (Revista do IBRAC, Revista de Direito do Comércio Internacional) and jurisprudence observatory.
5. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for events including platinum (R$ 15,000) and gold (R$ 6,000) categories for seminars, and R$ 5,000 for compliance seminars.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IBRAC is a membership-based non-profit institute that organizes seminars and conferences, delivers professional courses, publishes academic journals and technical books, and produces the Ibraccast podcast focused on competition law, consumer relations, and international trade in Brazil. The institute also runs scientific article competitions with prize money and a jurisprudence observatory mapping competition law decisions across Brazilian courts.

Product overview

IBRAC (Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional) is a private, non-profit organization founded in December 1992 that operates as a membership-based institute focused on research, studies, and debates on competition defense, international trade, consumer relations, regulation, compliance, digital markets, diversity, and professional formation. The organization's portfolio consists of: (1) Events and Seminars - hosting major annual conferences including the International Competition Defense Seminar (32nd edition), Digital Markets Seminar, Regulation Seminar, International Trade Seminar, and Compliance Seminar; (2) IBRAC Academia - an educational platform offering courses on competition law, regulation, economics, investigations, and related topics; (3) Publications - including the Revista do IBRAC academic journal, Revista de Direito do Comércio Internacional, technical books and studies; (4) Scientific Article Competitions - awarding prizes for articles on competition, compliance, consumer relations, international trade, and digital markets; (5) Ibraccast - a biweekly podcast on YouTube and Spotify; (6) Observatório de Jurisprudência - a jurisprudence observatory mapping judicial decisions on competition law across Brazilian courts; and (7) Legislative resources and mentorship programs. IBRAC also organizes its activities through thematic committees covering Competition, International Trade, Digital Markets and Data, Diversity and Formation, Litigation and Arbitration, Consumer Relations, Economics, Regulation, Compliance and Investigations, Publications, Institutional Relations, and Junior IBRAC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ibraccast: The Institute's biweekly podcast covering topics related to competition defense, consumer relations, international trade, regulation, and compliance.

Products and services

• Eventos e Seminários (Events and Seminars) Annual portfolio of conferences including the Seminário Internacional de Defesa da Concorrência (32nd edition), Seminário de Mercados Digitais e Governança de Dados (3rd edition), Seminário de Regulação e Concorrência (12th edition), Seminário de Comércio Internacional (26th edition), Seminário de Compliance e Investigações (5th edition), and Seminário de Relações de Consumo (24th edition). Targeted at legal professionals, corporate counsel, academics, and regulators in Brazil.
• IBRAC Academia

Quantifiable outcome

• 32nd International Seminar on Competition Defense with events scheduled through 2026

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• American Bar Association (ABA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for cross-border knowledge exchange in competition law; IBRAC coordinates with ABA for event participation including Antitrust Law Spring Meeting
• International Bar Association (IBA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational association partnership for global legal community engagement in competition and trade law
• International Competition Network (ICN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partnership for international competition law enforcement and policy coordination
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization engagement for competition policy research and best practices sharing
• Concurrences (Journal)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcademic journal partnership for competition law knowledge dissemination and research publication
• GAI (Global Alliance for International Arbitration)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for arbitration and dispute resolution in competition and trade matters

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Bar Association (IBA): IBA is a global legal membership organization with dedicated competition and trade law programming, publications, and conferences. It is broader in scope than IBRAC but overlaps materially on the international competition law practitioner audience and serves as a partner organization.
• International Competition Network (ICN): ICN is the global network of competition authorities and non-governmental advisers that coordinates best practices in competition enforcement. IBRAC is explicitly a partner, and ICN's annual conferences, working groups, and policy documents overlap with IBRAC's policy research and convening role.

Others

• Lex Mundi: Lex Mundi is a global network of independent law firms with practice groups covering competition and trade. It enables cross-border referrals and convening on competition matters, paralleling IBRAC's role as a hub that connects Brazilian firms with international opportunities.
• OECD Competition Committee: The OECD Competition Committee is a policy and research body that publishes working papers, organizes roundtables, and influences global competition policy. IBRAC partners with OECD and replicates a similar policy-research-and-dissemination function at the national/regional level.

Direct peers

• Concurrences: Concurrences is a leading publication, event organizer, and awards platform dedicated to competition law, with a peer-reviewed review and antitrust awards. It mirrors IBRAC's combination of scholarly journals, practitioner events, and case-law coverage in competition law.
• American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law Section: ABA's Antitrust Law Section is the closest international analogue: a specialized legal membership body hosting flagship antitrust events (including the Antitrust Law Spring Meeting that IBRAC partners with), publishing journals, and offering CLE for competition practitioners. Both organizations serve the convening function for competition lawyers in their respective jurisdictions.
• Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Direito SP: FGV's São Paulo law school hosts one of Brazil's leading competition and regulation research centers, publishes academic work, and runs practitioner courses in the same niche as IBRAC. Both compete for Brazilian competition law academic influence, talent, and corporate training budgets.

Regional players

• ALAE - Asociación Latinoamericana de Derecho Económico: ALAE is a Latin American association focused on economic law, with comparable academic and practitioner programming for competition, regulation, and trade across the region. It serves a similar membership-driven convening role across multiple Latin American jurisdictions rather than concentrating on Brazil.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCD0d08AsFDgkVkMDrN5h83Q/playlists?sort=lad&view=1&flow=list
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibrac.org

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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