Instituto Teotônio Vilela

What Instituto Teotônio Vilela does

Instituto Teotônio Vilela (ITV) is a non-profit political education and research institute headquartered in Brasília, DF, Brazil, that operates as the official formation and think-tank arm of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). The institute delivers political training, candidate preparation, policy research, and ideological development for party members, pre-candidates, and elected officeholders, and publishes analytical content aimed at the broader Brazilian public interested in politics and public policy.

ITV's core product portfolio comprises the Escola ITV training school, the regional "Circuito da Democracia" formation program operating across multiple Brazilian states (Ceará, Mato Grosso, Piauí, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul), and a catalog of recurring publications — the opposition-monitoring "Farol da Oposição" (which reached its 100th edition in May 2024), "Brasil Real – Cartas de Conjuntura" economic analyses, "Cartas de Formulação" policy papers, and the "Manual do Candidato Tucano" candidate handbook for the 2026 electoral cycle, alongside a stream of policy books. ITV does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its infrastructure consists of digital properties (itv.org.br, escola.itv.org.br), an active social media presence on Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and an in-person regional events program staffed by approximately 9 employees.

The institute is funded through parent-party resources and operates without disclosed external investors, venture capital, or commercial revenue streams. Services are offered free of charge to party members and the public, and no pricing or fee structure is disclosed. ITV's value proposition is defined entirely by its structural affiliation with the PSDB brand, its access to senior party figures (former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former presidential candidate Aécio Neves, senators and governors) who contribute commentary, and its role as the party's official candidate-preparation body for the 2026 elections.

Name

Instituto Teotônio Vilela

Legal name

Instituto Teotônio Vilela

Website

https://itv.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instituto Teotônio Vilela is a non-profit political education institute affiliated with Brazil's Social Democracy Party (PSDB), providing candidate training, policy research, and political analysis publications to party members, pre-candidates, and the broader public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Education and Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAGAA

Electoral Support & Election Observation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADAKAK

Education Systems Strengthening (Policy, Planning, EMIS, Governance)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Education & Skills Development Programs

Keywords

• Political education
• Candidate training
• Policy research
• Think tank services
• Party formation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Institutional/Funding Model: As a political formation institute affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), the ITV operates as a non-profit entity primarily funded through party resources and potentially public or institutional partnerships. No explicit revenue streams are disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Instituto Teotônio Vilela (ITV) is the official political education, training, and research institute of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). It delivers structured political formation programs, candidate preparation handbooks, policy research publications, and regional training events to party members, leaders, and pre-candidates across Brazil. Its offerings center on the Escola ITV training school, the Farol da Oposição monitoring publication, Brasil Real conjuncture letters, Cartas de Formulação policy papers, the Manual do Candidato Tucano candidate handbook, and the Circuito da Democracia regional formation circuit.

Product overview

Instituto Teotônio Vilela is a political education institute affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB). The organization offers a portfolio of political training and educational products centered around its core offerings: Escola ITV for formal education programs, and various publication products including the Farol da Oposição monitoring publication, Brasil Real economic analysis letters, and Cartas de Formulação policy papers. The institute also conducts the Circuito da Democracia training circuit and publishes the Manual do Candidato Tucano for electoral preparation.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escola ITV: Training school for tucano (PSDB) candidates and party members, offering political formation programs.
• Farol da Oposição
• Brasil Real
• Circuito da Democracia

Products and services

• Escola ITV Training school for tucano (PSDB) candidates and party members offering structured political formation courses and educational programs.
• Farol da Oposição Opposition monitoring publication series that tracks and analyzes government actions and policies; reached its 100th edition as of May 2024.
• Brasil Real – Cartas de Conjuntura Economic and political analysis letters providing commentary on the current Brazilian conjuncture.
• Cartas de Formulação Policy formulation letters presenting proposals and positions on Brazilian public policy issues.
• Manual do Candidato Tucano
• Circuito da Democracia Political formation circuit offering in-person training events and workshops for pre-candidates and party members across Brazilian states including Ceará, Mato Grosso, Piauí, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITV is the official political education and formation institute of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). It operates as an integral part of the party structure, providing candidate training, policy research, and ideological development for party members and representatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Lula: Institute associated with the Workers' Party (PT) and former President Lula, producing political education, policy positioning, and ideological content for PT-aligned audiences. Mirrors ITV's role as an embedded formation and intellectual arm of a major Brazilian party.
• Fundação Perseu Abramo: Political education foundation linked to the Workers' Party (PT), running training programs, policy research, and publications for PT members and supporters. Directly comparable as a partisan think tank and candidate training body in the Brazilian context.
• Fundação Maurício Grabois: Political education foundation of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCdoB), producing ideological formation, political analysis, and candidate training for party members. Comparable to ITV in function and structure as a partisan formation institute.
• Fundação Lauro Campos e Marien Teixeira: Political education foundation linked to PSOL, focused on ideological formation, left political theory, and training for PSOL members and candidates. Directly comparable as a partisan training and publishing entity in Brazil.
• Fundação João Mangabeira: Political education and research foundation of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), performing the same party formation function for a center-left party as ITV performs for PSDB. Operates with comparable activities: candidate training, policy publications, and ideological formation.
• Fundação Ulysses Guimarães: Political education foundation historically linked to the PFL/DEM center-right party, offering training programs and publications for party members and candidates. Comparable to ITV as a party-affiliated formation body operating in the Brazilian political education space.

Broad incumbents

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: German political foundation affiliated with the CDU, operating globally as a center-right party foundation with political education programs, policy research, and international democracy promotion. Comparable to ITV as a global benchmark for embedded party-affiliated political education infrastructure.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: German political foundation affiliated with the SPD, running political education, policy research, and candidate training domestically and internationally. Closely comparable in function to ITV and a global reference point for partisan formation bodies.

Emerging players

• Instituto Mises Brasil: Brazilian libertarian think tank producing policy publications, courses, and ideological formation for a right-leaning audience. Overlaps with ITV's policy publication and formation mandate, but operates as an independent ideological project rather than a party formation body.

Others

• Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado: Brazilian foundation operating in education, culture, and civic engagement with policy and formation activities that overlap thematically with ITV's education mandate. Adjacent rather than directly comparable — broader civic/educational scope rather than partisan political training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ITV_Oficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCerDXVrghkoIeXlPq77zoUw
• Facebookfacebook.com/instituto.teotoniovilela
• Instagraminstagram.com/itvnacional
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-teot%C3%B4nio-vilela

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