Polícia Civil da Bahia

What Polícia Civil da Bahia does

Polícia Civil da Bahia (PCBA), legally Polícia Civil do Estado da Bahia, is a state government law enforcement agency under the Government of the State of Bahia, Brazil. It reports to the Secretaria da Segurança Pública da Bahia (SSP Bahia) and operates as the official judicial police authority for the state, executing criminal investigations, arrests, prosecution support, issuance of official documents, and maintenance of public order through a network of specialized Delegacias (police stations). PCBA serves all citizens of Bahia state, with services provided free of charge as a public security function. Its core technology infrastructure is a multi-channel digital portal integrating the national Sinesp security information system, SSP Bahia's Sistema MOP for internal operational coordination, the Disque Denúncia (181) anonymous crime-tip hotline paired with the Baralho do Crime wanted-persons gallery, and the Delegacia Virtual online reporting portal. The agency also publishes institutional and civic-education materials, including the annual Anuário ISPE crime-statistics yearbook, the Manual de Procedimentos de Polícia Judiciária (2nd edition, 2024), and a suite of public education cartilhas covering violence against women, racism, carnival safety, parliamentary amendments, business registration, the ombudsman office, and pyrotechnic-show inspection. As a government entity, PCBA has no commercial revenue model, no private ownership, and no traditional go-to-market motion; its 'distribution' consists of physical Delegacias statewide plus the online Delegacia Virtual channel, and its 'customers' are the captive citizen population of Bahia.

Name

Polícia Civil da Bahia

Legal name

Polícia Civil do Estado da Bahia

Website

https://policiacivil.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Polícia Civil da Bahia is a Brazilian state government law enforcement agency under SSP Bahia that provides criminal investigation, judicial police operations, and public safety services to the citizens of the State of Bahia through physical Delegacias and the online Delegacia Virtual portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Governor/Executive Office & Cabinet Administration (BPAIABAA)

Keywords

• Civil police services
• Criminal investigation
• Judicial police operations
• Public security services
• Law enforcement agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

Polícia Civil da Bahia (PCBA) is the official state civil police force of Bahia, Brazil, operating under the State Secretariat of Public Security (SSP-BA). It performs judicial police functions including criminal investigations, arrests, prosecution support, issuance of official documents, and public order enforcement through specialized delegacias distributed across the state and digital channels.

Product overview

Polícia Civil da Bahia operates a multi-channel digital portal providing law enforcement services, public safety tools, and institutional publications to citizens of Bahia, Brazil. The portfolio combines an online services portal (Delegacia Virtual) with access to national and state security systems (Sinesp PPE, Sistema MOP), a crime-tip reporting channel (Disque Denúncia / Baralho do Crime), and a suite of PDF publications including the Anuário ISPE (annual crime statistics yearbook), the Manual de Procedimentos de Polícia Judiciária do Estado da Bahia (standardized procedural guide), and seven public education handbooks (cartilhas) covering topics such as violence against women, racism, carnival safety, pyrotechnic show regulation, parliamentary amendments, company registration, and the ombudsman office.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Delegacia Virtual (Virtual Police Station)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sinesp (Sistema Nacional de Informações de Segurança Pública)coreTechnology or IntegrationSinesp is a national public security information system that PCBA integrates with for national security data sharing, criminal records access, and coordinated law enforcement operations across Brazilian states.
• SSP Bahia (Secretaria de Segurança Pública da Bahia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSP Bahia is the state Secretariat of Public Security, serving as the parent government body overseeing PCBA and coordinating overall state security strategy, operations, and policy.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Polícia Civil de São Paulo: Civil police of the State of São Paulo, providing identical judicial police functions (criminal investigation, arrests, delegacias) at a much larger scale. Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and delivery model as a state-level civil police force.
• Polícia Civil do Paraná: State civil police of Paraná. Comparable as another large Brazilian state civil police providing criminal investigation, specialized delegacias, and digital service channels.
• Polícia Civil de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais state civil police. Direct peer in terms of state-level judicial police authority, delegation network, and integration with national Sinesp/SUSP systems.
• Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: State civil police of Rio de Janeiro performing the same criminal investigation and judicial police roles as PCBA. Comparable peer in operating model and challenges (urban crime, organized crime), differing primarily in scale and geographic context.
• Polícia Civil do Distrito Federal: Civil police of the Federal District (Brasília), performing the same judicial police and investigative mandate within a single state-equivalent jurisdiction. Directly comparable in functions and digital service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Polícia Federal: Brazilian federal police, performing federal-level criminal investigation, border control, and specialized inquiries. Broader incumbent that overlaps with PCBA's investigative mandate but operates at the national level rather than state jurisdiction.
• Secretaria da Segurança Pública da Bahia (SSP-BA): Parent state secretariat overseeing PCBA, Polícia Militar, fire department, and broader public security policy. Comparable as the umbrella governance layer for state security operations.

Regional players

• Polícia Militar da Bahia: Military police of the State of Bahia, sharing the same jurisdiction and parent Secretariat (SSP Bahia). Sister agency providing uniformed patrol and ostensive policing, complementary to PCBA's judicial police functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pol-cia-civil-da-bahia

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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