Federação Médica Brasileira

What Federação Médica Brasileira does

Federação Médica Brasileira (FMB) is a Brazilian non-profit medical union federation founded in 2015, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It represents more than 200,000 Brazilian physicians across 14+ affiliated base-level medical unions (sindicatos de base) spanning states including Paraná, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Amazonas, Pará, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, Ceará, and São Paulo. FMB serves as the federal-level coordinating body for these state unions, conducting national advocacy, collective bargaining with federal employers (AgSUS, Ebserh), legislative lobbying for physician and dental surgeon salary floors (PL 1.365/2022), and international representation through CONFEMEL membership.

FMB's core activities are organized around three pillars: (1) labor and political advocacy, including direct engagement with the National Congress, caravans to Brasília, and coordination with the Frente Parlamentar da Medicina; (2) collective bargaining representation in formal ACT (Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho) negotiations with AgSUS for the Médicos pelo Brasil program and with Ebserh for university hospital physicians; and (3) academic and scientific programming, including the III Congresso Acadêmico Sindical and II Jornada Científica Acadêmica Sindical scheduled for August 2026 in Curitiba. The federation also engages internationally through CONFEMEL assemblies in Quito, Sucre, and a forthcoming Johannesburg event in January 2027.

FMB operates on a subscription-based revenue model funded through monthly associative fees paid by its 14+ affiliated base unions. It maintains a lean internal structure of approximately 5 employees, with service delivery channeled through the affiliated state-level unions that provide legal representation, continuing education, social programs, and direct labor support to physicians. The federation is led by President Fernando Luiz de Mendonça (2024-2027 term) and governed democratically through a Deliberative Council with representation from all affiliated base unions.

Name

Federação Médica Brasileira

Legal name

Federação Médica Brasileira

Website

https://portalfmb.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Federação Médica Brasileira (FMB) is a Brazilian non-profit federation founded in 2015 that represents over 200,000 physicians through 14+ affiliated state-level medical unions. It conducts national advocacy, collective bargaining with federal employers AgSUS and Ebserh, legislative lobbying for salary floor legislation, and international representation through CONFEMEL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Union membership fees: The FMB generates revenue through monthly membership fees paid by affiliated base-level medical unions (sindicatos de base). Each affiliated union pays a monthly associative fee, which was subject to a repricing approved in 2025. Individual doctors pay membership to their respective base unions, which in turn contribute to the FMB at the federal level.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Federação Médica Brasileira is a national federation of base-level medical unions (sindicatos de base) that conducts collective bargaining negotiations with federal health employers (AgSUS, Ebserh), advocates for physician labor rights and a national salary floor (PL 1.365/2022), and provides international representation through CONFEMEL. It also organizes academic and scientific events (III Congresso Acadêmico Sindical, II Jornada Científica) and delivers advocacy, legislative mobilization, and continuing education services to affiliated unions and their physician members across Brazil.

Product overview

Federação Médica Brasileira operates primarily as a union federation representing medical professionals in Brazil. Its primary digital offering is the Portal FMB website, which functions as an information and news portal rather than a technology product. The portal publishes organizational news, official announcements, scientific articles, and event information. Additionally, the federation organizes academic and scientific events including the III Congresso Acadêmico Sindical (Academic Union Congress) and II Jornada Científica (Scientific Conference). The organization also provides legal advisory, collective bargaining negotiation, and social security planning services through affiliated medical unions across Brazil.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal FMB (Institutional Website) Official information portal serving as the primary communication channel of the federation, publishing news, announcements, official calls, articles, and updates about medical union activities and events. Used by affiliated unions, physicians, and the broader medical community in Brazil.
• Federal Collective Bargaining Representation (ACT Negotiations) Representation of affiliated base-level medical unions and their physician members in collective bargaining negotiations with federal health employers AgSUS and Ebserh, including Acordos Coletivos de Trabalho (ACT) agreements. Service targets state-level medical unions and the physicians they represent across Brazil.
• Legislative Advocacy on Physician Salary Floor (PL 1.365/2022) National legislative advocacy campaign supporting PL 1.365/2022, the physician and dental surgeon salary floor bill, through direct lobbying, congressional hearings, meetings with senators and deputies, and Caravanas a Brasília. Service targets affiliated unions, physicians, and dental surgeons in Brazil.
• III Congresso Acadêmico Sindical & II Jornada Científica Academic and scientific congress organized by FMB with program covering medical union themes, professional formation, and continuing education. The III Congresso Acadêmico Sindical and II Jornada Científica Acadêmica Sindical are scheduled for August 2026 in Curitiba at SIMEPAR headquarters, targeting affiliated unions, medical students, and young physicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents over 200,000 Brazilian physicians across 14+ affiliated base unions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CONFEMEL (Confederación Médica Latino-Iberoamericana y del Caribe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2016CONFEMEL is the Latin American Medical Confederation bringing together national medical organizations across Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, and France. FMB's membership was approved at the Extraordinary General Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay in April 2016. FMB actively participates in CONFEMEL assemblies addressing medical ethics, labor conditions, AI impacts, telemedicine regulation, essential medicines, medical education, and professional qualification. FMB director Waldir Araújo Cardoso was honored during the 2025 CONFEMEL Assembly in Sucre, Bolivia, for nearly 40 years of dedicated service.
• Federação Nacional dos Médicos (FENAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFENAM is the other major Brazilian medical federation. FMB and FENAM maintain a joint coordination in AgSUS negotiations, jointly forwarding manifestations to AgSUS leadership reaffirming that ACT 2024/2026 must remain as the minimum protection floor for the category. They also coordinate on salary floor legislation PL 1.365/2022 and other national advocacy initiatives.
• AgSUS (Agência Brasileira de Apoio à Gestão do SUS)coreOthersAgSUS (Brazilian Agency for SUS Management Support) is the federal employer entity for physicians in the Médicos pelo Brasil program. FMB actively participates in ACT (Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho) negotiations with AgSUS, defending maintenance of acquired rights and proposing improvements in areas such as working hours, continuing education, mental health, anti-harassment, maternity protection, and conditions in remote areas and indigenous health.
• Ebserh (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares)coreOthersEbserh manages university hospitals across Brazil and is a major federal employer of physicians. FMB participated in the construction and signing of the ACT 2026/2027 for Ebserh, which was marked by impasses and mediations at the Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST). The agreement represents a significant achievement in collective bargaining for university hospital physicians.
• Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMB is one of Brazil's most relevant medical institutions, celebrating 75 years in 2026. It gathers 27 state federations and 54 specialty societies, representing over 500,000 physicians. AMB has been responsible for professional certification (Titles of Specialist) since 1958. FMB President Fernando Mendonça attended the 75th anniversary celebration, reinforcing institutional unity between the entities.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFM is the Federal Council of Medicine, the regulatory body for the medical profession in Brazil. FMB collaborates with CFM on national advocacy initiatives, including meetings such as the April 2026 session where CFM President Hiran Gallo received FMB President Fernando Mendonça to discuss salary floor legislation PL 1.365/2022.
• Frente Parlamentar da Medicina (FPMED)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPMED is the Parliamentary Front for Medicine in the Brazilian Congress, bringing together deputies and senators who advocate for medical policy. FMB engages with FPMED to advance its legislative agenda including the national salary floor, anti-precarization measures, and health policy reform.
• Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST)minorOthersTST serves as mediator in collective bargaining disputes between FMB/Ebserh. The ACT 2026/2027 for Ebserh underwent TST mediation during impasses in negotiations, demonstrating the legal framework within which FMB operates for collective bargaining.
• Base-Level Medical Unions (Sindicatos de Base)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFMB is composed of and represents affiliated base-level medical unions (sindicatos de base) across Brazilian states including SIMEPAR (Paraná), SIMESC (Santa Catarina), SIMEGO (Goiás), Simepe (Pernambuco), Sinmed-MG (Minas Gerais), Sinmed-TO (Tocantins), Sindmed-CE (Ceará), Sindmed-MS (Mato Grosso do Sul), Sindmed-AM (Amazonas), SIMERSUL (Santa Catarina Sul), Sindimed-PA (Pará), and Sindimed-RO (Rondônia). These unions are the primary service delivery channels for FMB's advocacy and representation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CONFEMEL (Confederación Médica Latino-Iberoamericana y del Caribe): CONFEMEL is the pan-Latin American medical confederation of which FMB is a member. It serves as a coordination forum for medical organizations across Latin America, Iberia, and the Caribbean, providing FMB with international reach and a peer network of national medical federations.
• World Medical Association (WMA): WMA is the international confederation of national medical associations. FMB participates in similar international forums through CONFEMEL, and WMA sets the global ethical standards (Declaration of Geneva, Helsinki) that inform FMB's policy stances on AI, telemedicine, and medical education.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): CFM is the federal regulatory body for the medical profession in Brazil. FMB collaborates with CFM on salary floor legislation and physician advocacy, but CFM is a regulatory authority rather than a union peer — it sets professional standards while FMB represents labor interests.

Direct peers

• Confederación Médica de la República Argentina (COMRA): COMRA is Argentina's national medical confederation and a fellow CONFEMEL member. It shares FMB's structure of federating provincial medical entities and engaging in collective bargaining, making it a direct regional comparable for federation-level physician representation.
• Federação Nacional dos Médicos (FENAM): FENAM is Brazil's other major medical federation, operating at the same federal level and overlapping on collective bargaining with AgSUS, salary-floor advocacy (PL 1.365/2022), and physician labor rights. FMB and FENAM jointly coordinate on category representation, making them direct comparables.
• Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB): AMB is Brazil's largest medical association, gathering 27 state federations, 54 specialty societies, and 500,000+ physicians. While AMB focuses on professional certification and scientific activity (vs. FMB's labor focus), it serves the same physician constituency and engages in joint advocacy.

Regional players

• British Medical Association (BMA): BMA is the UK's national medical union and professional association, representing ~190,000 doctors. Comparable to FMB in combining collective bargaining with policy advocacy, but operates in a national health system context with broader individual-membership scope.
• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is the largest U.S. professional association for physicians, combining advocacy, continuing education, and standards-setting. While geographically distinct, AMA is the most globally recognized comparable physician federation and serves as a benchmark for FMB's multi-decade institutional trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/portalfmb
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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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