What Repórter Brasil does

Repórter Brasil is a Brazilian nonprofit investigative journalism organization founded in 2001 and headquartered in São Paulo, with approximately 30 employees. It investigates labor rights violations, contemporary slave labor, indigenous and traditional peoples' rights, agrarian conflicts, and socio-environmental damage, producing stories across thematic pillars (Human Rights, World of Work, Traditional Peoples, Agrarian Issues, Socio-Environmental, Slave Labor). Its portfolio spans a multi-platform journalism operation: a free-to-access website plus newsletters, a podcast portfolio (Radio Batente series including Trabalheira, No Labirinto, Histórias de Combate ao Trabalho Escravo, Cova Medida, Esperança, and Jornadas), award-winning documentaries (notably 'Pau D'Arco' which has won seven awards), educational programs (Escravo, Nem Pensar! and EducaRB), and a data visualization platform (Observatório da Transição Energética). The organization operates as a multi-product hybrid of newsroom, research institute, and educational provider.

The business model is a diversified nonprofit funding structure rather than a commercial revenue model. All journalism content is free with no advertising or sponsored content. Revenue streams include private partnerships and sponsorships from national and international entities (excluding companies on the slave labor registry or those cited in environmental degradation), project-based agreements with UN agencies and North American/European institutions, individual donations (launched 2012), and a subscription tier starting at R$10 per month (launched 2013). Public funding is capped at 20% of total organizational budget, and the journalism program explicitly does not accept public funding from any government level. The target audience is the general Brazilian public and civil society, with secondary engagement to government agencies, public institutions, academic researchers, social movements, and allied NGOs. Geographic reach spans Brazil with 20+ state-level educational partnerships and selective international investigations (Colombia, United States).

Name

Repórter Brasil

Legal name

Repórter Brasil – Organização de Comunicação e Projetos Sociais

Website

https://reporterbrasil.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Repórter Brasil is a São Paulo-based nonprofit investigative journalism organization founded in 2001, producing multi-platform reporting on slave labor, indigenous rights, and socio-environmental issues in Brazil and internationally, funded through diversified international partnerships, private sponsors, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investigative Journalism and Advocacy

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investigative & Journalism Documentaries (MPADADAD), Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ), Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

Keywords

• Investigative journalism
• Labor rights reporting
• Educational programs
• Data visualization tools
• Documentary production

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Partnerships and Sponsorships: Resources from partnerships, sponsorships, and donations from national and international private companies and entities. The organization has strict policies against accepting funding from companies on the 'dirty list' of slave labor employers or those cited in environmental degradation denunciations.
2. International Agreements: Conventions with United Nations agencies and North American and European institutions for project development.
3. Membership and Donations: Donations from associated members and service provision. Direct donations from individuals started in 2012. Subscription model from R$10 per month launched in 2013.
4. Public Funding (Limited): Resources from public bodies excluding the Executive Branch. Public funding cannot exceed 20% of the total organizational budget. Journalism program does not accept public funding from any government level.
5. Educational Project Partnerships: Technical cooperation agreements with state governments for the 'Escravo, nem pensar!' slave labor prevention program. These are non-financial cooperation agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Repórter Brasil is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization that produces multi-platform content (investigative reports, documentaries, podcasts, data visualizations, and educational programs) focused on slave labor, indigenous rights, agrarian issues, environmental destruction, and socio-environmental violations in Brazil. The organization combines field investigation, data journalism, policy research, and public education to drive systemic impact, supported by funding from international agencies, foundations, individual donations, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Repórter Brasil is a nonprofit journalism organization that operates as a multi-platform investigative news agency focused on labor rights and socio-environmental issues. The organization produces investigative journalism across thematic pillars (Human Rights, World of Work, Traditional Peoples, Agrarian Issues, Socio-Environmental, Slave Labor), supported by research publications (Biocombustíveis Monitor, Leather Monitor), educational programs (EducaRB, Escravo Nem Pensar!), data visualization tools (Observatório da Transição Energética), documentary films (Pau D'Arco), and podcast series (Radio Batente). The portfolio is unified by the organization's mission to expose labor violations and environmental damage while promoting social mobilization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatório da Transição Energética: Data visualization tool showing how renewable energy impacts forests and traditional peoples
• EducaRB
• Escravo, Nem Pensar!
• Radio Batente

Products and services

• Observatório da Transição Energética A data visualization platform that shows how renewable energy expansion impacts forests and traditional communities in Brazil. Targets researchers, journalists, policymakers, and civil society interested in the socio-environmental dimensions of energy transition.
• EducaRB Educational initiative focused on preventing contemporary slave labor in Brazil through training and curriculum integration with public education and social assistance institutions.
• Escravo, Nem Pensar! Prevention program against slave labor and human trafficking, operating through technical cooperation agreements with state government secretariats to train public servants within social assistance and human rights networks across more than 20 Brazilian states.
• Radio Batente (Podcasts) Podcast portfolio covering labor issues, slave labor resistance stories, domestic labor, climate, and related socio-environmental themes; includes series titled Trabalheira, No Labirinto, Histórias de Combate ao Trabalho Escravo, Cova Medida, Esperança, and Jornadas.
• Pau D'Arco Documentary Award-winning documentary about the 2017 police massacre of ten landless workers in Pará. The film has won seven awards and has been selected for major Brazilian and international festivals including É Tudo Verdade, Festival de Cinema de Brasília, Festival do Rio, and AmazôniaFiDoc, and was screened at COP30.
• Monitor de Biocombustíveis Research publication tracking issues in Brazilian biofuel production chains, including socio-environmental and labor violations.
• Monitor de Couro Research publication analyzing tracking gaps in slave labor cases within Brazilian cattle ranching and the leather supply chain.
• Dossiê Trabalho Escravo e Migração Internacional Comprehensive research report on the intersection of slave labor and international migration in Brazil.
• Dicionário do Fim do Mundo - Justiça Climática Educational dictionary-style resource explaining climate crisis concepts, including climate justice, for general public understanding.

Quantifiable outcome

• BNDES suspended R$500 million financing to Três Tentos Agroindustrial after Repórter Brasil investigation led to rescue of 563 workers in slave-like conditions
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConectascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Joint presentation at the United Nations with Conectas and Centro de Informação sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos to denounce slave labor in Brazil and demand stronger government policies.
• Secretaria de Estado de Segurança Pública – SSP-MAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Maranhão. Vigência: August 2025 to July 2026.
• Secretaria de Estado de Educação – SEDUC-PAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Pará. Vigência: July 2025 to June 2026.
• Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Social – SEDES-RScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Rio Grande do Sul. Vigência: May 2025 to April 2026.
• Secretaria de Estado de Assistência Social – SEAS-AMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Amazonas. Vigência: April 2025 to March 2026.
• Secretaria de Estado de Assistência Social e dos Direitos Humanos – SEAD-MScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Mato Grosso do Sul. Vigência: January 2025 to January 2026.
• Secretaria de Estado de Educação – SEDUC-PIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Piauí. Vigência: October 2024 to October 2025.
• Secretaria de Estado de Segurança Pública – SESP-MTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Technical cooperation agreement for 'Escravo, nem pensar!' – slave labor prevention program in Mato Grosso. Vigência: July 2024 to July 2025.
• Brazilian and European UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnerships with Brazilian and European universities for socio-environmental and labor rights research.
• The Guardian and Unearthed/GreenpeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Guardian newspaper and Unearthed (Greenpeace investigative arm) for JBS investigations and other major stories.
• The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TBIJ for gold mining investigations, including work on StoneX supplier connections to illegal mining.
• Conectas and Centro de Informação sobre Empresas e Direitos HumanoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy work at international bodies for corporate accountability on labor rights and human rights.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mongabay: Global environmental investigative journalism nonprofit with a Latin America bureau covering deforestation, mining, and indigenous rights. Directly comparable subject-matter overlap (socio-environmental issues, supply-chain exposure, indigenous communities) and nonprofit funding model.
• CIPER Chile: Chile's leading nonprofit investigative journalism center. Comparable as a Latin American donor-funded investigative outlet with academic ties, focused on transparency, corruption, and human rights.
• The Intercept Brasil: High-impact investigative journalism outlet operating in Brazil under the First Look Media model, covering politics, environment, and human rights. Comparable in audience size, ambition, and reliance on international philanthropy to fund investigative work.
• El Faro: El Salvador-based nonprofit investigative outlet covering organized crime, corruption, and human rights across Central America. Comparable in nonprofit newsroom model, donor dependence, and high-risk thematic focus on socio-environmental and human-rights issues.
• Ponte Jornalismo: Brazilian nonprofit investigative outlet focused on human rights, security, and marginalized communities. Closely comparable in funding model (donor-supported), thematic focus, and commitment to underreported social issues.
• Agência Pública: Brazil's pioneering nonprofit investigative journalism outlet, also publishing cross-border investigations on human rights, environment, and labor. Most direct peer in terms of mission, audience, and Brazil-based nonprofit newsroom model.
• The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ): UK-based nonprofit investigative outlet and an existing Repórter Brasil partner. Directly comparable as a cross-border investigative collaborator funded by philanthropy, with shared supply-chain and human-rights beats.

Emerging players

• De Correspondent: Dutch reader-funded investigative journalism platform with a Latin America reporting strand. Comparable in donor-supported model and focus on systemic issues, though its geographic and thematic emphasis differs.
• Conectas Human Rights: Brazilian human-rights NGO and existing Repórter Brasil partner, co-presenting at the UN on slave labor. Comparable in Brazilian human-rights advocacy footprint and international institutional funding model, though not a journalism organization.
• Unearthed (Greenpeace): Greenpeace's investigative journalism arm, an active Repórter Brasil collaborator on JBS and supply-chain investigations. Closely comparable in environmental investigative focus, though housed within a larger advocacy organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reporterb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@reporterbrasil
• Facebookfacebook.com/ONGReporterBrasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rep%C3%B3rter-brasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/reporterbrasil
• TikToktiktok.com/@reporter_brasil

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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