PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SANTANA DO ACARAÚ

What PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SANTANA DO ACARAÚ does

The Prefeitura Municipal de Santana do Acaraú is the municipal government of Santana do Acaraú, a municipality located in northwestern Ceará, Brazil, led by Mayor Francisco das Chagas Mendes. The entity operates as the local executive authority under Brazil's federal constitutional framework, delivering public services to citizens through 11 secretarias (departments) covering Education, Health, Social Assistance, Urban Development, Rural Development and Environment, Culture/Tourism/Sports/Youth, Public Security, Planning, and General Administration. Its citizen base comprises the resident population of the municipality, with oversight relationships to state bodies including TCE-CE and ATRICON, and procurement relationships with private contractors via the licitações system.

The technology stack is conventional government web infrastructure: an official portal at santanadoacarau.ce.gov.br acts as the primary digital front door, supplemented by an Ouvidoria citizen feedback system, a Transparency Portal for public accounts compliance, and specialized digital service portals including the Portal do Contribuinte (integrated with ASPEC Tributário), health exam wait listing (SESAM Apollo), payroll slip issuance, environmental licensing, and the SIC for Lei de Acesso à Informação requests. Service delivery is omnichannel across physical secretarias, the website, WhatsApp direct contact, and a video channel documenting municipal activities. The entity has accumulated four external quality certifications between 2024-2025: SEBRAE Ouro 2025, ATRICON Ouro 2025, UNICEF Selo 2021-2024, and MEC Nacional Compromisso com a Alfabetização Ouro 2024.

As a public municipal government, the entity does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through public budgets composed of municipal taxes, intergovernmental transfers from federal and state sources (State of Ceará), and program-specific funding. Financial transparency is maintained through publication of LRF (Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal) reports, LOA (annual budget law), PPA (multi-year plan), prestação de contas (government accounts), and bidding/contract documentation. The workforce comprises 134 employees, and current administration is pursuing infrastructure expansion (ambulance acquisitions for SAMU, road recovery, plaza construction), digital service modernization, and cross-governmental partnerships with state and federal agencies to deliver education, health, social protection, and rural development programs.

Name

PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SANTANA DO ACARAÚ

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Santana do Acaraú

Website

https://santanadoacarau.ce.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Prefeitura Municipal de Santana do Acaraú is the municipal government of Santana do Acaraú in Ceará, Brazil, delivering public services across education, health, social assistance, urban planning, and rural development to local citizens through 11 secretarias and a digital service platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (921190), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Public transparency portal
• Health and education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santana do Acaraú

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prefeitura Municipal de Santana do Acaraú is the municipal government of Santana do Acaraú in the state of Ceará, Brazil. It delivers public administration and citizen services across multiple domains — education, healthcare, social assistance, urban planning, rural development, culture, sports, public safety, and environmental licensing — through twelve secretarias and digital portals including the Portal de Transparência, Ouvidoria, Serviços Online, Portal do Contribuinte, and SIC (Serviço de Informação ao Cidadão).

Product overview

PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE SANTANA DO ACARAÚ operates as a municipal government entity offering a digital services ecosystem comprising multiple interconnected platforms and services. The core offerings include the Portal de Transparência (Transparency Portal) for public access to government data, the Ouvidoria (Ombudsman Service) for citizen complaints and feedback, and the Serviços Online portal for integrated digital government services. The municipality provides specialized portals including the Portal do Contribuinte for tax services, health exam wait listing through SESAM integration, payroll slip issuance, environmental licensing, and the Carta de Serviços defining citizen service standards. Additional services encompass the Pesquisa de Satisfação for citizen feedback collection, the SIC (Citizen Information Service) for access to information requests, and various planning documents through the Planos Municipais system. All services operate within the municipal government's administrative structure comprising 12 secretarias (departments) including Education, Health, Social Assistance, Urban Planning, and Rural Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Transparência Official transparency portal providing public access to government accounts, budgets, contracts, bidding processes, and administrative publications in compliance with Brazilian access to information laws.
• Ouvidoria (Ombudsman Service) Municipal ombudsman service enabling citizens to file complaints, denunciations, criticism, praise, suggestions, and service requests, with anonymous reporting options and protocol tracking.
• Serviços Online Digital services portal offering online access to health exam listings, taxpayer portal for tax services, environmental licensing, online work services, and payroll slip issuance.
• Portal do Contribuinte Taxpayer portal providing access to tax services and municipal tax requirements via external integration with the ASPEG/Tributário system.
• Lista de Exames - Espera de Consultas Public listing of health exams and consultation wait times, integrated with the SESAM Apollo system for citizen access to healthcare scheduling.
• Contra Cheque - Emissão de Contra Cheque Online payroll slip issuance service for municipal employees and retirees.
• Processo Ambiental - Licenciamento Ambiental Online environmental licensing process system for issuing municipal environmental permits to citizens and businesses.
• Carta de Serviços ao Usuário Citizen service charter listing all available municipal services as required by Lei 13.460/2017, providing transparency on service standards and commitments.
• Pesquisa de Satisfação Citizen satisfaction survey system measuring quality of municipal services across multiple dimensions including healthcare, education, social assistance, public safety, and urban infrastructure.
• SIC - Serviço de Informação ao Cidadão Citizen Information Service providing access to public information requests and responses in compliance with Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI).
• Planos Municipais Municipal plans including Education Plan (Plano Municipal de Educação), Health Plan, Municipal Culture Plan, Social Assistance Plan, and other strategic planning documents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Acquisition of new ambulances for SAMU (Emergency Mobile Care Service) improving emergency healthcare response capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEBRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025
• ATRICONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• Ministry of Education (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• State Government of CearácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Agrário (SDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• Secretaria de Proteção Social (SPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• COSEMS-CEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• UNDIME-CEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Prefeitura Municipal de Sobral: Sobral is a larger municipal government in the same state of Cear\u00e1, operating the same administrative structure (secretarias, transparency portal, digital services). It is the most relevant benchmark for Santana do Acara\u00fa's service delivery model and digital government trajectory.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Quixad\u00e1: Another mid-sized municipal government in Cear\u00e1 with active transparency, digital service portals, and citizen feedback mechanisms. Direct comparator in scale and regional context.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Acara\u00fa: Neighboring municipality in northwestern Cear\u00e1 with similar population profile, rural/agricultural economic base, and municipal government structure. Comparable administrative footprint and service catalog.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Santana do Cariri: Small Cear\u00e1 municipality with similar municipal government structure, including secretarias, Ouvidoria, transparency portal, and digital services. Direct match for scale and operational model.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Camocim: Coastal Cear\u00e1 municipality in the northwest region with similar municipal government structure, transparency portals, and digital services. Comparable geographic and administrative context.

Broad incumbents

• Prefeitura Municipal de Fortaleza: State capital of Cear\u00e1, operating a substantially larger municipal government with mature digital services, multi-channel citizen engagement, and award-winning transparency programs. Comparable in administrative structure but at a much larger scale.
• Governo do Estado do Cear\u00e1: State-level government that provides intergovernmental coordination, funding, and policy framework for Cear\u00e1 municipalities. Critical upstream partner for funding programs and policy alignment.

Others

• IPM Sistemas: Brazilian GovTech vendor that provides tax administration, payroll, and public management software to municipal governments. Santana do Acara\u00fa uses third-party systems (ASPEG Tribut\u00e1rio, SS Folha) for these functions; IPM is a comparable provider and ecosystem participant.
• TCE-CE (Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Cear\u00e1): State Court of Accounts that oversees municipal compliance, transparency, and fiscal responsibility in Cear\u00e1. Key oversight body referenced in the subject's accountability structures and ATRICON award.
• 1Doc: Brazilian GovTech platform providing digital process management, citizen service portals, and transparency solutions for municipal governments. Comparable ecosystem participant serving similar municipal needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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