What SEAPE - Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Distrito Federal does

SEAPE (Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Distrito Federal) is a state government secretariat of Brazil's Federal District, established by Decree No. 40,833 on May 26, 2020, succeeding the prior Subsecretaria do Sistema Prisional (SESIPE). It holds exclusive statutory authority over prison administration in the Federal District, operating 7 prison facilities — including three Penitenciárias do Distrito Federal (PDF I, II, IV), two Centros de Detenção Provisória (CDP), the Penitenciária Feminina do DF (PFDF), the Centro de Internamento e Reeducação (CIR), and the Centro de Progressão Penitenciária (CPP) — serving a population of approximately 15,000 inmates plus 1,500+ prison police officers across the Brasília metropolitan area.

SEAPE's core technology portfolio centers on government prison management IT systems: SIAPEN Web for inmate management, CONVIS (visitor appointment and password issuance), the Centro Integrado de Monitoramento Eletrônico (CIME) for GPS/electronic bracelet monitoring of inmates — notably including 249 reeducandos in domestic violence cases — plus online services for anonymous reporting, electronic civil-service onboarding (Posse Eletrônica), volunteer management (Sisvep), lawyer scheduling (Agenda OAB), and public data dashboards (Sistema Prisional em Números). Supporting directorates include the Diretoria Penitenciária de Operações Especiais (DPOE), Diretoria de Inteligência Penitenciária, and the Academia de Polícia Penal for officer training.

The agency's business model is government budget allocation — there is no direct revenue generation. Services are provided free of charge to citizens through physical locations (Na Hora service centers in Riacho Fundo I, Ceilândia, Taguatinga, and Plano Piloto), the web portal at visita.seape.df.gov.br, and the institutional website seape.df.gov.br. Customer segments include custodiados/reeducandos, family visitors, lawyers, prison police officers, and the broader citizenry of the Federal District. Funding flows from the Governo do Distrito Federal (GDF), supplemented by joint federal investments such as the R$ 126 million partnership with DEPEN for new detention center construction. Strategic priorities span rehabilitation (education enrollment grew 44% in ENEM registrations from 2022), resocialization through programs like the Social Factory producing 8,000 precast pieces daily, and public transparency (100% active transparency index achievement).

Name

SEAPE - Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Distrito Federal

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Distrito Federal

Website

https://seape.df.gov.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEAPE is the Federal District of Brazil's state secretariat for prison administration, operating 7 prison facilities serving approximately 15,000 inmates through SIAPEN, CONVIS, and CIME digital systems, with rehabilitation and electronic monitoring programs funded by government budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrections and Prison Administration Services

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140), Correctional Institutions (92214), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (92215), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Correctional Facility Operations (Prisons & Jails) (BPAKANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronic Monitoring & Community Corrections Services (Ankle Monitoring, Probation Support) (BPAKANAF), Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry) (BPAIAFAE), Correctional Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (In-Custody) (BPAKANAG)

Keywords

• Prison administration
• Correctional services
• Electronic monitoring
• Inmate rehabilitation
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Funded through public budget allocations from the Federal District Government. No direct revenue generation as this is a government administrative body providing public services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SEAPE administers the prison system of Brazil's Federal District, operating seven prison facilities (PDF I, PDF II, PDF IV, CDP, CIR, CPP, PFDF) and providing inmate rehabilitation, education, vocational training, and electronic monitoring services. The agency also delivers citizen-facing digital services including online visit scheduling (CONVIS), anonymous reporting, electronic monitoring for alternative sentencing (CIME), sentence reduction programs, and public data dashboards for transparency.

Product overview

SEAPE (Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Distrito Federal) is the state government agency responsible for prison administration in Brazil's Federal District. The agency operates a portfolio of interconnected digital services and systems including the Sistema do Visitante (CONVIS) for visitor scheduling and management, Siapen Web for prison administration, the Centro Integrado de Monitoramento Eletrônico (CIME) for electronic monitoring, and SEAPE NA HORA for citizen service points. Additional services include anonymous reporting, electronic appointment systems for civil service, sentence reduction programs (Remição de Pena) through education and work, public data dashboards (Sistema Prisional em Números), and ombudsman services. The agency also manages physical prison units including CDPs (Centros de Detenção Provisória), PDFs (Penitenciárias do Distrito Federal), PFDF (Penitenciária Feminina do DF), CIR, CPP, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEAPE NA HORA: Service outpost providing prisoner-related services to citizens
• CONVIS
• Siapen Web

Products and services

• CONVIS - Sistema do Visitante Web-based visitor management system enabling prisoners' family members to schedule visits, receive passwords for entry, and access real-time scheduling information for prison units across the Federal District.
• Siapen Web Web-based prison information management system used for administrative operations within the prison system.
• CIME - Centro Integrado de Monitoramento Eletrônico Electronic monitoring center for tracking individuals under house arrest or alternative sentencing using GPS/electronic bracelets, including pioneering monitoring of domestic violence offenders for victim protection.
• SEAPE NA HORA Service posts providing in-person citizen assistance for prison administration services, including visitor registration, schedule management, and inmate-related administrative services across multiple locations in the Federal District.
• Denúncia Anônima Online Anonymous tip reporting system allowing citizens to report security concerns, drug trafficking, and public service issues within the prison system.
• Agenda OAB Scheduling system for lawyers to arrange visits to their incarcerated clients, integrated with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-DF).
• Remição de Pena - Sentence Reduction Programs Sentence reduction programs allowing inmates to reduce their sentences through approved study, work, and reading activities, coordinated with accredited educational institutions.
• Sistema Prisional em Números (Painel) Public data dashboard providing statistics on the prison system including inmate populations, facilities, operational metrics, and transparency data for citizens and oversight bodies.
• Foragidos - Escaped Prisoners Listing Public listing of escaped prisoners from the Federal District prison system, enabling citizens to provide information to authorities.
• Ouvidoria SEAPE Government ombudsman service for receiving citizen complaints, suggestions, and information requests regarding prison administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mass COVID-19 vaccination completed with 14,954 people vaccinated
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Faculdade Anhanguera de BrasíliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Educational institution habilitada e credenciada to offer higher education courses to prison inmates for sentence reduction through study, certified by SEAPE/DF according to Portaria nº 101/2025
• Centro Educacional D'PaulacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Educational institution habilitada e credenciada for offering courses to inmates, per Portaria nº 04/2025
• Centro Especializado em Educação a Distância (CESAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Distance education center habilitada e credenciada for EAD courses in prison system per Portaria nº 1/2024
• Centro de Educação Profissional Ltda (CENED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Professional education center habilitada e credenciada per Portaria nº 306/2024 for vocational training in prisons
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Trabalho e Renda (Sedet)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for Social Factory producing precast construction materials with 35 semi-open inmates, capacity of 8,000 pieces per day
• Fundação de Amparo ao Trabalhador Preso (FUNAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Foundation partnering for professional qualification and inmate labor programs including Social Factory project
• Secretaria Nacional de Políticas Penais (SENAPPEN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Federal oversight body for prison policy coordinating national programs including Plano Pena Justa and RESPEN workshop for prison service training
• Escola Nacional de Serviços Penais (ESPEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024National prison services school coordinating training programs through RESPEN network for prison staff professional development
• Faculdade Guerra Educação SuperiorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Higher education institution habilitada e credenciada for distance learning courses per Portaria nº 398/2023
• Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial do DF (SENAI/DF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for professional training of female inmates through 'Pintando Oportunidades' project - 160-hour painting course with 40 participants in partnership with Grupo Mulheres do Brasil
• Grupo Mulheres do BrasilflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Civil society group partnering on female inmate professional training project 'Pintando Oportunidades' alongside SENAI/DF
• Sesc/DFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for dental care services benefiting over 700 inmates
• Secretaria de Justiça (Sejus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Coordinating partner in prison labor and social reintegration programs
• Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (DEPEN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Federal prison department partnered for donation of 2 equipped buses for inmate transport (66 buses and 46 vans distributed to 19 states), R$ 126 million for new detention center construction, and various prison infrastructure projects

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: U.S. federal prison administration agency operating a national system of correctional facilities. Comparable to SEAPE in its core function of operating correctional institutions and rehabilitation programs, though at the federal rather than sub-national level and in a different jurisdictional context.
• SENAPPEN - Secretaria Nacional de Políticas Penais: National Secretariat for Penal Policies, successor to DEPEN, which coordinates federal prison policy and RESPEN training. Functional peer to SEAPE at the federal level, providing technical, training, and funding oversight to state-level agencies like SEAPE.
• Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): UK executive agency overseeing prisons and probation services. Comparable to SEAPE in operational responsibility for correctional facilities and community corrections, with broader probation oversight and electronic monitoring mandates.
• DEPEN - Departamento Penitenciário Nacional: Federal Brazilian prison administration department under the Ministry of Justice. Directly comparable as a peer prison administration entity, but operates at the national level coordinating all state systems rather than administering a single jurisdiction's facilities.

Direct peers

• SAP - Secretaria de Administração Penitenciária de São Paulo: State-level prison administration secretariat for São Paulo, the largest prison system in Brazil. Directly comparable to SEAPE as a state corrections secretariat with similar mandate, prison-unit operations, rehabilitation programs, and electronic monitoring infrastructure, but at much larger scale.
• SEAP - Secretaria de Estado de Administração Penitenciária do Amazonas: State-level prison administration secretariat for Amazonas. Directly comparable to SEAPE as a state prison administration entity with similar mandate, electronic monitoring, and rehabilitation program responsibilities, operating in a different sub-national jurisdiction.
• SUSEPE - Superintendência dos Serviços Penitenciários do Rio Grande do Sul: State-level prison administration agency for Rio Grande do Sul. Directly comparable to SEAPE — both are sub-national prison administration entities operating multiple units, electronic monitoring, and rehabilitation programs, with similar funding structures from state budgets.

Others

• INFOPEN - Sistema Nacional de Informações Penitenciárias: Brazilian national penitentiary information system operated by DEPEN, in which SEAPE participates as a data provider. Comparable to SEAPE as a prison-data and statistics infrastructure peer, though it is a national data system rather than a comparable operational entity.

Emerging players

• FUNAP - Fundação de Amparo ao Trabalhador Preso: São Paulo-based foundation partnering with SEAPE on inmate labor and resocialization programs (e.g., Social Factory). Comparable to SEAPE through its direct engagement with inmate rehabilitation and professional qualification, though operating as a partner foundation rather than a peer administration entity.

Regional players

• SEJUS - Secretaria de Estado da Justiça e Cidadania do Espírito Santo: State secretariat in Espírito Santo that combines justice administration with prison system oversight. Comparable to SEAPE through its prison administration mandate, though functionally broader in scope given its additional justice-policy responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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