Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul

What Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul does

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul (SEDES) is the state-level social development department of the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It coordinates social assistance, food security, elderly rights, early childhood, youth, and productive inclusion policy across all 497 municipalities of the state through the SUAS (Sistema Único de Assistência Social) framework, delivering services via municipal CRAS, CREAS, and Centro POP units. Its service population includes families registered in CadÚnico, elderly residents, youth aged 15–29, children in early childhood, and civil society organizations operating in social services.

The department operates a portfolio of 16+ programs (including Família Gaúcha, Criança Feliz, Mãe Gaúcha, Pró-Social, Universidade do Amanhã, Partiu Futuro, Baita Empreendedor, Prato Gaúcho, Volta por Cima, and Aluguel Social) and three statutory state funds — FEAS (1996), FEAIS (2012), and FUNEPI (2013). Its core technology platform is the Sistema de Gestão Social (SGS) on rs.gov.br, the GSS/ProSocial system for civil-society entity registration, the Unidade Móvel do CadÚnico mobile unit, and Power BI monitoring dashboards. The newly instituted IVF/RS Vulnerability Index (Decree 57.919/2024) standardizes evidence-based targeting across four dimensions: family profile, housing, education, and work/income.

SEDES is funded through state budget appropriations, federal co-financing via SUAS fund-to-fund transfers to Municipal Social Assistance Funds (FMAS), and corporate tax-incentive flows through the Pró-Social ICMS program (Law 16.423/25) and FUNEPI donations. The current secretary, Gustavo Segabinazzi Saldanha, assumed the role in 2026 after serving as deputy secretary since 2023. It is a government department, not a private commercial entity, and does not have traditional revenue or ownership characteristics.

Name

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul

Legal name

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul

Website

https://social.rs.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEDES is the social development secretariat of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, coordinating social assistance, food security, elderly, youth, and early childhood policy across 497 municipalities through the SUAS network, three state funds, and 16+ programs serving vulnerable families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Assistance Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Public welfare programs
• State social policy
• Family vulnerability support
• Elderly care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Government Budget: SEDES is funded through the Rio Grande do Sul state budget, allocating resources for social assistance, food security, elderly care, childhood programs, youth programs, and productive inclusion across the state.
2. FEAIS - Fundo Estadual de Apoio à Inclusão Social: State fund established by Law 14.040/2012, updated by Law 16.424/2025, whose resources are destined for social assistance policy and productive inclusion policy. Primary funding source is direct capture from ICMS-contributing companies receiving 100% tax incentive. Also receives direct donations to a dedicated bank account.
3. FEAS - Fundo Estadual de Assistência Social: State fund established by Law 10.719/1996, regulated by Decree 57.653/2024, providing resources for financing social assistance actions. Resources are transferred fund-to-fund to Municipal Social Assistance Funds (FMAS) enabled in SUAS.
4. FUNEPI - Fundo Estadual da Pessoa Idosa: State fund for the elderly established by Law 14.288/2013, financing programs and actions for elderly rights. Receives donations via Banrisul bank account and can issue donation receipts for IRPF deduction. Individuals may donate up to 6% of income tax due; companies up to 1%.
5. Pró-Social Program - ICMS Tax Incentive: Social incentive program under State Law 16.423/25 granting ICMS tax credits to companies for financing social projects. Companies receive tax incentive by sponsoring social projects selected via public notices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEDES is the state government department of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, responsible for coordinating and implementing social assistance policy across all 497 municipalities of the state through the SUAS (Sistema Único de Assistência Social) network. It administers 16+ social programs covering families in vulnerability, elderly care, youth development, early childhood, food security, and productive inclusion, manages three state funds (FEAS, FEAIS, FUNEPI), and operates the Sistema de Gestão Social (SGS) digital platform for integrating civil society organizations with public authorities. Services are delivered free of charge to citizens and funded through state budget, federal co-financing, ICMS tax incentives, and donations.

Product overview

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social do Rio Grande do Sul (SEDES) is a state government department, not a software product company. It operates a portfolio of social assistance programs and management systems. The primary digital product is the Sistema de Gestão Social (SGS), a web-based platform on rs.gov.br for managing social actions between the third sector and public authorities. The portfolio includes 16+ social programs (Família Gaúcha, Criança Feliz, Mãe Gaúcha, Pró-Social, Nota Fiscal Gaúcha, Baita Empreendedor, Partiu Futuro, Universidade do Amanhã, Volta por Cima, among others), three dedicated funds (FEAS, FEAIS, FUNEPI), and the Escola de Desenvolvimento Social (EDSocial) for government employee training. The department also provides monitoring dashboards and services like the Unidade Móvel do CadÚnico for extending social registry access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDSocial: Escola de Desenvolvimento Social - government training school for social policy qualification and capacity building.
• Família Gaúcha
• Baita Empreendedor
• Partiu Futuro
• Pró-Social
• Universitário do Amanhã
• Criança Feliz
• Mãe Gaúcha
• Prato Gaúcho
• Volta por Cima
• Centro Dia para Pessoa Idosa
• CRJ - Centro de Referência para a Juventude

Products and services

• Sistema de Gestão Social (SGS) Web-based platform on the rs.gov.br government portal for integrated management of social actions between the third sector and federal, state, and municipal public authorities. Through SGS, social entities can request services including issuance of public utility certificates, registration certificates, OSCIP certificates, Solidarity Law eligibility (Pró-Social), Gaucha Fiscal Invoice, accountability reports, and social projects.
• Unidade Móvel do CadÚnico Mobile unit for the Single Registry (Cadastro Único) that expands access to registration and cadastral updates for families in social vulnerability situations, and serves municipal SUAS technical teams. The unit is available to municipalities upon request with 15 working days notice, regulated by Instrução Normativa 04/2025.
• Plano Estadual de Assistência Social (PEAS) State-level social assistance plan approved by the State Council for Social Assistance (CEAS/RS) through Resolution CEAS nº 25/2023, covering 2024-2027, with annual monitoring reports.
• Índice de Vulnerabilidade da Família (IVF/RS) Family Vulnerability Index instrument created by the State Government to identify and measure the degree of social vulnerability of Gaucho families registered in Cadastro Único. Established by State Decree nº 57.919/2024, the index considers variables in four dimensions: family profile and composition, housing conditions, educational conditions, and work and income situation.
• Programa Crianca Feliz Happy Child Program aimed at integral child development in early childhood, mediating access to public policies and services for pregnant women, children in early childhood, and their families.
• Programa Mãe Gaúcha Gaucha Mother Program serving pregnant women in social vulnerability, poverty, or extreme poverty situations from the 28th week of pregnancy in municipalities that joined the program.
• Programa Nota Fiscal Gaúcha Gaucha Fiscal Invoice Program for registration of civil entities such as civil society organizations, associations, and other enabled entities, with accountability handled through specific divisions.
• Programa Pró-Social Incentive Program for Inclusion and Social Promotion (Pró-Social), established by State Law Nº 16.423/25, granting tax incentives for financing social projects by companies contributing ICMS.
• Programa Família Gaúcha Intersectoral program for monitoring over 10,000 families in social vulnerability across 92 municipalities affected by the 2024 floods, conducted by Family Development Agents (ADF).
• Programa Baita Empreendedor - Reconstrução Entrepreneur program providing free training in 103 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul for people registered in Cadastro Único, including members of the Família Gaúcha Program, with priority for women and youth.
• Programa Partiu Futuro - Reconstrução Program for professional insertion of Young Apprentices in public bodies, enrolled in or graduates of public high school, displaced or affected by calamities, aged 14-22 and registered in Cadastro Único. Second edition 2025 provides for hiring 2,785 young apprentices.
• Centro de Referência para a Juventude - Reconstrução (CRJ) Youth Reference Center program for development of young people in social vulnerability situations aged 15-29, with 12 units implanted in municipalities covered by the RS Seguro program.
• Programa Universidade do Amanhã Tomorrow's University Program offering preparatory course for ENEM exam to youth from Cadastro Único, with distance learning platform developed in partnership with CIEE.
• Programa Volta por Cima Program established by Law 15.977 to provide financial assistance to families victim of extreme meteorological events, with specific rules edited by decree for each situation.
• Estratégia PPSSAN State Strategy for Fostering Popular Points of Food Sovereignty and Nutritional Security (PPSSAN), recognizing civil society initiatives for food preparation, distribution, production, and nutritional education, including community kitchens, urban and periurban orchards, food banks, and agroforestry systems.
• FEAS - Fundo Estadual de Assistência Social State Social Assistance Fund established by Law nº 10.719/1996, linked to SEDES, providing resources and means for financing social assistance actions through direct fund-to-fund transfers to municipal funds. Regulated by Decreto 57.653/2024.
• FEAIS - Fundo Estadual de Apoio à Inclusão Social State Fund for Support to Social Inclusion established by Law nº 14.040/2012, updated by Law 16.424/2025, for social assistance projects, professional training, social development, and productive activity support, funded by ICMS contributions. Primary funding source is direct capture from ICMS-contributing companies receiving 100% tax incentive.
• FUNEPI - Fundo Estadual da Pessoa Idosa State Fund for the Elderly established by Law 14.288/2013, financing programs and actions for elderly rights. Receives donations via Banrisul bank account and can issue donation receipts for IRPF deduction. Individuals may donate up to 6% of income tax due; companies up to 1%.
• Escola de Desenvolvimento Social (EDSocial) Government school for social development providing qualification and training based on the National Permanent Education Policy (PNEP/SUAS), created by Decree 57.047, promoting coordination, guidance, and supervision of training, capacity building, and professional improvement for public policy workers.
• CapacitaSUAS Training program for SUAS workers including courses on Introduction to SUAS Social Control Exercise, Update in SUAS Socioassistential Surveillance, and Update for Social Assistance Plan Development, with scheduled cronograms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Programa Família Gaúcha: monitoring of more than 10,000 families in social vulnerability across 92 municipalities affected by 2024 floods
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IGDS (Instituto de Gestão e Desenvolvimento Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGDS is the executing partner for the Baita Empreendedor - Reconstrução program, which provides free training to people registered in CadÚnico across 103 municipalities. SEDES provides FEAIS funding while IGDS manages program execution.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO is engaged as the contracting entity for recruiting consultants under public notices (Editais 11-15/2026) during the electoral period for technical cooperation activities in social development.
• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIEE is the partner implementing the Universidade do Amanhã program, which offers ENEM preparation courses through a distance learning platform to young people registered in CadÚnico.
• PROCERGS (Centro de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul)coreTechnology or IntegrationPROCERGS is the data operator (operador) for the Rio Grande do Sul state government's IT infrastructure, processing personal data on behalf of the state as data controller. Listed in the LGPD privacy notice as the primary technology partner.
• Municipal Governments of Rio Grande do SulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll 497 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul are partners in implementing social assistance policy through the SUAS network, receiving co-financing, technical support, and program coordination from SEDES.
• CEI (Conselho Estadual da Pessoa Idosa)coreOthersThe State Council for the Elderly (CEI) is responsible for setting criteria for the use of FUNEPI resources and monitoring their application. SEDES manages the fund while CEI provides governance and oversight.
• CIB-RS (Comissão Intergestores Bipartite do RS)coreOthersCIB-RS is a forum for state and municipal social assistance managers to negotiate and agree on operational aspects of SUAS management. Composed of 12 state representatives and 12 COEGEMAS municipal representatives.
• COEGEMAS (Colegiado Estadual de Gestores Municipais de Assistência Social)coreOthersCOEGEMAS represents municipal social assistance managers and participates in CIB-RS for negotiating SUAS operational aspects. Provides 6 representatives (3 titular, 3 alternate) to CIB-RS.
• CEAS/RS (Conselho Estadual de Assistência Social)coreOthersCEAS/RS is the state social assistance council that approves the Plano Estadual de Assistência Social (PEAS) and co-financing criteria. The FEAS application criteria are approved by CEAS.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Secretaria da Assistência Social do Paraná: Paraná's state social assistance secretariat coordinates SUAS across all 399 municipalities, manages the FEAS-PR fund, and operates programs analogous to SEDES-RS (Familia Paranaense, etc.). Direct state-level peer with comparable scope and beneficiary profile.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social da Bahia: Bahia's state social development secretariat operates across 417 municipalities, manages the FEAS-BA fund, and runs the Bolsa Família state supplement and analogous programs. Same federal SUAS framework, same beneficiary base, same operational model — direct state peer.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social de São Paulo: São Paulo's state-level social development secretariat operates the SUAS network across all 645 municipalities of São Paulo state. Same federal SUAS framework, same target beneficiary populations (CadÚnico families, elderly, youth), same fund-to-fund transfer model, same program taxonomy (PTTS, Família Paulista, etc.) — making it the most direct functional peer.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais's SEDS coordinates social assistance across 853 municipalities — the largest municipal network in Brazil. Operates within the same SUAS framework, manages its own state funds, and runs comparable programs targeting vulnerability, elderly, youth, and disaster response — directly comparable scope and mandate.
• Secretaria de Assistência Social do Ceará: Ceará's social assistance secretariat coordinates SUAS across 184 municipalities, with comparable programs for vulnerability, elderly, and youth. Notably pioneered several innovative cash transfer and productive inclusion programs that have influenced other states including RS.

Broad incumbents

• Caixa Econômica Federal: Federal bank that operates the Cadastro Único (CadÚnico) system nationally on behalf of MDS — the data backbone for SEDES's vulnerability targeting (IVF/RS). SEDES relies on CadÚnico data via PROCERGS; Caixa is the upstream data infrastructure provider and beneficiary payment operator for Bolsa Família.
• Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social (MDS): The federal ministry that sets SUAS policy, distributes FNAS resources fund-to-fund to states, and operates Bolsa Família and CadÚnico at the national level. SEDES is a downstream implementer of MDS policy and a direct recipient of its co-financing transfers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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