SIMESP

What SIMESP does

SIMESP (Sindicato dos Médicos de São Paulo) is a private non-profit professional union (pessoa jurídica de direito privado, CNPJ 45.877.446/0001-37) representing physicians across São Paulo state, headquartered at Rua Maria Paula 78 in central São Paulo. The organization functions as the officially recognized collective bargaining representative for the medical category, providing legal assistance and consultation, workplace rights advocacy, and direct representation in disputes with employers — primarily organizational socials (OSs) and public health system operators. Its member services include legal defense against precarious employment practices (pejotização, outsourcing), intervention in wage disputes, and advocacy on workplace violence and safety conditions. Active operational examples include successful court-ordered remedies at Hospital Emílio Ribas, a TAC against SPDM following workplace violence complaints at AMA/UBS Elísio Teixeira Leite, and ongoing strike mobilization against INTS affecting ~1,750 physicians across ~40 health units.

The union generates revenue almost entirely through annual membership dues (anuidade), with general-category members paying R$ 1,113/year and residents/students receiving a 50% discount at R$ 556/year, payable via boleto, Pix, or bank deposit. Distribution is conducted through the headquarters office, a regional Botucatu office, an online enrollment portal (Sindsystem), and itinerant workplace assemblies. Beyond legal services, SIMESP operates a portfolio of member-benefit and media products including TV Simesp, the PodMed podcast, the Simesp Newspaper, Revista Simesp magazine (40 editions from 2008-2017), books on physician rights, a job bank (Banco de Empregos), and an exclusive health insurance convenio with Seguros Unimed. Communication and recruitment rely on a multi-channel strategy spanning website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, SoundCloud, email newsletter, and print publications. The organization is affiliated with CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores) and FENAM, and is governed by an elected board of 30+ physician-leaders, with 2026 elections postponed to August 24-28 to accommodate an independent electoral audit.

Name

SIMESP

Legal name

Sindicato dos Médicos de São Paulo

Website

https://simesp.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SIMESP is a São Paulo-based non-profit medical union representing physicians through collective bargaining, legal assistance, and advocacy, funded by annual membership dues (R$ 1,113 general / R$ 556 resident) and offering media content and member benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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. Annual Membership Dues (Anuidade): SIMESP generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by physicians. The dues fund union operations, legal services, representation activities, and member benefits. Payment is accepted via annual boleto, Pix, or bank deposit, with discounts for upfront annual payment and reduced rates for residents and students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SIMESP is the recognized medical professionals' union (sindicato) for São Paulo, Brazil, representing physicians in both public SUS facilities and private healthcare. It provides free legal consultation and full legal defense, represents physicians in collective bargaining and labor disputes with employers (including organizational socials like INTS and SPDM), defends against precarious employment practices such as pejotização, and delivers member services through media publications (TV Simesp, Podmed podcast, newspaper, magazine, books) and a physician job bank. Annual membership dues (anuidade) fund the union's operations, with subscription-style recurring fees.

Product overview

SIMESP (Sindicato dos Médicos de São Paulo) is a medical union organization offering a portfolio of services including legal assistance (legal consultation and legal defense), a job bank for employment placement, and media/publication products including TV Simesp (video content), Podmeds (podcast), the Simesp Journal (newspaper), Revista Simesp (magazine), and books. The organization functions as a representative body for physicians in São Paulo, providing member services and advocacy rather than a traditional tech product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulta Jurídica Free legal consultation service for SIMESP union members covering labor rights, workplace disputes, and contractual matters, available through the legal department.
• Assistência Jurídica Full legal assistance and representation service for physicians in labor disputes, including defense of collective bargaining agreements and protection against precarious employment practices.
• Banco de Empregos Job bank service for SIMESP members that connects physicians with employment opportunities across healthcare facilities.
• TV Simesp Video content channel operated by SIMESP featuring news coverage, interviews with union leadership, and educational material about medical professional rights.
• Podmeds (PodMed) Podcast series produced by SIMESP featuring discussions on health topics, professional issues, and interviews with medical professionals, distributed on SoundCloud.
• Jornal do Simesp Newspaper publication by SIMESP covering union news, medical industry updates, and workers' rights for the medical community.
• Revista Simesp Magazine publication by SIMESP featuring articles on healthcare policy, labor relations, and professional development for physicians, with 40 editions published between 2008 and 2017.
• Livros (Union Books) Book publications by SIMESP covering medical rights and labor topics for physicians, including 'O que os médicos precisam saber sobre seus direitos'.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully obtained court orders requiring hospitals like Emílio Ribas to call physicians from civil service lists
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2023SIMESP is affiliated with CUT, Brazil's largest trade union confederation. The union's Secretary General Juliana Salles serves as a director of CUT-Brasil, providing SIMESP with national union solidarity networks, collective bargaining support, and participation in broader labor movement campaigns including the Marcha da Classe Trabalhadora (Working Class March).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores): National labor confederation to which SIMESP is affiliated. Operates as a parent-style federation for multiple professional and trade unions; comparable in its member-services and advocacy role but at a multi-industry scale.
• FENAM (Federação Nacional dos Médicos): National federation of state physician unions to which SIMESP-affiliated leadership is connected. Operates one level above SIMESP, coordinating national policy advocacy and supporting constituent unions like SIMESP.
• CFM (Conselho Federal de Medicina): Federal regulatory council for medical practice in Brazil. Not a union but the regulatory authority physicians interact with most closely; competes with unions for physician mindshare on professional issues.
• AMB (Associação Médica Brasileira): National medical association offering professional representation, specialty society coordination, and continuing education — partially overlapping with SIMESP's member-services mandate but as a wider-portfolio professional body.

Regional players

• CREMESP (Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo): Regional regulatory council operating in the same São Paulo geography as SIMESP. Provides ethical oversight and professional licensing, partially overlapping with union functions for the same physician population.

Direct peers

• Sindmepa (Sindicato dos Médicos do Pará): State physician union in Pará providing collective bargaining representation and member services comparable in scope to SIMESP, serving as a peer along the Brazilian state-union federation network.
• SIMERS (Sindicato Médico do Rio Grande do Sul): Physician union for Rio Grande do Sul offering parallel collective bargaining, legal assistance, and member benefits. Highly comparable operating model to SIMESP at a regional level.
• SINMED-RJ (Sindicato dos Médicos do Rio de Janeiro): State-level medical union in Rio de Janeiro performing the same category-bargaining, legal defense, and advocacy role as SIMESP but for physicians in a different state. Closest functional peer in terms of mandate, structure, and member services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/simespmedicos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxZmv7ZvmMAzMSPUcTR_7IA
• Facebookfacebook.com/simespmedicos
• Instagraminstagram.com/simesp_medicos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simesp

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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