What FEPAM - Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental does

FEPAM (Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental) is the statutory state environmental protection foundation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating as an autarquia under the Secretaria do Meio Ambiente e Infraestrutura (SEMA). Its core function is the exclusive statewide administration of environmental permits, monitoring, enforcement, and public information: licensing regulated activities, conducting environmental quality surveillance (air, water, soil), responding to environmental emergencies, and managing the waste, forestry, and vehicle-inspection documentation flows tied to those permits. FEPAM serves three categorical user groups: regulated businesses and projects requiring environmental licenses (industrial, agricultural, mining, infrastructure), the general public (complaints, public consultations, data access), and research institutions participating in the long-running PIBIC scientific initiation program run with CNPq and universities such as UFRGS, PUCRS, and UFAL since 2004.

The technology stack is an interconnected platform of administrative and geospatial systems rather than a single product. The flagship is the Sistema Online de Licenciamento (SOL) for digital submission and tracking of environmental license applications, complemented by purpose-built systems for waste transport manifests (MTR Online), electronic joining of documents into physical proceedings, fee collection (Guia 372), vehicle/equipment inspection (SISAUTO), and forestry origin documentation (DOF+). Supporting these are the Geoprocessamento/SIG geoespacial intelligence service, the BCRS25 cartographic database (covering hydrology, transportation, administrative boundaries, economic structures, localities, and reference points), the Ar do Sul air quality monitoring system, the RS Água water quality monitoring system, a Digital Library and scientific journal (Fepam em Revista), and public consultation/hearing portals. Core IT is delivered through a partnership with PROCERGS, the state IT company, with Google Brasil acting as a data-processing sub-operator.

The business model is that of a public administration entity rather than a commercial enterprise. FEPAM does not have a market-rate pricing model; operations are funded through annual state budget allocations from the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, with minor administrative fees assessed under Brazilian environmental legislation. Services are delivered statewide through 14 Gerências Regionais (regional offices), an Integrated Service Room in Porto Alegre (Av. Borges de Medeiros, 261), and the digital self-service portals. Headcount is reported in the 101-250 range; no financial disclosures are publicly available.

Name

FEPAM - Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental

Legal name

Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental

Website

https://fepam.rs.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FEPAM is the statutory state environmental agency of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, exclusively administering environmental licensing, monitoring, enforcement, and public information services for regulated businesses, citizens, and research institutions statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Control & Environmental Compliance Enforcement (BPAIAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK), NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC), Forest Management Unit (FMU) Certification (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (AFAMALAA)

Keywords

• Environmental licensing services
• Environmental compliance monitoring
• Air quality monitoring
• Water quality monitoring
• Environmental enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FEPAM is the state environmental protection foundation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, providing statutory environmental licensing, monitoring, inspection, and enforcement services for regulated activities across the state. The agency issues environmental licenses and authorizations, conducts air, water, and soil quality surveillance, manages waste transport documentation, inspects vehicles and equipment, and maintains the state's environmental geographic database and digital library of environmental studies.

Product overview

FEPAM operates as a platform of interconnected environmental management services rather than a single unified product. The core environmental management ecosystem includes the Sistema Online de Licenciamento (SOL) for environmental licensing, complemented by sector-specific systems for waste tracking (MTR Online), physical process management (Juntada em Processos Físicos), fee collection (Guia 372), vehicle inspection (SISAUTO), and firearms/deforestation documentation (DOF+). Supporting these are geoprocessing/GIS services, digital library, public consultation and hearing portals, technical cadastre (CTE/APP), environmental legislation database, and integrated service channels for citizen atendimento.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fepam em Revista: FEPAM's institutional publication/magazine covering environmental studies and research.
• PIBIC/FEPAM

Products and services

• Sistema Online de Licenciamento (SOL)
• Sistema MTR Online
• Sistema Guia 372
• Sistema SISAUTO
• Sistema DOF+
• Sistema Juntada em Processos Físicos
• Geoprocessamento / SIG
• Ar do Sul - Qualidade do Ar
• RS Água
• CTE/APP - Cadastro Técnico Estadual
• Denúncias Ambientais

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004FEPAM has participated in the Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC) since 2004, qualifying with CNPq to receive university undergraduate research interns. The partnership promotes human resource formation in environmental protection through integration with higher education institutions in Rio Grande do Sul.
• PROCERGS - Centro de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A.coreTechnology or IntegrationPROCERGS serves as the IT Operator for FEPAM's data processing systems, providing technology infrastructure and communication services for the agency's digital platforms. Located at Praça dos Açorianos, s/n - Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre – RS, CEP 90010-340.
• Higher Education and Research Institutions of Rio Grande do SulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEPAM maintains partnerships with various universities including UFRGS, PUCRS, UFAL, and others for the PIBIC scientific initiation program. The partnerships promote exchange of experiences and consolidation of research areas of institutional interest.
• Google Brasil Internet Ltda.Technology or IntegrationGoogle serves as a sub-operator processing environmental monitoring data through Google Analytics. Located at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3477 - 18º Andar - Itaim Bibi, São Paulo – SP, CEP 04538-133.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fepamrs
• Instagraminstagram.com/fepamrs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fepamrs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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