CNAE 8423-0/00 · Brazil
Justiça
574 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 574
- 851st of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 4
- 1,160th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 1
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICA DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSOCuiabá (MT)
- PODER JUDICIARIORio Branco (AC)
- REVIVER ADMINISTRACAO ESPECIALIZADA LTDASalvador (BA)
- SOCIALIZA EMPREENDIMENTOS E SERVICOS DE MANUTENCAO LTDASalvador (BA)
- HELA ADMINISTRACAO, GESTAO E NEGOCIOS LTDASalvador (BA)
- INSTITUTO DE ADMINISTRACAO PENITENCIARIAMacapá (AP)
- DEFENSORIA PUBLICA DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULOSão Paulo (SP)
- NEW LIFE MULTISSERVICOS S.ABrasília (DF)
- AMAZONAS TRIBUNAL DE JUSTICAManaus (AM)
- TRIBUNAL REGIONAL FEDERAL DA 1 REGIAOBrasília (DF)
- TRIBUNAL REGIONAL FEDERAL DA 4 REGIAOPorto Alegre (RS)
- RH MULTI SERVICOS ADMINISTRATIVOS S.ASão Paulo (SP)
How to assess a company's data
When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 Paraná 65
- 2 Bahia 59
- 3 Minas Gerais 57
- 4 São Paulo 43
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 35
- 6 Espírito Santo 26
- 7 Goiás 25
- 8 Rio Grande do Sul 25
- 9 Pernambuco 24
- 10 Rio Grande do Norte 21
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Santa Catarina 21
- 12 Distrito Federal 20
- 13 Ceará 19
- 14 Paraíba 18
- 15 Maranhão 17
- 16 Amazonas 14
- 17 Tocantins 13
- 18 Mato Grosso 12
- 19 Pará 10
- 20 Piauí 9
- 21 Alagoas 7
- 22 Mato Grosso do Sul 7
- 23 Rondônia 7
- 24 Acre 5
- 25 Roraima 5
- 26 Sergipe 5
- 27 Amapá 4
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 Brasília (DF) 20
- 2 Recife (PE) 17
- 3 São Paulo (SP) 14
- 4 Manaus (AM) 12
- 5 Salvador (BA) 11
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 9
- 7 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 9
- 8 Curitiba (PR) 9
- 9 Florianópolis (SC) 9
- 10 Porto Alegre (RS) 9
See the 30 cities
- 11 Palmas (TO) 9
- 12 São Luís (MA) 7
- 13 João Pessoa (PB) 7
- 14 Cuiabá (MT) 7
- 15 Teresina (PI) 6
- 16 Natal (RN) 6
- 17 Goiânia (GO) 6
- 18 Porto Velho (RO) 5
- 19 Rio Branco (AC) 5
- 20 Boa Vista (RR) 5
- 21 Fortaleza (CE) 5
- 22 Juazeiro (BA) 5
- 23 Cascavel (PR) 5
- 24 Belém (PA) 4
- 25 Macapá (AP) 4
- 26 Valença (BA) 4
- 27 Vitória (ES) 4
- 28 Cantagalo (PR) 4
- 29 Canguçu (RS) 4
- 30 Maceió (AL) 3
What activity 8423-0/00 is
- Section O — Administração pública, defesa e seguridade social
- Division — Administração pública, defesa e seguridade social
- Group — Serviços coletivos prestados pela administração pública
- Class — Justiça
What it covers
- A administração e o funcionamento do sistema judicial e dos tribunais civis, penais, trabalhistas, militares, etc.
- A administração de penitenciárias e reformatórios
- As atividades do Ministério da Justiça e das secretarias de justiça estaduais
- Os serviços de reabilitação social não considerados serviços sociais
- Os serviços de administração de penitenciárias e o fornecimento de serviços correcionais, inclusive de reabilitação, independentemente de essas atividades serem realizadas por unidades do governo ou por unidades privadas contratadas para essa finalidade (firmas terceirizadas)
What it does not cover
- A representação e a assistência jurídicas exercidas em causas civis, penais ou de outro tipo (6911-7/01)Classified under: 6911-7/01 Serviços advocatícios
- As atividades de regulamentação e fiscalização do processo eleitoral (8411-6/00)Classified under: 8411-6/00 Administração pública em geral
- As atividades das escolas de penitenciárias (divisão 85)
- As atividades dos hospitais penitenciários (8610-1/01)Classified under: 8610-1/01 Atividades de atendimento hospitalar, exceto pronto socorro e unidades para atendimento a urgências
- As atividades das procuradorias do Estado (8411-6/00)Classified under: 8411-6/00 Administração pública em geral
Typical activities
- Administração de reformatório
- Administração do sistema judicial
- Administração penitenciária
- Gestão de penitenciárias, presídios
- Juizado especial de pequenas causas
- Justiça
- Justiça do trabalho
- Justiça federal
- Justiça militar
- Ministério da justiça
- Secretarias de justiça estaduais
- Serviço de administração terceirizada de penitenciárias
See the other 5 typical activities
- Serviços de reabilitação social
- Superior tribunal de justiça
- Supremo tribunal federal
- Tribunal de justiça
- Tribunal superior do trabalho
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8423-0/00
How many CNAE 8423-0/00 companies are there in Brazil?
574 active companies have CNAE 8423-0/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 851st among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
Paraná, with 65. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.