# Brazil Public Tenders (`brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders`) Actor

Open Brazilian government tenders from the official national portal (PNCP), filtered by keyword, state, category and value. English categories, days to deadline and direct links. Find public bids in Brazil before your competitors.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Brazil Data Lab](https://apify.com/brazil-data) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $30.00 / 1,000 open tenders

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Brazil Public Tenders (English)

Find **open Brazilian government tenders** before your competitors, in English-friendly, structured data.

This Actor reads the official national procurement portal of Brazil (**PNCP – Portal Nacional de Contratações Públicas**), the legal source where federal, state and municipal agencies must publish their tenders. It filters them by keyword, state, category and value, and returns only tenders that are **still open for bids**.

### Who is it for?

- **Foreign manufacturers and exporters** who want to sell to Brazilian public buyers (hospitals, cities, states, federal agencies).
- **Distributors and local representatives** looking for new bids every day.
- **Market analysts and consultancies** sizing government demand in Brazil.

### What you get for each tender

| Field | Example |
| --- | --- |
| `buyer` | SECRETARIA DE INFRAESTRUTURA E MEIO AMBIENTE |
| `city`, `state` | São Paulo, SP |
| `objectPt` | Original description in Portuguese |
| `categories` | English categories, e.g. *Healthcare & pharma*, *IT, software & telecom* |
| `estimatedValueBRL` | 42108.64 (empty when the agency keeps it confidential) |
| `bidDeadline`, `daysToDeadline` | 2026-10-13T09:00:00, 10 |
| `procurementMethodEn` | Electronic reverse auction (pregão eletrônico) |
| `isFrameworkAgreement` | true for price-registration (SRP) tenders |
| `url` | Direct link to the tender on the official portal |

### How to use

1. Add **keywords** in Portuguese or product names (e.g. `notebook`, `ambulância`, `seringa`, `fertilizante`). Matching ignores accents.
2. Optionally pick **states** (e.g. `SP`, `MG`) and a **minimum value**.
3. Choose how many days back to search (default: last 3 days).
4. Run it, or schedule it daily to get a fresh list every morning.

**Tip:** Brazilian tenders are written in Portuguese. Use Portuguese keywords for best results (e.g. `computador` instead of `computer`).

### Optional English translation

Add your own Anthropic API key in the input to translate every description into plain English (`objectEn`).

### Data source and compliance

- Official open data from the Brazilian government (PNCP public API). No login, no scraping of protected content.
- Only data about public agencies is returned.
- The Actor respects the portal's rate limits, so large searches can take a few minutes.

### Limitations

- Coverage depends on what agencies publish on PNCP.
- This Actor finds and organizes tenders. It does not submit bids and is not legal advice.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Match any of these words in the object description, e.g. 'notebook', 'ambulância', 'fertilizante'.

## `states` (type: `array`):

e.g. SP, MG, RS. Empty = all states.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Optional. Auto-tagged English categories. Options: Vehicles & heavy machinery; Spare parts & maintenance (MRO); Uniforms, textiles & PPE; Healthcare & pharma; IT, software & telecom; Food & school meals; Construction & civil works; Cleaning & facilities; Office & school supplies; Fuel & energy; Agriculture; Events, culture & sports; Other.

## `publishedInLastDays` (type: `integer`):

How many days back to look for newly published tenders.

## `procurementMethods` (type: `array`):

6 = electronic reverse auction (pregão), 4 = electronic competition, 8 = direct purchase.

## `onlyOpen` (type: `boolean`):

Skip tenders whose bid deadline has already passed.

## `minValueBRL` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Ignore tenders with a lower estimated value (in Brazilian reais).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of tenders to return.

## `anthropicApiKey` (type: `string`):

If provided, each description is translated to plain English. Leave empty to skip.

## `model` (type: `string`):

Claude model used for the optional translation.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [],
  "states": [],
  "categories": [],
  "publishedInLastDays": 3,
  "procurementMethods": [
    6,
    4,
    8
  ],
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "model": "claude-haiku-4-5"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,brazil-data/brazil-public-tenders"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ghB6jiiaTMQh2bwxd/builds/JI1CqtqVGASq2qjbQ/openapi.json