Cabinet of Brazil
Formation24 January 1891; 133 years ago (1891-01-24)
PurposeAdvisory body to the president of Brazil
Location
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Membership
38 members (not counting the VP):
  • 31 ministers
  • 7 cabinet-level members
Websitewww.gov.br
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The Cabinet of Brazil (Portuguese: Gabinete do Brasil), also called Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros) or Council of Government (Portuguese: Conselho de Governo), is composed of the Ministers of State and senior advisors of the executive branch of the federal government of Brazil. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. There are currently twenty-three Ministries, including six Ministry-level offices: the Chief of Staff, General-Secretariat of the Presidency, Secretariat of Institutional Relations, Secretariat of Social Communication, Personal Office of the President of the Republic and the Institutional Security Office. Other institutions also assists the Presidency.

Responsibilities

Ministers assist the President of the Republic in the exercise of executive power. Each minister is responsible for the general administration of a government portfolio, and heads the corresponding government ministry. Ministers prepare standards, monitor and evaluate federal programs, and formulate and implement policies for the sectors they represent. They are also responsible for establishing strategies, policies and priorities in the application of public resources. Generally, the minister considered to be the highest-ranking is the Chief of Staff, while other high-profile ministers include Finance, Justice, External Relations and Defense.

Current cabinet

Main article: Second cabinet of Lula da Silva

As of 1 February 2024:[1][2]

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Cabinet of Brazil
Office Name Political party
President of the Republic Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva PT
Vice President of the Republic
Development, Industry, Trade and Services 		Geraldo Alckmin PSB
Chief of Staff Rui Costa PT
Secretariat of Institutional Affairs Alexandre Padilha PT
Secretariat of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta PT
Secretariat-General of the Presidency Márcio Macêdo PT
Attorney General Jorge Messias –
Comptroller General Vinícius Marques de Carvalho –
Institutional Security Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos –
Agrarian Development and Family Farming Paulo Teixeira PT
Agriculture and Livestock Carlos Fávaro PSD
Cities Jader Barbalho Filho MDB
Communications Juscelino Filho UNIÃO
Culture Margareth Menezes –
Defence José Múcio PRD
Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger Wellington Dias PT
Education Camilo Santana PT
Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business Márcio França PSB
Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva REDE
Finance Fernando Haddad PT
Fishing and Aquaculture André de Paula PSD
Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira –
Health Nísia Trindade –
Human Rights and Citizenship Silvio Almeida –
Indigenous Peoples Sônia Guajajara PSOL
Integration and the Regional Development Waldez Góes PDT
Justice and Public Security Ricardo Lewandowski –
Labour and Employment Luiz Marinho PT
Management and the Innovation in Public Services Esther Dweck –
Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira PSD
Planning and Budget Simone Tebet MDB
Ports and Airports Sílvio Costa Filho Republicanos
Racial Equality Anielle Franco PT
Science, Technology and Innovation Luciana Santos PCdoB
Social Security Carlos Lupi PDT
Sports André Fufuca PP
Tourism Celso Sabino UNIÃO
Transport Renan Filho MDB
Women Cida Gonçalves PT

List of recent cabinets

See also

References

  1. ^ Ministério de Lula: veja a divisão por partidos, detalhes das pastas e compare com governos passados (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Brazilian Official Register of January 1st, 2023 (in Portuguese)

External links

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