Institutional Security Bureau Explained

Institutional Security Bureau
Native Name:	Portuguese: Gabinete de Segurança Institucional
Type:	Bureau
Seal:	COA of the Institutional Security Cabinet (Brazil).svg
Seal Size:	150px
Agency Type:	Ministry
Jurisdiction:	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters:	Planalto Palace, Praça dos Três Poderes Brasília, Federal District
Parent Agency:	Presidency of the Republic
Budget:	$2.29 b BRL (2023)^[1]
Chief1 Name:	Gen Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Chief1 Position:	Chief-Minister
Chief2 Name:	Div Gen Ivan Corrêa Filho
Chief2 Position:	Executive-Secretary
Chief3 Name:	Brig Gen Ricardo do Amaral Peixoto
Chief3 Position:	Secretary of Presidential Security
Chief4 Name:	C Adm Francisco Barros Conde
Chief4 Position:	Secretary of Monitoring and Management of Strategic Affairs
Chief5 Name:	Lt Brig Marcos Vilela Valença
Chief5 Position:	Secretary of Coordination and Aerospace Affairs
Chief6 Name:	André Molina
Chief6 Position:	Secretary of Cyber and Information Security

The Institutional Security Bureau (GSI; English: Institutional Security Bureau of the Presidency of the Republic, ISB) is an executive cabinet office of the federal government of Brazil responsible for providing direct assistance at a moment's notice to the President on matters of national security and defense policy. It is currently headed by retired general Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos.^[2]

Responsibilities

• Assist the President directly in the performance of their duties;
• Prevent the occurrence of serious and imminent threats to institutional stability;
• Organize crisis management response to a threat to national and institutional stability;
• Provide personal advice on military and security issues;
• Coordinate federal intelligence activities and information security;
• Ensure the personal security of the President, the Vice-President of the Republic and their families and, where determined by the President of the Republic, the holders of the essential organs of the Presidency and other authorities and personalities, having received law enforcement powers for this purpose;
• Serve as the central government organ which oversees and organizes the Brazilian Nuclear Program Protection System;
• Provide planning and coordination to events which the President is expected to attend both and home and, with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also abroad;
• Provide assistance to activities pertaining to the Brazilian Aerospace Sector;
• Provide assistance to activities pertaining to terrorism and the actions necessary to prevent and neutralize it, providing subsidies when necessary.

History

Created by Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1911-10 of 24 September 1999 by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

The existence of a body responsible for institutional security is not new in Brazilian history, having been the responsibility of multiple government agencies prior to the creation of the Institutional Security Bureau:

• 1930 – 1934: General Staff of the Provisional Government
• 1934 – 1938: General Staff of the Government
• 1938 – 1992: Military Office
• 1992 – 1999: Ministry of Defence
• 1999 – 2015 (temporarily deactivated): Institutional Security Bureau
• 2016 (re-activated by President Michel Temer): Institutional Security Bureau

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023. Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento. pt-br. 16 February 2023. 31 May 2023.
2. Web site: Lula dá posse a general Amaro, novo ministro do GSI; veja perfil. G1. pt-br. Guilherme. Mazui. 4 May 2023. 5 May 2023.