Ministry of Cities explained

Ministry of Cities
Native Name:Portuguese: Ministério das Cidades
Jurisdiction:Federal government of Brazil
Agency Type:Ministry
Headquarters:Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco A
Brasília, Federal District
Budget:$20.39 b BRL (2023)[1]
Chief1 Name:Jader Barbalho Filho
Chief1 Position:Minister
Chief2 Name:Sérgio Duarte
Chief2 Position:Executive-Secretary
Chief3 Name:Carlos Tome Junior
Chief3 Position:Secretary of Urban and Metropolitan Development
Chief4 Name:Hailton Madureira
Chief4 Position:Secretary of Housing
Chief5 Name:Denis Andia
Chief5 Position:Secretary of Urban Mobility
Chief6 Name:Leonardo Picciani
Chief6 Position:Secretary of Environmental Sanitation
Chief7 Name:Guilherme Simões Pereira
Chief7 Position:Secretary of Suburbs

The Ministry of Cities (Portuguese: Ministério das Cidades) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil, created on January 1, 2003.[2]

History

The ministry was created on January 1, 2003, at the start of the first presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). According to The Guardian, "the ministry was set up to tackle the urban chaos of Brazil’s traffic-clogged megacities."

The post was maintained under the subsequent presidencies of Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer. When Jair Bolsonaro became president on 1 January 2019, he merged the position with the Ministry of National Integration to form the Ministry of Regional Development, under minister Gustavo Canuto.

When Lula became president for the second time, he re-established the ministry on January 1, 2023. Jader Barbalho Filho was appointed Minister of Cities, who pledged to rebuild the public housing program.[3]

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. News: Gregory. Scruggs. 2019-07-20. Ministry of cities RIP: the sad story of Brazil's great urban experiment. The Guardian. 2019-07-18.
  3. Web site: Governo Lula: acompanhe o segundo dia de posse dos ministros . 2023-01-13 . O Globo . pt-br.