Cabinet of Brazil explained

Cabinet of Brazil
Purpose:Advisory body to the president of Brazil
Leader Title:President of Brazil
Leader Name:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Leader Title2:Membership
Leader Name2:38 members (not counting the VP):
  • 31 ministers
  • 7 cabinet-level members
Location:Palácio do Planalto, Brasília

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

See main article: Second cabinet of Lula da Silva. As of 1 February 2024:[1] [2]

 

Cabinet of Brazil

OfficeNamePolitical party
President of the RepublicLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPT
Vice President of the Republic
Development, Industry, Trade and Services
Geraldo AlckminPSB
Chief of StaffRui CostaPT
Secretariat of Institutional AffairsAlexandre PadilhaPT
Secretariat of Support for Reconstruction of Rio Grande do SulPaulo PimentaPT
Secretariat of Social CommunicationLaércio Portela (interim)
Secretariat-General of the PresidencyMárcio MacêdoPT
Attorney GeneralJorge Messias
Comptroller GeneralVinícius Marques de Carvalho
Institutional SecurityMarcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Agrarian Development and Family FarmingPaulo TeixeiraPT
Agriculture and LivestockCarlos FávaroPSD
CitiesJader Barbalho FilhoMDB
CommunicationsJuscelino FilhoUNIÃO
CultureMargareth Menezes
DefenceJosé MúcioPRD
Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against HungerWellington DiasPT
EducationCamilo SantanaPT
Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small BusinessMárcio FrançaPSB
Environment and Climate ChangeMarina SilvaREDE
FinanceFernando HaddadPT
Fishing and AquacultureAndré de PaulaPSD
Foreign AffairsMauro Vieira
HealthNísia Trindade
Human Rights and CitizenshipSilvio Almeida
Indigenous PeoplesSônia GuajajaraPSOL
Integration and the Regional DevelopmentWaldez GóesPDT
Justice and Public SecurityRicardo Lewandowski
Labour and EmploymentLuiz MarinhoPT
Management and Innovation in Public ServicesEsther Dweck
Mines and EnergyAlexandre SilveiraPSD
Planning and BudgetSimone TebetMDB
Ports and AirportsSílvio Costa FilhoRepublicanos
Racial EqualityAnielle FrancoPT
Science, Technology and InnovationLuciana SantosPCdoB
Social SecurityCarlos LupiPDT
SportsAndré FufucaPP
TourismCelso SabinoUNIÃO
TransportRenan FilhoMDB
WomenCida GonçalvesPT

List of recent cabinets

See also

References

  1. https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/ministerio-de-lula-veja-a-divisao-por-partidos-detalhes-das-pastas-e-compare-com-governos-passados/ Ministério de Lula: veja a divisão por partidos, detalhes das pastas e compare com governos passados
  2. https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=702&pagina=1&data=01/01/2023&totalArquivos=3 Brazilian Official Register of January 1st, 2023

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