Cabinet of Brazil
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The Cabinet of Brazil (Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial do Brasil) 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-four Ministries of State and fourteen other cabinet-level offices.
Responsibilities
Ministers assist the President in the exercise of the executive power. Each minister is responsible for the general administration of a government portfolio, and heads a corresponding government ministry. Ministers prepare standards, monitor and evaluate federal programs, formulate and implement policies for the sectors they represent. They are responsible also to establish strategies, policies and priorities in the application of public resources. The most important minister is the Chief of Staff, while other high profile ministers include Finance, Justice, External Relations and Defense.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet features a record number of female ministers (10, making up 26% of the cabinet), signaling Pres. Dilma Rousseff's wish to promote women in key sectors of her government. The cabinet consists of the following members:
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| Office | Name | Political party |
| Presidency | Dilma Rousseff | PT |
| Vice-Presidency | Michel Temer | PMDB |
| Chief of Staff | Gleisi Hoffmann | PT |
| Ministry of Agrarian Development | Pepe Vargas | PT |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply | Antônio Andrade | PMDB |
| Ministry of Cities | Aguinaldo Ribeiro | PP |
| Ministry of Communications | Paulo Bernardo | PT |
| Ministry of Culture | Marta Suplicy | PT |
| Ministry of Defence | Celso Amorim | PT |
| Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade | Fernando da Mata Pimentel | PT |
| Ministry of Education | Aloizio Mercadante | PT |
| Ministry of the Environment | Izabella Teixeira | — |
| Ministry of Finance | Guido Mantega | PT |
| Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture | Marcelo Crivella | PRB |
| Ministry of External Relations | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo | — |
| Ministry of Health | Alexandre Padilha | PT |
| Ministry of Justice | José Eduardo Cardozo | PT |
| Ministry of Labor and Employment | Manoel Dias | PDT |
| Ministry of Mines and Energy | Edison Lobão | PMDB |
| Ministry of National Integration | Fernando Bezerra Coelho | PSB |
| Ministry of Planning, Budget, and Management | Miriam Belchior | PT |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Marco Antônio Raupp | |
| Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation | Tereza Campello | PT |
| Ministry of Social Security | Garibaldi Alves Filho | PMDB |
| Ministry of Sports | Aldo Rebelo | PCdoB |
| Ministry of Tourism | Gastão Vieira | PMDB |
| Ministry of Transportation | Paulo Sérgio Passos | PR |
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| Central Bank | Alexandre Tombini | — |
| Inspector General of the Union | Jorge Hage | — |
| Institutional Security Cabinet | Army Gen. José Elito Carvalho Siqueira | — |
| Public Defender General | José Rômulo Plácido Sales | — |
| Attorney General of the Union | Luís Inácio Lucena Adams | — |
| Secretariat-General of the Presidency of the Republic | Gilberto Carvalho | PT |
| Secretariat of Civil Aviation | Moreira Franco | PMDB |
| Secretariat of Institutional Relations | Ideli Salvatti | PT |
| Secretariat for Social Communication | Helena Chagas | — |
| Secretariat of Strategic Affairs | Marcelo Neri | PT |
| Special Secretariat for Human Rights | Maria do Rosário | PT |
| Special Secretariat for Promotion of Racial Equality | Luiza Bairros | — |
| Special Secretariat of Ports | Leônidas Cristiano | PSB |
| Special Secretariat for Women's Rights | Eleonora Menicucci | PT |
See also
- Federal institutions of Brazil
References
External links
- brasil.gov.br Official Brazilian Government Portal
- Presidência da República Official website of the Presidency of Brazil
- e.Gov Official Government Services and Information Portal
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