Ministry of Finance (Brazil)

The Ministry of Finance (Portuguese: Ministério da Fazenda) of Brazil was created in 1808 with the title Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios do Brasil e da Fazenda. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing the country's economic policy. Joaquim Levy is the current Minister of Finance as of January 1, 2015, when he took office during the presidential inauguration of Dilma Rousseff's second term.^[2]

See also

• Economy of Brazil
• Federal institutions of Brazil

Notes and references

1. ↑ Portal Orçamento (outubro de 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 23—24. Retrieved 3 January 2015.  Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. ↑ "Ministers Take Office in a Ceremony in Brasilia". Portal Brasil (in Portuguese) (Brasilia, Brazil). Imprensa Oficial. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01. 

External links

• Official website in Portuguese

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