The ministries of Brazil are organs of the federal government of Brazil. Since January 2025, there are 38 executive departments, being 31 ministries, 4 secretariats and 4 cabinet-level offices. Each ministry is responsible for a specific area and is headed by a minister or a chief-minister. The office head is appointed by the President of the Republic.
Execution and guidelines Among the ministries that compose the Federal Government, the oldest is the Justice (currently named Justice and Public Security), established on 3 July 1822 by Regent Prince Dom Pedro, named as State Secretariat of Justice Affairs.
The ministries support the President of the Republic on the exercise of the Executive Branch. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for example, advises in the formulation and execution of Brazilian foreign policy.
Ministries develop regulations, monitor and evaluate federal programs, and formulate and implement policies for the sectors they represent. They are also responsible for establishing strategies, guidelines, and priorities in the allocation of public resources.
The ministries must have, at least, a minister cabinet, executive-secretariat (except for the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), legal advisors, ombudsman and secretariats.
According to Article 37, clause XVI of the Federal Constitution, the paid accumulation of public positions is prohibited. Parliamentarians can assume as head of ministries, but need to take a temporary leave from their respective legislative house, without needing to resign from the position (Article 56, clause I).
Current ministries Ministry Logo Acronym Formed Total budget (2025) Head Title Titleholder Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture MDA 24 August 1982 R$ 5.97 billion Minister of Agrarian Development Fernanda Machiaveli Agriculture and Livestock MAPA 28 July 1860 R$ 10.97 billion Minister of Agriculture André de Paula Cities MCID 1 January 2003 R$ 13.9 billion Minister of Cities Antônio Vladimir Lima Communications MCom 25 February 1967 R$ 2.33 billion Minister of Communications Frederico Siqueira Culture MinC 15 March 1985 R$ 3.257 billion Minister of Culture Margareth Menezes Defense MD 10 June 1999 R$ 141.9 billion Minister of Defence José Múcio Development, Industry, Trade and Services MDICS 31 January 1961 R$ 3.802 billion Minister of Development Márcio Elias Rosa Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger MDS 23 January 2004 R$ 300.99 billion Minister of Development and Social Assistance Wellington Dias Education MEC 14 November 1930 R$ 233.35 billion Minister of Education Leonardo Barchini Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business MEMEPP 1 April 2013 R$ 213.2 million Minister of Entrepreneurship Tadeu de Alencar Environment and Climate Change MMA 15 March 1985 R$ 4.59 billion Minister of Environment João Paulo Capobianco Finance MF 25 March 1824 R$ 22.43 billion Minister of Finance Dario Durigan Fishing and Aquaculture MPESCA 1 January 2003 R$ 262.3 million Minister of Fishing Édipo Araújo Foreign Affairs MRE 13 November 1823 R$ 5.67 billion Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira Health MS 25 July 1953 R$ 261.09 billion Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha Human Rights and Citizenship MDHC 17 April 1997 R$ 401.6 million Minister of Human Rights Janine Mello Indigenous Peoples MPI 1 January 2023 R$ 1.35 billion Minister of Indigenous Peoples Eloy Terena Integration and Regional Development MIDR 19 July 1999 R$ 6.11 billion Minister of Integration Waldez Góes Justice and Public Security MJSP 3 July 1822 R$ 25.19 billion Minister of Justice Wellington Lima e Silva Labour and Employment MTE 26 November 1930 R$ 123.69 billion Minister of Labour Luiz Marinho Management and Innovation in Public Services MGI 1 January 2023 R$ 4.03 billion Minister of Management Esther Dweck Mines and Energy MME 22 July 1960 R$ 8.02 billion Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira Planning and Budget MPO 25 September 1962 R$ 4.97 billion Minister of Planning Bruno Moretti Ports and Airports MPOR 15 May 2007 R$ 3.95 billion Minister of Ports and Airports Tomé Franca Racial Equality MIR 21 March 2003 R$ 192.9 million Minister of Racial Equality Rachel Barros Science, Technology and Innovation MCTI 15 March 1985 R$ 15.45 billion Minister of Science and Technology Luciana Santos Social Security MPS 2 May 1974 R$ 1.15 trillion Minister of Social Security Wolney Queiroz Sports MESP 1 January 1995 R$ 1.15 billion Minister of Sports Paulo Cordeiro Perna Tourism MTur 1 January 2003 R$ 1.6 billion Minister of Tourism Gustavo Feliciano Transport MT 17 December 1892 R$ 18.42 billion Minister of Transport George Santoro Women MMulheres 1 January 2003 R$ 255.2 million Minister of Women Márcia Lopes Secretariats with ministry status Secretariat of Social Communication Secom 7 June 1979 Secretary of Social Communication Sidônio Palmeira Secretariat-General of the Presidency SGPR 15 March 1990 Secretary-General of the Presidency Guilherme Boulos Secretariat of Institutional Affairs SRI 20 July 2005 Secretary of Institutional Affairs José Guimarães Cabinet-level offices Attorneyship General of the Union AGU 12 February 1993 R$ 5.14 billion Attorney General Jorge Messias Civil House CC 1 December 1938 Chief of Staff Miriam Belchior Comptrollership General of the Union CGU 3 April 2001 R$ 1.66 billion Comptroller General Vinícius Marques de Carvalho Institutional Security Bureau GSI 1 November 1930 Secretary of Institutional Security Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
See also British government departments Canadian Federal government departments Cabinet of Brazil Federal government of Brazil United States federal executive departments
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