The Cabinet of Brazil (), also called Council of Ministers () or Council of Government (), is composed of the

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and senior advisors of the

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of the

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Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the

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. There are currently twenty-three

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, 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

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. 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

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, while other high-profile ministers include

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, External Relations and

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Current cabinet

As of 2 May 2025:Brazilian Official Register of January 1st, 2023
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List of recent cabinets

* Cabinet of Fernando Henrique Cardoso * First cabinet of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva * Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff * Cabinet of Michel Temer * Cabinet of Jair Bolsonaro *

Second cabinet of Lula da Silva In December 2022, the final composition of the second Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's cabinet was announced after weeks of discussions and analysis by the transition cabinet. The first names were unveiled on 9 December. Supporting parties Cabine ...

References

External links

gov.br
Official Brazilian Government Portal
Presidência da República
Official website of the Presidency of Brazil
e.Gov
Official Government Services and Information Portal {{South America topic, Cabinet of , title=National cabinets of South America Executive branch of Brazil

Responsibilities

Current cabinet

List of recent cabinets

See also

References

External links