The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade ( pt, Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, e Comércio Exterior, abbreviated MDIC) was a
cabinet-level
federal ministry in
Brazil. The last Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade is Marcos Jorge de Lima. Currently the ministry is part of the Ministry of the Economy
The ministry used to oversee the Brazilian
National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) and the Superintendence of the Manaus Free Trade Zone (SUFRAMA). The minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade also chairs the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX), a 7-ministers of State board linked to the Presidency of the Republic.
References
External links
Official site
Government ministries of Brazil
Industry in Brazil
Foreign trade of Brazil
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