The Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger (MSD) (, ''MDS'') is a

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-level federal ministry in

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History

The ministry was established in 2004 from the merger of the Special Ministry of Food and Nutritional Security, the Ministry of Social Assistance, and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-ministerial Manager Council of ''

Bolsa Família Bolsa Família (, ''Family Allowance'') is the current social welfare program of the Government of Brazil, part of the Fome Zero network of federal assistance programs. Bolsa Família provided financial aid to poor Brazilian families. In or ...

''. It administers ''Bolsa Família'', the National Social Assistance Fund (SANF), Industry Social Service (SESI), Commerce Social Service (SESC), and Transport Social Service (SEST).

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. Ministry of Social Development.
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, the ministry was incorporated into the Ministry of Citizenship, together with the

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History

List of ministers

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