Ministry of Communications (Brazil)
| Portuguese: Ministério das Comunicações | |
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| Formed | 25 February 1967 |
| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
| Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco R Brasília, Federal District |
| Annual budget | $1.64 b BRL (2023)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Communications (Portuguese: Ministério das Comunicações) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.
History
[edit]2016 dissolution
[edit]In May 2016, then president Michel Temer dissolved the Ministry, which became part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnolgia, Inovação e Comunicações, abbreviated MCTIC).[2] Before the Ministry's dissolution in 2016, the last Minister of Communications was André Figueiredo.
2020 restoration
[edit]On 10 June 2020, president Jair Bolsonaro restored the Ministry, making Fábio Faria the Minister of Communications.[3] Currently, the office is held by federal deputy Juscelino Filho.[4]
Structure
[edit]The Ministry of Communications has the following structure:
- Ministry of Communications
- Minister's Office
- Legal Consulting
- Executive Secretariat
- Undersecretariat of Planning, Budget and Administration
- Subsecretariat of Postal Services and Governance of Related Companies
- Special Secretariat for Social Communication
- Broadcasting Secretariat
- Secretariat of Telecommunications
The four entities that are linked to the Ministry of Communications are:
- National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)
- Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company (Correios)
- Brazilian Telecommunications (Telebras)
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
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| 1 | Carlos Furtado de Simas (1913–1978) | 15 March 1967 | 30 October 1969 | 2 years, 229 days | Independent | Artur da Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta) | ||
| 2 | Hygino Caetano Corsetti (1919–2004) | 30 October 1969 | 15 March 1974 | 4 years, 136 days | Independent | Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA) | ||
| 3 | Euclides Quandt de Oliveira (1919–2013) | 15 March 1974 | 15 March 1979 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) | ||
| 4 | Haroldo Corrêa de Mattos (1923–1994) | 15 March 1979 | 15 March 1985 | 6 years, 0 days | Independent | João Figueiredo (PDS) | ||
| 5 | Antônio Carlos Magalhães (1927–2007) | 15 March 1985 | 15 March 1990 | 5 years, 0 days | PFL | José Sarney (MDB) | ||
| 6 | Hugo Napoleão Neto (born 1943) | 19 October 1992 | 23 December 1993 | 1 year, 65 days | PFL | Itamar Franco (MDB) | ||
| 7 | Djalma Bastos de Morais (1937–2020) | 23 December 1993 | 1 January 1995 | 30 years, 334 days | Independent | Itamar Franco (MDB) | ||
| 8 | Sérgio Motta (1940–1998) | 1 January 1995 | 19 April 1998 | 3 years, 108 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 9 | Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros (born 1943) | 30 April 1998 | 1 January 1999 | 246 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 10 | Pimenta da Veiga (born 1947) | 1 January 1999 | 2 April 2002 | 3 years, 91 days | PSDB | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 11 | Juarez Quadros (born 1944) | 2 April 2002 | 1 January 2003 | 274 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 12 | Miro Teixeira (born 1945) | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2004 | 1 year, 0 days | PDT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 13 | Eunício Oliveira (born 1952) | 23 January 2004 | 8 July 2005 | 1 year, 166 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 14 | Hélio Costa (born 1939) | 8 July 2005 | 1 April 2010 | 4 years, 267 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 15 | José Artur Filardi (born 1959) | 1 April 2010 | 1 January 2011 | 275 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 16 | Paulo Bernardo (born 1952) | 1 January 2011 | 1 January 2015 | 4 years, 0 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 17 | Ricardo Berzoini (born 1960) | 1 January 2015 | 2 October 2015 | 274 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 18 | André Figueiredo (born 1966) | 2 October 2015 | 12 May 2016 | 223 days | PDT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 19 | Fábio Faria (born 1977) | 17 June 2020 | 21 December 2022 | 2 years, 187 days | PP | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) | ||
| 20 | Juscelino Filho (born 1984) | 1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 325 days | UNIÃO | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Matoso, Filipe; Calgaro, Fernanda; Martello, Alexandro (2016-05-12). "Michel Temer dá posse a 24 novos ministros do governo" [Michel Temer hands office positions to 24 new ministers]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Facing criticism, Brazil's Bolsonaro restores Ministry of Communications". Reuters. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Bolsonaro exonera Fábio Faria do Ministério das Comunicações". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Portuguese)
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