Ministry of Defence (Brazil)
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| Formed | 10 June 1999 |
| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
| Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco Q Brasília, Federal District |
| Annual budget | $122.62 b BRL (2023)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Defence (
military of Brazil. It is Brazil's ministry of defence
. It is headed by the minister of defence.
The Ministry of Defence has three major components under its command structure – the Army Command, the Navy Command, and the Air Force Command. Among the many agencies operated by the Ministry of Defence are the National Civil Aviation Agency, the Infraero, and the Superior War School. The ministry is headquartered in the Ministries Esplanade section of the Monumental Axis, Brasília.
Defence policy
Brazil's
national defence policy
is outlined in the National Defence Policy, the National Mobilization Policy and the National Defence Strategy.
List of ministers of defence
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
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| 1 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | |||||||
| 2 | Geraldo Magela (born 1935) | 24 January 2000 | 1 January 2003 | 2 years, 342 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | ||
| 3 | José Viegas Filho (born 1942) | 1 January 2003 | 8 November 2004 | 1 year, 312 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 4 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | |||||||
| 5 | Waldir Pires (1926–2018) | 31 March 2006 | 25 June 2007 | 1 year, 86 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
| 6 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT) | |||||||
| 7 | Celso Amorim (born 1942) | 6 August 2011 | 1 January 2015 | 3 years, 148 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 8 | Jaques Wagner (born 1951) | 1 January 2015 | 2 October 2015 | 274 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 9 | Aldo Rebelo (born 1956) | 2 October 2015 | 12 May 2016 | 223 days | PCdoB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | ||
| 10 | Michel Temer (MDB) | |||||||
| 11 | Joaquim Silva e Luna (born 1949) | 27 February 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 308 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) | ||
| 12 | Fernando Azevedo e Silva (born 1954) | 1 January 2019 | 29 March 2021 | 2 years, 87 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) | ||
| 13 | Walter Braga Netto (born 1957) | 29 March 2021 | 1 April 2022 | 1 year, 3 days | Independent PL | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) | ||
| 14 | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira (born 1958) | 1 April 2022 | 1 January 2023 | 275 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) | ||
| 15 | José Múcio (born 1948) | 1 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 108 days | PTB PRD | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | ||
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See also
- National Defence Council
- Federal institutions of Brazil
- Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
Notes and references
- ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
4. http://www.aereo.jor.br/2017/01/12/2017-orcamento-da-defesa-do-brasil/
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Brazilian Army (in Portuguese)
- Brazilian Navy (in Portuguese)
- Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese)
- National Civil Aviation Agency (in Portuguese)
- Superior War College (in Portuguese)
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