Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)
Appearance
Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública | |
Headquarters | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 3 July 1822 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
Headquarters | Brasília, Federal District |
Annual budget | R$ 12,3 billion (2015)[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública), previously known as Ministry of Justice (Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça) and Ministry of Justice and Citizenship (Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça e Cidadania), is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The current minister is Anderson Torres.[2]
Divisions and programs
- The Brazilian National Archives.
- The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), which regulates economic power and its abuse.
- The Brazilian advisory rating system (ClassInd), which establishes the ratings for movies, TV shows, and video games within Brazil.
- The Federal Police of Brazil, which provides law enforcement of federal laws, acting as a Federal Judicial Police. It has juristicion in interstate and/or international cases, acting in cooperation with a US federal law enforcement agency, for example: the FBI and the DEA.
- The Federal Highway Police (DPRF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal highways.
- The Federal Railroad Police (PFF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal railroads.
- The Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI), a governmental protection agency for amerindian interests and their culture.
See also
- List of Ministers of Justice of Brazil
- Attorney General of Brazil
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Brazil
- Prosecutor General of Brazil
- Public Prosecutor's Office of Brazil
- FUNAI
- Other ministries of Justice
References
- ^ Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 24. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Dal Piva, Juliana (29 March 2021). "Após duas demissões, Bolsonaro faz troca em seis ministérios" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Media related to Ministry of Justice (Brazil) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website