Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)
Appearance
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Formed | 3 July 1822 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco T Brasília, Federal District |
Annual budget | $19.41 b BRL (2023)[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Template:Lang-pt), previously known as Ministry of Justice (Template:Lang-pt) and Ministry of Justice and Citizenship (Template:Lang-pt), is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The current minister is Flávio Dino.[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 National Consumer Secretariat (Secretaria Nacional do Consumidor; SENACON), with the mission of protecting consumer rights and promoting consumer relations[3]
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
- ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Dal Piva, Juliana (29 March 2021). "Após duas demissões, Bolsonaro faz troca em seis ministérios" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Senacon". Ministry of Justice and Public Security (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
- Media related to Ministry of Justice (Brazil) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website