Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (Brazil)

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Not to be confused with the similarly-named Ministries of Development and Agrarian Development.
Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger
Ministry overview
Formed23 January 2004
HeadquartersBrasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budgetR$ 75,4 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mds.gov.br

The Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger[2] (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome, abbreviated MDS) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It 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 Interministerial Manager Council of Bolsa Família. It administers Bolsa Família, the National Social Assistance Fund (SANF), Industry Social Service (SESI), Commerce Social Service (SESC), and Transport Social Service (SEST).[2] The current Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger is Tereza Campello.

See also

References

  1. ^ Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 26. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Federative Republic of Brazil. Ministry of Social Development. "Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MSD)". Accessed 22 September 2013. Template:En icon

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