Ministry of Sports (Brazil)

The Ministry of Sports (Portuguese: Ministério do Esporte) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the Ministry of Tourism was separated from its portfolio. The cabinet was extinct by Jair Bolsonaro in 2019, folded into the Ministry of Citizenship,[2] but Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced he would restore it in 2023, with Ana Moser as the new minister.[3]

Ministry of Sports
Ministry overview
FormedJanuary 1995
HeadquartersBrasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budgetR$ 2,6 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.esporte.gov.br

The Ministry directed the National Institute of Sport Development.

Ministers
Minister Title Start End President
Pelé Extraordinary Ministry of Sport 1 January 1995 1 January 1999 Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Rafael Greca Ministry of Sport and Tourism 1 January 1999 5 May 2000
Carlos Melles 9 May 2000 8 March 2002
Caio Cibella de Carvalho 8 March 2002 1 January 2003
Agnelo Queiroz Minister of Sports 1 January 2003 1 February 2003 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Francisco Gil Castello Branco Neto 1 February 2003 2 February 2003
Agnelo Queiroz 2 February 2003 1 April 2006
Orlando Silva 1 April 2006 1 January 2011
1 January 2011 26 October 2011 Dilma Rousseff
Aldo Rebelo 27 October 2011 1 January 2015
George Hilton 1 January 2015 31 March 2016
Ricardo Leyser 31 March 2016 12 May 2016
Leonardo Picciani 12 May 2016 10 April 2018 Michel Temer
Leandro Cruz Fróes da Silva 10 April 2018 1 January 2019
Inactive - part of the Ministry of Citizenship 1 January 2019 31 December 2022 Jair Bolsonaro
Ana Moser Minister of Sports 1 January 2023 Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

See also

References
  1. Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 22. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "Governo Bolsonaro anuncia que terá 22 ministros; 7 ministérios serão extintos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. Ana Moser comandará Esporte com desafio de reconduzir pasta ao status de ministério



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