Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)

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 Ricardo Lewandowski.[2]

Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública

Palace of Justice
Agency overview
Formed3 July 1822 (1822-07-03)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco T
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$19.41 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • Ricardo Lewandowski, Minister
  • Manoel de Almeida Neto, Executive-Secretary
  • Jean Jeiji Uema, Secretary of Justice
  • Vitor Hugo do Amaral, Secretary of Consumer
  • Marta Rodriguez Machado, Secretary of Drug Policy and Asset Management
  • Vacant, Secretary of Public Security
  • Vacant, Secretary of Penal Policy
  • Marivaldo de Castro Pereira, Secretary of Access to Justice
  • Estela Aranha, Secretary of Digital Rights
Websitewww.gov.br/mj/

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

References
  1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. Marques, José; Lopes, Raquel (31 January 2024). "Lewandowski toma posse na Justiça e deve defender novas regras para big techs". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. "Senacon". Ministry of Justice and Public Security (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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