Ministry of Communications (Brazil)

The Ministry of Communications (Portuguese: Ministério das Comunicações) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.

Ministry of Communications

Portuguese: Ministério das Comunicações
Agency overview
Formed	25 February 1967; 57 years ago (1967-02-25)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco R Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$1.64 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives	Juscelino Filho, Minister Sônia Faustino, Executive-Secretary Wilson Wellisch, Secretary of Electronic Social Communication Maximiliano Martinhão, Secretary of Telecommunications Carlos Baigorri, President of the National Telecommunications Agency Fabiano Silva dos Santos, President of Correios Frederico de Siqueira Filho, President of Telebrás
Website	www.gov.br/mcom/

History

2016 dissolution

In May 2016, then president Michel Temer dissolved the Ministry, which became part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnolgia, Inovação e Comunicações, abbreviated MCTIC).^[2] Before the Ministry's dissolution in 2016, the last Minister of Communications was André Figueiredo.

2020 restoration

On 10 June 2020, president Jair Bolsonaro restored the Ministry, making Fábio Faria the Minister of Communications.^[3] Currently, the office is held by federal deputy Juscelino Filho.^[4]

Structure

The Ministry of Communications has the following structure:

• Ministry of Communications
  • Minister's Office
  • Legal Consulting
  • Executive Secretariat
    • Undersecretariat of Planning, Budget and Administration
    • Subsecretariat of Postal Services and Governance of Related Companies
  • Special Secretariat for Social Communication
  • Broadcasting Secretariat
  • Secretariat of Telecommunications

The four entities that are linked to the Ministry of Communications are:

• National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)
• Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company (Correios)
• Brazilian Telecommunications (Telebras)

List of ministers

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1		Carlos Furtado de Simas (1913–1978)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	2 years, 229 days		Independent	Artur da Costa e Silva (ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta)
2		Hygino Caetano Corsetti (1919–2004)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	4 years, 136 days		Independent	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
3		Euclides Quandt de Oliveira (1919–2013)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	5 years, 0 days		Independent	Ernesto Geisel (ARENA)
4		Haroldo Corrêa de Mattos (1923–1994)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	6 years, 0 days		Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
5		Antônio Carlos Magalhães (1927–2007)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	5 years, 0 days		PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
6		Hugo Napoleão Neto (born 1943)	19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)	23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	1 year, 65 days		PFL	Itamar Franco (MDB)
7		Djalma Bastos de Morais (1937–2020)	23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	31 years, 2 days		Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
8		Sérgio Motta (1940–1998)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	19 April 1998 (1998-04-19)	3 years, 108 days		PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
9		Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros (born 1943)	30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	246 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
10		Pimenta da Veiga (born 1947)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)	3 years, 91 days		PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
11		Juarez Quadros (born 1944)	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	274 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
12		Miro Teixeira (born 1945)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)	1 year, 0 days		PDT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
13		Eunício Oliveira (born 1952)	23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)	1 year, 166 days		MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
14		Hélio Costa (born 1939)	8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)	1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)	4 years, 267 days		MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
15		José Artur Filardi (born 1959)	1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	275 days		MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
16		Paulo Bernardo (born 1952)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	4 years, 0 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
17		Ricardo Berzoini (born 1960)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	274 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
18		André Figueiredo (born 1966)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	223 days		PDT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
19		Fábio Faria (born 1977)	17 June 2020 (2020-06-17)	21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)	2 years, 187 days		PP	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
20		Juscelino Filho (born 1984)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 359 days		UNIÃO	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

• Other ministries of Communications

References

1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. Matoso, Filipe; Calgaro, Fernanda; Martello, Alexandro (2016-05-12). "Michel Temer dá posse a 24 novos ministros do governo" [Michel Temer hands office positions to 24 new ministers]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
3. "Facing criticism, Brazil's Bolsonaro restores Ministry of Communications". Reuters. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
4. "Bolsonaro exonera Fábio Faria do Ministério das Comunicações". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)