Ministry of Defence (Brazil)

The Ministry of Defense (Portuguese: Ministério da Defesa) of Brazil is the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the military of Brazil. It is Brazil's ministry of defense. It is headed by the Minister of State of Defence.

Ministry of Defense

Ministério da Defesa
Agency overview
Formed	10 June 1999; 26 years ago (1999-06-10)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco Q Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$122.62 b BRL (2023)[1]
Minister responsible	José Múcio
Agency executives	Adm Renato de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Staff Luiz Henrique Pochyly, General Secretary
Website	www.gov.br/defesa/

The Ministry of Defense has three major components under its command structure – the Army Command, the Navy Command, and the Air Force Command. Among the many agencies operated by the Ministry of Defense are the National Civil Aviation Agency, the Infraero, and the Superior War School. The ministry is headquartered in the Ministries Esplanade section of the Monumental Axis, Brasília.

Defense policy

Brazil's national defense policy is outlined in the National Defense Policy, the National Mobilization Policy and the National Defense Strategy.

List of ministers of defense

No.	Portrait	Minister of State	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
1		Élcio Álvares (1932–2016)	10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)	228 days		PFL	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
2		Geraldo Magela (1935–2024)	24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	2 years, 342 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
3		José Viegas Filho (born 1942)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)	1 year, 312 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
4		José Alencar (1931–2011)	8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 year, 143 days		Republicanos	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
5		Waldir Pires (1926–2018)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)	1 year, 86 days		PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
6		Nelson Jobim (born 1946)	25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)	5 August 2011 (2011-08-05)	4 years, 41 days		MDB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT)
7		Celso Amorim (born 1942)	6 August 2011 (2011-08-06)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	3 years, 148 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
8		Jaques Wagner (born 1951)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	274 days		PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
9		Aldo Rebelo (born 1956)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	223 days		PCdoB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
10		Raul Jungmann (born 1952)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)	1 year, 291 days		PPS	Michel Temer (MDB)
11		Joaquim Silva e Luna (born 1949)	27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	308 days		Independent	Michel Temer (MDB)
12		Fernando Azevedo e Silva (born 1954)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	2 years, 87 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
13		Walter Braga Netto (born 1957)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	1 year, 3 days		Independent PL	Jair Bolsonaro (Ind)
14		Paulo Sérgio Nogueira (born 1958)	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	275 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
15		José Múcio (born 1948)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	2 years, 218 days		PTB PRD	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

See also

• Brazil portal

• National Defence Council
• Federal institutions of Brazil
• Joint Staff of the Armed Forces