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]
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
- List of ministers of justice of Brazil
- Attorney General of Brazil
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Brazil
- Prosecutor General of Brazil
- Public Prosecutor's Office of Brazil
- FUNAI
- Other ministries of justice
References
- ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Senacon". Ministry of Justice and Public Security (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
Media related to Ministry of Justice (Brazil) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Portuguese)
