Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministério das Relações Exteriores

Itamaraty Palace
Agency overview
Formed13 November 1823[1]
TypeMinistry
HeadquartersItamaraty Palace
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco H
BrasíliaDF
15°48′36″S 47°52′12″W / 15.81000°S 47.87000°W / -15.81000; -47.87000
Annual budgetBRL 2.3 billion (2022)[2]
Agency executives
Child agencies
Websitegov.br/mre/en

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE; Portuguese: Ministério das Relações Exteriores; literally: Ministry of External Relations) conducts Brazil's foreign relations with other countries. It is commonly referred to in Brazilian media and diplomatic jargon as Itamaraty, after the palace which houses the ministry (originally in Rio de Janeiro, and currently in a second location which also bears this name in Brasília).[4][5] Since 1 January 2023, the minister responsible is Mauro Vieira.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs operates the Rio Branco Institute and the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios do Império".
  2. ^ "Com mais orçamento, Itamaraty já planeja ampliar postos no exterior". Valor. October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Maria Laura da Rocha será a primeira mulher a ocupar o cargo de secretária-geral do Itamaraty". CNN Brasil. December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Itamaraty". Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Ministry (About page)".
  6. ^ "Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão". Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Instituto Rio Branco". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "Senator Aloysio Nunes to take over Brazil's Foreign Ministry". Empresa Brasil de Comunicação - Agência Brasil. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.