Cabinet of Brazil

Cabinet of Brazil
Formation24 January 1891; 133 years ago (1891-01-24)
PurposeAdvisory body to the president of Brazil
Location
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Membership
38 members (not counting the VP):
  • 31 ministers
  • 7 cabinet-level members
Websitewww.gov.br

The Cabinet of Brazil (Portuguese: Gabinete do Brasil), also called Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros) or Council of Government (Portuguese: Conselho de Governo), is composed of the Ministers of State and senior advisors of the executive branch of the federal government of Brazil. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. There are currently twenty-three Ministries, including six Ministry-level offices: the Chief of Staff, General-Secretariat of the Presidency, Secretariat of Institutional Relations, Secretariat of Social Communication, Personal Office of the President of the Republic and the Institutional Security Office. Other institutions also assists the Presidency.