Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 31 January 1961 |
Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco F Brasília, Federal District |
Annual budget | $2.57 b BRL (2023)[1] |
Agency executives |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços, abbreviated MDIC) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The last Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade is Marcos Jorge de Lima. The incumbent minister is Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
The ministry used to oversee the Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) and the Superintendence of the Manaus Free Trade Zone (SUFRAMA). The minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade also chairs the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX), a 7-ministers of State board linked to the Presidency of the Republic.