Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil)

For other uses, see Ministry of Mines and Energy (disambiguation).
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia
Ministry overview
FormedJuly 1960; 64 years ago (1960-07)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco U
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budgetR$ 2.8 billion (2023)[1]
Ministry executives
  • Alexandre Silveira, Minister
  • Arthur Valerio, Executive-Secretary
  • Thiago Barral, Secretary of Energy Transition and Planning
  • Gentil de Sá Júnior, Secretary of Electric Energy
  • Pietro Sampaio Mendes, Secretary of Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels
  • Vitor Saback, Secretary of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation
Websitewww.gov.br/mme/

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy-related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture. As of 1 January 2023, the minister of mines and energy is Alexandre Silveira.

  1. ^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.