Ministry of Communications | |
Native Name: | pt|Ministério das Comunicações |
Seal: | Coat of arms of Brazil.svg |
Seal Size: | 100px |
Jurisdiction: | Federal government of Brazil |
Agency Type: | Ministry |
Headquarters: | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco R Brasília, Federal District |
Budget: | $1.64 b BRL (2023)[1] |
Chief1 Name: | Juscelino Filho |
Chief1 Position: | Minister |
Chief2 Name: | Sônia Faustino |
Chief2 Position: | Executive-Secretary |
Chief3 Name: | Wilson Wellisch |
Chief3 Position: | Secretary of Electronic Social Communication |
Chief4 Name: | Maximiliano Martinhão |
Chief4 Position: | Secretary of Telecommunications |
Chief5 Name: | Carlos Baigorri |
Chief5 Position: | President of the National Telecommunications Agency |
Chief6 Name: | Fabiano Silva dos Santos |
Chief6 Position: | President of Correios |
Chief7 Name: | Frederico de Siqueira Filho |
Chief7 Position: | President of Telebrás |
The Ministry of Communications (pt|Ministério das Comunicações) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.
In May 2016, then president Michel Temer dissolved the Ministry, which became part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, pt|Ministério da Ciência, Tecnolgia, Inovação e Comunicações, abbreviated MCTIC).[2] Before the Ministry's dissolution in 2016, the last Minister of Communications was André Figueiredo.
On 10 June 2020, president Jair Bolsonaro restored the Ministry, making Fábio Faria the Minister of Communications.[3] Currently, the office is held by federal deputy Juscelino Filho.[4]
The Ministry of Communications has the following structure:
The four entities that are linked to the Ministry of Communications are: