Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade

Not to be confused with the similarly-named Ministries of Agrarian Development and Social Development.

Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade
Ministry overview
Formed	22 July 1960
Headquarters	Brasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budget	R$ 3,3 billion (2015)^[1]
Minister responsible	Armando Monteiro
Website	www.desenvolvimento.gov.br

The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, e Comércio Exterior, abbreviated MDIC) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The current Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade is Armando Monteiro.

The ministry oversees 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.

References

↑ Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. pp. 23–24. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

External links

Official site

Cabinet of Brazil

Top offices	President Vice President Chief of Staff

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Secretariats	Secretariat-General Civil Aviation Human Rights Ports Promotion of Racial Equality Social Communications Spokesman of the Presidency Strategic Affairs Women's Rights

Offices	Central Bank Attorney General of the Union Comptroller General of the Union Institutional Security Cabinet

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