Ministry of Finance (Brazil)

Ministry of Finance
Ministry overview
Formed 28 June 1808
Headquarters Brasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budget R$ 38,6 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Website www.fazenda.gov.br

The Ministry of Finance (Portuguese: Ministério da Fazenda) of Brazil was created in 1808 with the title Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios do Brasil e da Fazenda. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing the country's economic policy. Nelson Barbosa is the current Minister of Finance as of December 18, 2015, when he replaced Joaquim Levy.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 23—24. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brazil's Rousseff picks close aide to replace Levy, lead economy". Reuters (Brasilia, Brazil). 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

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