| Ministério da Defesa | |
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| Formed | 10 June 1999; 26 years ago (1999-06-10) |
| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil |
| Headquarters | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco Q Brasília,Federal District |
| Annual budget | $122.62 bBRL (2023)[1] |
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| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Defense (Portuguese:Ministério da Defesa) ofBrazil is the civiliancabinet organization responsible for managing themilitary of Brazil. It is Brazil'sministry of defense. It is headed by the Minister of State of Defence.
The Ministry of Defense has three major components under its command structure – theArmy Command, theNavy Command, and theAir Force Command. Among the many agencies operated by the Ministry of Defense are theNational Civil Aviation Agency, theInfraero, and the Superior War School. The ministry is headquartered in theMinistries Esplanade section of theMonumental Axis, Brasília.
Brazil'snational defense policy is outlined in the National Defense Policy, the National Mobilization Policy and the National Defense Strategy.
| No. | Portrait | Minister of State | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President | |
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| 1 |  | Élcio Álvares (1932–2016) | 10 June 1999 (1999-06-10) | 24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) | 228 days | PFL | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | |
| 2 |  | Geraldo Magela (1935–2024) | 24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 2 years, 342 days | Independent | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) | |
| 3 |  | José Viegas Filho (born 1942) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 8 November 2004 (2004-11-08) | 1 year, 312 days | Independent | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | |
| 4 |  | José Alencar (1931–2011) | 8 November 2004 (2004-11-08) | 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) | 1 year, 143 days | Republicanos | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | |
| 5 |  | Waldir Pires (1926–2018) | 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) | 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25) | 1 year, 86 days | PT | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | |
| 6 |  | Nelson Jobim (born 1946) | 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25) | 5 August 2011 (2011-08-05) | 4 years, 41 days | MDB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT) | |
| 7 |  | Celso Amorim (born 1942) | 6 August 2011 (2011-08-06) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 3 years, 148 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | |
| 8 | .jpg) | Jaques Wagner (born 1951) | 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 274 days | PT | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | |
| 9 | _(cropped).jpg) | Aldo Rebelo (born 1956) | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 223 days | PCdoB | Dilma Rousseff (PT) | |
| 10 |  | Raul Jungmann (born 1952) | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | 27 February 2018 (2018-02-27) | 1 year, 291 days | PPS | Michel Temer (MDB) | |
| 11 |  | Joaquim Silva e Luna (born 1949) | 27 February 2018 (2018-02-27) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 308 days | Independent | Michel Temer (MDB) | |
| 12 |  | Fernando Azevedo e Silva (born 1954) | 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) | 29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) | 2 years, 87 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) | |
| 13 |  | Walter Braga Netto (born 1957) | 29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) | 1 year, 3 days | Independent PL | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) | |
| 14 | .jpg) | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira (born 1958) | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | 275 days | Independent | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) | |
| 15 | .jpg) | José Múcio (born 1948) | 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 327 days | PTB PRD | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | |
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