Organization:Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture (Brazil)

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Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture
Portuguese: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura
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Agency overview
Formed1 January 2003; 21 years ago (2003-01-01)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$275 m BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • André de Paula, Minister
  • Carlos de Mello Junior, Executive-Secretary
  • Tereza Viana Soares, Secretary of Aquaculture
  • Cristiano Ramalho, Secretary of Artisanal Fishing
  • Expedito Ferreira Netto, Secretary of Industrial, Amateur and Recreational Fishing
  • Flávia Frédou, Secretary of Registry, Monitoring and Research of Fishing and Aquaculture
Websitewww.gov.br/mpa/

The Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture (Portuguese: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura, abbreviated MPA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The ministry reported directly to the President of Brazil in formulating policies and guidelines for the development and promotion of fishing and aquaculture. It was established on January 1, 2003, as the Special Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Secretaria Especial da Aquicultura e Pesca, SEAP). Its elevation to ministry level occurred on June 26, 2009, under Law No. 11,958.[2]

List of ministers

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See also

References

  1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023" (in pt-br). 16 February 2023. https://www.gov.br/planejamento/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2023/fevereiro/portaria-do-mpo-adapta-orcamento-para-2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023. 
  2. "Institucional" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brasil: Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053958/http://www.mpa.gov.br/index.php/institucional. Retrieved 2014-11-17. 

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