The government of

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

is led by the

Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul The Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul ( pt, Governador do Mato Grosso do Sul) is the head of government of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is a public position chosen through the two-round majority electoral system. If a candidate re ...

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, and is elected by the local population through popular suffrage and direct secret ballot for a four-year term. The current governor is Eduardo Riedel. Its seat is the governorate of

, which has been the seat of the government of Mato Grosso do Sul since 1983. The governor has no residence and lives in his own

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. Like the Republic,

is governed by three powers, the

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is represented by the

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, the

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is represented by the

Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul The Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso do Sul (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Legislativa de Mato Grosso do Sul'') is the legislative body of the government of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. Governed by the 1969 Constitution , the ALMS came ...

and the judiciary is represented by the court of

. Judge of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Executive

* Governor: Reinaldo Azambuja * Vice Governor:

Murilo Zauith Murilo Zauith (born in 17 July 1950) is a Brazilian politician and businessman, affiliated with Brazil Union, is currently the Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul since 2019 in the second government of Reinaldo Azambuja, he already held the same ...

Current secretaries of state

{, class="wikitable sortable" !- !Secretary !Secretary of State , - , 1 , Administration and Debureaucratization , Roberto Hashioka , - , 2 , State Comptroller General , Carlos Eduardo Girão de Arruda , - , 3 , Human Rights, Social Assistance and Labor , Elisa Pinheiro Rodrigues Nobre , - , 4 , Education , Maria Cecilia Amendola da Motta , - , 5 , Farm , Felipe Mattos , - , 6 , Government and Strategic Management , Eduardo Riedel , - , 7 , Infrastructure ,

, - , 8 , Justice and Public Safety , Antonio Carlos Videira , - , 9 , Environment, Economic Development, Production and Family Agriculture , Jaime Verruck , - , — , State Attorney General , Fabiola Marquetti , - , 10 , Health , Geraldo Resende

Legislative

The Legislative Power of Mato Grosso do Sul is unicameral, constituted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Guaicurus Palace. It is made up of 24 deputies, who are elected every 4 years. * President: Paulo Correa

Judiciary

The highest court of the South Mato Grosso Judiciary is the Court of Justice of the State of

, based in Parque dos Poderes. It has districts in all 79 municipalities of the state with their respective Forums, which are the headquarters of each District. * President: Paschoal Carmello Leandro

References

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