The Ministry of Social Security ( pt, Ministério da Previdência Social, links=no, abbreviated MPS
Federative Republic of Brazil
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. Ministry of Social Security.
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cabinet
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in
Brazil
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. On 2 October 2015, it was fused with the Ministry of Labor and Employment, becoming the
Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security. It was later recreated by president
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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in 2023. The incumbent minister is
Carlos Lupi
Carlos Roberto Lupi (born March 16, 1957) is a Brazilian professor and politician. He is the president of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) and one of the vice presidents of the Socialist International (SI).
During Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...
.
See also
* Other
ministries of Social Security
References
External links
Official site
Social Security
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...
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