The Ministry of Sports ( pt, Ministério do Esporte) was a
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-level
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ministry
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in
Brazil
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. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the
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was separated from its portfolio. The current Minister of Sports is
George Hilton, who replaced
Aldo Rebelo in January 2015. On 30 March 2015, George Hilton resigned from his position.
Leonardo Picciani
Leonardo Carneiro Monteiro Picciani (born 6 November 1979 in Nilópolis) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), and former minister of Sports appoint by president Michel Temer. Is son of the su ...
then had taken over as interim Minister.
The Ministry directed the
National Institute of Sport Development
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(INDD).
Ministers
See also
* Other
ministries of Sport
References
External links
Official site
Government ministries of Brazil
Sports governing bodies in Brazil
1995 establishments in Brazil
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