The Ministry of Education (

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: ''Ministério da Educação''), also known as MEC, an initialism derived from its former name Ministry of Education and Culture (Portuguese: ''Ministério da Educação e Cultura''), is a

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-level federal ministry of

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. It is tasked with coordinating national

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policy and daily affairs, from early childhood to the post-graduate level.

History of the institution

Before 1930, matters relating to education were under responsibility of the ''National Department of Education'' ( pt, Departamento Nacional do Ensino), which was a part of the then-called

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. In 1930, as

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took office as

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, the Ministry of Education and Public Health ( pt, Ministério da Educação e Saúde Pública) was created, taking away education matters from the Ministry of Justice. In 1953, the ministry was split into two: the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education and Culture ( pt, Ministério da Educação e Cultura, with the acronym ''MEC'', which lasts to this day). In 1985, during

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's presidency, it was again split into two: the

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, and the Ministry of Education. In 1992, as

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took office as president, sports were made part of the ministry again, which was subsequently renamed Ministry of Education and Sports ( pt, Ministério da Educação e do Desporto). In 1995, during

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's presidency, that was once again changed, separating the Ministry of Education from the then

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. Milton Ribeiro, the last Education Minister, resigned on 28 March 2022 after a corruption scandal involving the use of the ministry's budget to help evangelical pastors, fulfilling a request made by president

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. On 18 April 2022, President Bolsonaro promoted the Executive-Secretary

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for the position of minister.

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History of the institution

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