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The Ministry of Justice and Public Security ( pt, Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública), previously known as Ministry of Justice ( pt, Ministério da Justiça) and Ministry of Justice and Citizenship ( pt, Ministério da Justiça e Cidadania), is a
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. The current minister is
Anderson Torres Anderson Gustavo Torres (born in Brasília) is a Brazilian chief of police of the Federal Police of Brazil, Federal Police, who served as Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil), Minister of Justice and Public Security under Jair Bolsonar ...
.


Divisions and programs

*The
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(CADE), which regulates economic power and its abuse. *The
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(ClassInd), which establishes the ratings for movies, TV shows, and video games within Brazil. *The
Federal Police of Brazil The Federal Police of Brazil (Portuguese: ''Polícia Federal'') is a federal law enforcement agency of Brazil and one of the three national police forces. The other two are the Federal Highway Police, and the National Force. From 1944 to 1967 it ...
, which provides law enforcement of federal laws, acting as a Federal Judicial Police. It has juristicion in interstate and/or international cases, acting in cooperation with a US
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, for example: the
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and the
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. *The Federal Highway Police (DPRF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal highways. *The
Federal Railroad Police The Brazilian Federal Railroad Police (US English) or Federal Railway Police (British English) ( pt, Polícia Ferroviária Federal) is a police agency founded in 1852 which is responsible for patrols and security on federal railways in Brazil. A ...
(PFF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal railroads. *The
Fundação Nacional do Índio Fundação Nacional do Índio (, ''National Indian Foundation'') or FUNAI is a Brazilian governmental protection agency for Amerindian interests and their culture. Original founding as Indian Protection Service In 1910, the Indian Protecti ...
(FUNAI), a governmental protection agency for amerindian interests and their culture.


See also

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List of Ministers of Justice of Brazil This is a list of Ministers of Justice of Brazil.Ministério da Justiça
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Attorney General of Brazil The Attorney General Office ( pt, Advocacia-Geral da União, AGU) is a cabinet-level position in the Brazilian government charged with advising the Executive Branch and representing the federal government of Brazil in legal proceedings egally kno ...
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Justice ministry A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...
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Politics of Brazil The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. The political and administrative or ...
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Prosecutor General of Brazil A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal tria ...
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Public Prosecutor's Office of Brazil The Public Prosecutor's Office ( pt, Ministério Público, lit. "Public Ministry", also usually referred as "MP") is the Brazilian body of independent public prosecutors at both the federal (') and state level (''Ministério Público Estadual' ...
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FUNAI is a Japanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Daitō, Osaka. Apart from producing its own branded electronic products, it is also an OEM providing assembled televisions and video players/recorders to major corporations such as S ...
* Other ministries of Justice


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* * {{authority control Government ministries of Brazil Justice ministries Organizations established in 1822 1822 establishments in Brazil Government agencies established in the 1820s Law of Brazil