The Ministry of Sports ( pt, Ministério do Esporte) was a
cabinet
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-level
federal ministry in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the
Ministry of Tourism was separated from its portfolio. The current Minister of Sports is
George Hilton, who replaced
Aldo Rebelo
José Aldo Rebelo Figueiredo (born 23 February 1956) is a Brazilian politician and a federal deputy elected by the state of São Paulo. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 2005 to 2007.
With President Luiz Inácio Lula d ...
in January 2015. On 30 March 2015, George Hilton resigned from his position.
Leonardo Picciani then had taken over as interim Minister.
The Ministry directed the
National Institute of Sport Development (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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