The Ministry of Cities () is a

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-level federal ministry in

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, created on January 1, 2003.

History

The ministry was created on January 1, 2003, at the start of the

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(Lula). According to ''

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'', "the ministry was set up to tackle the urban chaos of Brazil’s traffic-clogged megacities." The post was maintained under the subsequent presidencies of

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and

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. When

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became president on 1 January 2019, he merged the position with the

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to form the Ministry of Regional Development, under minister Gustavo Canuto. When Lula became president for the second time, he re-established the ministry on January 1, 2023.

Jader Barbalho Filho Jader Fontenelle Barbalho Filho (born June 24, 1976) is a Brazilian public official affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) party. Since 2023, he has served as Minister of Cities in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da S ...

was appointed Minister of Cities, who pledged to rebuild the public housing program.

List of ministers

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