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Ministry of Ports and Airports
Portuguese: Ministério dos Portos e Aeroportos
Agency overview
Formed	15 May 2007; 17 years ago
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios; Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$3.98 b BRL (2023)
Agency executives	Sílvio Costa Filho, Minister; Mariana Pescatori, Executive-Secretary; Alex Sandro de Ávila, Secretary of Ports and Water Transports; Juliano Noman, Secretary of Civil Aviation;
Website	www.gov.br/portos-e-aeroportos/

The Ministry of Ports and Airports (Portuguese: Ministério dos Portos e Aeroportos, MPOR) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.

Secretariat

The National Secretariat of Ports and Water Transportation (Portuguese: Secretaria Nacional de Portos e Transportes Aquaviários, SNPTA) was an institution part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and was responsible for the creation of politics and guidelines for the promotion of the seaport sector, besides the execution of the measures, programs and support projects for development of port infrastructure. It was also responsible for the administration of Companhias Docas. The Secretariat also had a part in the strategic planning and approval of grant plans, aiming to ensure safety and efficiency in water transportation of cargo and passengers in the country. The Secretariat was once part of the Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation.

In 2010, around 700 million tons of goods were handler per year in Brazilian ports and it was part of approximately 90% of foreign trade of the country. The creation of the Secretariat intends to improve the port terminals of the country at the same level of competitivity of the most efficient ports of the world.

History

The previous institution that managed the Brazilian ports was Empresa de Portos do Brasil S.A. (Portobrás), created by Law 6222/1975^[2] and extinct by Law 8630/1993.^[3]

In 2007, the Secretariat of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic (SEP/PR) was created by Provisory Measure 369/2007,^[4] which was converted into Law 11518/2017.^[5]

In 2010, Law 12314 converts the Special Secretariat of ports into Secretariat of Ports, both as a cabinet-level position.^[6]

In 2016, Law 13341 dissolves the Secretariat of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic, merging its attributions to the Ministry of Transports, renamed to Ministry of Transports, Port and Civil Aviation.^[7]

List of ministers

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
1	Pedro Brito (born 1950)	15 May 2007 (2007-05-15)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	3 years, 231 days	PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
2	Leônidas Cristino (born 1957)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)	2 years, 275 days	PSB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
3	Antonio Henrique Pinheiro Silveira (born 1964)	3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)	26 June 2014 (2014-06-26)	266 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
4	César Borges (born 1948)	26 June 2014 (2014-06-26)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	189 days	PR	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
5	Edson Coelho Araújo (born 1949)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	274 days	MDB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
6	Helder Barbalho (born 1979)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)	201 days	MDB	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
7	Maurício Muniz Barreto de Carvalho (born 1958)	22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	20 days	Independent	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
8	Márcio França (born 1963)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)	255 days	PSB	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
9	Sílvio Costa Filho (born 1982)	13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)	Incumbent	1 year, 114 days	Republicanos	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References

^ "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Lei n° 6.222, de 10 de julho de 1975". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 July 1975. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Lei n° 8.630, de 25 de fevereiro de 1993". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 February 1993. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Medida Provisória n° 369, de 7 de maio de 2007". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Lei n° 11.518, de 5 de setembro de 2007". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Lei n° 12.314, de 19 de agosto de 2010". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 August 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Lei n° 13.341, de 29 de setembro de 2016". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 September 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2023.