Brazil 2010 Election: The Strcuture of the Presidency

Get to understand how the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil is organized and consult all governmental organs:

Presidency’s structure

The President of the Republic is the head of the Federal Executive Power, assisted by the Ministers of State. In the Presidency’s structure, organizations are legally classified as essential; of immediate guidance to the President; consultative and integrating. For example, the Presidential Staff Office (Casa Civil) is recognized as essential and works in the coordination and integration of Governmental actions. 

Among the organizations of immediate advice are the Government Council, the General Attorney of the Union (Advocacia Geral da União - AGU) and the Press Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic.  The National Defense Council and Council of the Republic are consultation entities.  The Commission for Public Ethics of the Presidency of the Republic is in charge of reviewing the norms of ethical conduct in the Federal Public Administration, as well as elaborating the institution’s proposal for the Code of Conduct to Senior Government Officers.

Get to Know the Presidency´s structure above:

• Presidency of the Republic
• Vice-Presidency of the Republic
• Presidential Staff Office
• General Secretariat
• Subsecretariat for Social Communication
• Secretariat for Institutional Affairs
• Institutional Security Cabinet
• General Attorney of the Union
• Press Secretariat
• Economic and Social Development Council
• Special Secretariat of Women’s Policies
• Special Secretariat of Aquiculture and Fishing
• Special Secretariat for Human Rights
• Special Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equity Policies
• Brazilian Office of the General Comptroller
• Commission of Public Ethics  

Fonte: http://www.presidencia.gov.br/ingles/structure/princ/

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