Ministry of Native People (Brazil)

Ministry of Indigenous Peoples
Portuguese: Ministério dos Povos Indígenas
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersEsplanada dos Ministérios
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$640 m BRL (2023)
Agency executives
  • Sônia Guajajara, Minister
  • Eloy Terena, Executive-Secretary
  • Eunice Kerexu, Secretary of Indigenous Environmental and Territorial Rights
  • Ceiça Pitaguary, Secretary of Indigenous Environmental and Territorial Management
  • Juma Xipaia, Secretary of Articulation and Promotion of Indigenous Rights
Websitewww.gov.br/povosindigenas/

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (Portuguese: Ministério dos Povos Indígenas, MPI) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The ministry was established on 11 January 2023 under the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to advance and protect the interests of the Indigenous people of Brazil.

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