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Brazil/Minister/Justice (Minister of Justice) | |
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The Brazilian minister in charge of the Federal Police, but not the justice system. |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security, previously known as Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Justice and Citizenship, is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.
As the Minitry of Justice and Public Security is not linked to the judiciaryand as the executive and judicial powers are independent of each other in light of Article 2 of the Federal Constitution, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security cannot interfere in the judiciary and, therefore, has no competence to provide information on judicial proceedings, act in third-party judicial proceedings, investigate complaints against judicial officials or other attributions of this nature.[1]
Divisions and programs
- The Brazilian National Archives.
- The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), which regulates economic power and its abuse.
- The Federal Police of Brazil, which provides law enforcement of federal laws, acting as a Federal Judicial Police. It has jurisdiction in interstate and/or international cases, acting in cooperation with a US federal law enforcement agency, for example: the FBI and the DEA.
- The Federal Highway Police (DPRF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal highways.
- The Federal Railroad Police (PFF), which provides the law enforcement of the federal railroads.
- The Brazilian advisory rating system (ClassInd), which establishes the ratings for movies, TV shows, and video games within Brazil.
- The National Consumer Secretariat (Secretaria Nacional do Consumidor; SENACON), with the mission of protecting consumer rights and promoting consumer relations[2]
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