Ministry of Education (Brazil)

Ministry of Education

Portuguese: Ministério da Educação
Ministry of Education headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	6 December 1930; 94 years ago (1930-12-06)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco L Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$158.96 b BRL (2023)[1]
Agency executives	Camilo Santana, Minister Izolda Cela, Executive-Secretary Kátia Schweickardt, Secretary of Basic Education Denise Pires de Carvalho, Secretary of Higher Education Getúlio Marques, Secretary of Professional and Technological Education Helena Andery, Secretary of Higher Education Regulation and Oversight Maurício Holanda Maia, Secretary of Intersection Affairs with Education Systems Zara Figueiredo, Secretary of Continuing Education, Literacy for Youth and Adults, Diversity and Inclusion Janaina Farias, Secretary of Information Management, Innovation and Evaluation of Education Policies
Website	www.gov.br/mec/

The Ministry of Education (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação), commonly known as MEC, originates from its previous name, the Ministry of Education and Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Educação e Cultura), is a cabinet-level federal ministry of Brazil.

Its responsibilities include coordinating national education policies and managing daily affairs, covering from early childhood education to post-graduate levels.^[2]