Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is a Brazilian
government ministry
established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining
and energy
-related activies, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
government ministry
Cabinet of Brazil
The Cabinet of Brazil is composed of the Ministers of State and senior advisors of the executive branch of the federal government of Brazil. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. There are currently twenty-four Ministries of State and fourteen other cabinet-level...
established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
and energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
-related activies, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply is a federal government department in Brazil.-Agroenergy:...
.