The Federal Administration is classified into two categories: Direct and Indirect Administration. The first deals with services which are integrated with the administrative structure of the Presidency of the Republic and its Ministries. The Indirect Administration deals with matters relating to the diverse entities, public (Autarchies) or private (Societies of Mixed Economy, Public Firms and Foundations), linked to a Ministry, but administratively and financially independent.

The Federal Public Administration is directed by the President of the Republic and aided by Ministers of State. The Ministries are independent organs at the top of the Federal Administration subordinate to the Presidency. They are the following:

Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Social Provision and Assistance
Ministry of Municipalities
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Agrarian Development
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Sport
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of National Integration
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Mining and Energy Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management
Ministry of Social Welfare and Care
Ministry of External Relations
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Ministry of Transportation
Ministry of Tourism

These entities are also part of the structure of the Government:

Civil House
General Secretariat
Secretariat of Government, Communication and Strategic Administration
Office of Institutional Security
Special Ministry of Food Security and Hunger Combat
Secretary of the Council for Economic and Social Development
Secretariat of Human Rights
Nation´s General Controllership
Office of the Solicitor-General of the Union
Commission of Public Ethics

Other governmental institutions:

Brasil de Todos Project
Brazil's News Agency
Radiobras
Brazilian Government Network
Aeronautics
Brazilian Army
National Press
Brazilian Navy
National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE)
National Monetary Council (CMN)
Central Bank of Brazil

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