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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy -related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Sources of electricity in Brazil, 2000–202. At the end of 2021 Brazil was the 2nd country in the world in terms of installed hydroelectric power (109.4 GW) and biomass (15.8 GW), the 7th country in the world in terms of installed wind power (21.1 GW) and the 14th country in the world in terms of installed solar power (13.0 GW) - on track to also become one of the top 10 in the world in solar ...
In 2003, Alexandre Silveira was invited by the then vice president of Brazil, José Alencar, to occupy the position of general coordinator of the 6th Terrestrial Infrastructure Unit (Unit), a body linked to the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). In 2004, he assumed the general directorate of DNIT, remaining in that position ...
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is a top-level government entity in several countries, responsible for the oversight of mining and energy production and consumption. The following articles cover individual Ministries of Mines and Energy: Ministry of Energy and Mining (Algeria), of Algeria. Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil), of Brazil.
It was only a year after these episodes, in May 2019, that the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM), a research body linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, confirmed the relationship between the ground subsidence and the company's mining activities, in a report presented at the headquarters of the Federal Court in Alagoas. [6]
The mining sector's revenue in Brazil was R$153.4 billion in 2019. Exports were U$32.5 billion. The country's iron ore production was 410 million tons in 2019. Brazil is the second largest global iron ore exporter and has the second position in the reserve ranking: under Brazilian soil there are at least 29 billion tons .
University of Brasília ( MEc, D.S.) Occupation. Economist, lawyer. Adolfo Sachsida (born 4 October 1972) is a Brazilian lawyer and economist. [1] He composed the economics team of Jair Bolsonaro until May 11, 2022, when he was appointed Minister of Mining and Energy. [2]
Energy consumption in Brazil increased at a slower pace, with an average annual growth rate of 0.5% between 2011 and 2021, compared to 3.3% between 2000 and 2010. Brazil continues to be one of the world's largest energy consumers, accounting for 2.0% of global consumption and 53.3% of South America’s consumption.