Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Ministro das Relações Exteriores
Incumbent Mauro Vieira since 1 January 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Mr. Minister (informal) The Most Excellent Minister (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Ministry
Abbreviation	MRE
Member of	Cabinet National Defense Council
Reports to	President of Brazil
Seat	Itamaraty Palace, Brasília
Appointer	President of Brazil
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	16 January 1822; 202 years ago (1822-01-16)
First holder	José Bonifácio de Andrada
Salary	R$ 39,293.33 monthly
Website	www.gov.br/mre/pt-br

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This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Brazil. ^[1]

Empire of Brazil

Reign of Pedro I

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
1		José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)	16 January 1822 (1822-01-16)	16 July 1823 (1823-07-16)	1 year, 181 days	Pedro I
2		José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos, Marquis of Caravelas (1768–1836)	16 July 1823 (1823-07-16)	10 November 1823 (1823-11-10)	117 days	Pedro I
3		Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846)	10 November 1823 (1823-11-10)	14 November 1823 (1823-11-14)	4 days	Pedro I
4		Luís José de Carvalho e Melo, Viscount of Cachoeira (1764–1826)	14 November 1823 (1823-11-14)	4 October 1825 (1825-10-04)	1 year, 324 days	Pedro I
5		Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846)	10 April 1825 (1825-04-10)	21 November 1825 (1825-11-21)	225 days	Pedro I
6		José Egídio Álvares de Almeida, Marquis of Santo Amaro (1767–1832)	21 November 1825 (1825-11-21)	20 January 1826 (1826-01-20)	60 days	Pedro I
7		Antônio Luís Pereira da Cunha, Marquis of Inhambupe (1760–1837)	20 January 1826 (1826-01-20)	15 January 1827 (1827-01-15)	360 days	Pedro I
8		João Severiano Maciel da Costa, Marquis of Queliz (1769–1833)	15 January 1827 (1827-01-15)	20 November 1827 (1827-11-20)	309 days	Pedro I
9		João Carlos Augusto de Oyenhausen-Gravenburg, Marquis of Aracati (1776–1838)	20 November 1827 (1827-11-20)	4 December 1829 (1829-12-04)	2 years, 14 days	Pedro I
10		Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, Marquis of Abrantes (1796–1865)	4 December 1829 (1829-12-04)	23 September 1830 (1830-09-23)	293 days	Pedro I
11		Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846)	23 September 1830 (1830-09-23)	9 December 1830 (1830-12-09)	77 days	Pedro I
12		Francisco Carneiro de Campos (1765–1842)	9 December 1830 (1830-12-09)	19 March 1831 (1831-03-19)	100 days	Pedro I

Regency period

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Regent
12		Francisco Carneiro de Campos (1765–1842)	19 March 1831 (1831-03-19)	3 August 1832 (1832-08-03)	1 year, 137 days	Provisional Triumviral Regency Permanent Triumviral Regency
13		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	3 August 1832 (1832-08-03)	13 September 1832 (1832-09-13)	41 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
14		Bento da Silva Lisboa, Baron of Cairu (1793–1864)	13 September 1832 (1832-09-13)	21 February 1834 (1834-02-21)	1 year, 161 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
15		Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855)	21 February 1834 (1834-02-21)	16 January 1835 (1835-01-16)	329 days	Permanent Triumviral Regency
16		Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855)	16 January 1835 (1835-01-16)	5 February 1836 (1836-02-05)	1 year, 20 days	Diogo Feijó
17		José Inácio Borges (1770–1838)	5 February 1836 (1836-02-05)	3 June 1836 (1836-06-03)	119 days	Diogo Feijó
18		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	3 June 1836 (1836-06-03)	1 November 1836 (1836-11-01)	151 days	Diogo Feijó
19		Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja (1798–1867)	1 November 1836 (1836-11-01)	20 February 1837 (1837-02-20)	111 days	Diogo Feijó
20		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	20 February 1837 (1837-02-20)	16 May 1837 (1837-05-16)	85 days	Diogo Feijó
21		Francisco Jê Acaiaba de Montezuma, Viscount of Jequitinhonha (1794–1870)	16 May 1837 (1837-05-16)	19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)	126 days	Diogo Feijó
22		Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá (1804–1868)	19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)	16 April 1839 (1839-04-16)	1 year, 209 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
23		Cândido Batista de Oliveira (1801–1865)	16 April 1839 (1839-04-16)	1 September 1839 (1839-09-01)	138 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
24		Caetano Maraia Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864)	1 September 1839 (1839-09-01)	24 July 1840 (1840-07-24)	327 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda

Reign of Pedro II

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
25		Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855)	24 July 1840 (1840-07-24)	23 January 1843 (1843-01-23)	2 years, 183 days	Pedro II
26		Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856)	23 January 1843 (1843-01-23)	8 June 1843 (1843-06-08)	136 days	Pedro II
27		Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866)	8 June 1843 (1843-06-08)	2 February 1844 (1844-02-02)	239 days	Pedro II
28		Ernesto Ferreira França (1804–1872)	2 February 1844 (1844-02-02)	26 May 1845 (1845-05-26)	1 year, 113 days	Pedro II
29		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	26 May 1845 (1845-05-26)	2 May 1846 (1846-05-02)	341 days	Pedro II
30		Bento da Silva Lisboa, Baron of Cairu (1793–1864)	2 May 1846 (1846-05-02)	22 May 1847 (1847-05-22)	1 year, 20 days	Pedro II

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Prime Minister
31		Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho (1803–1848)	22 May 1847 (1847-05-22)	29 January 1848 (1848-01-29)	252 days	Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas ( Liberal)
32		José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878)	29 January 1848 (1848-01-29)	8 March 1848 (1848-03-08)	39 days	Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas ( Liberal)
33		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	8 March 1848 (1848-03-08)	31 May 1848 (1848-05-31)	84 days	José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé ( Liberal)
34		Bernardo de Sousa Franco, Viscount of Sousa Franco (1805–1875)	31 May 1848 (1848-05-31)	29 September 1848 (1848-09-29)	121 days	Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo ( Liberal)
35		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	29 September 1848 (1848-09-29)	8 October 1849 (1849-10-08)	1 year, 9 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda ( Conservative)
36		Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai (1807–1866)	8 October 1849 (1849-10-08)	6 September 1853 (1853-09-06)	3 years, 333 days	José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre ( Conservative) Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí ( Conservative)
37		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	6 September 1853 (1853-09-06)	14 June 1855 (1855-06-14)	1 year, 281 days	Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná
38		José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880)	14 June 1855 (1855-06-14)	4 May 1857 (1857-05-04)	1 year, 324 days	Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná ( Conservative) Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
39		Caetano Maraia Lopes Gama, Viscount of Maranguape (1795–1864)	4 May 1857 (1857-05-04)	12 December 1858 (1858-12-12)	1 year, 222 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda ( Conservative)
40		José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880)	12 December 1858 (1858-12-12)	10 August 1859 (1859-08-10)	241 days	Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté ( Conservative)
41		João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906)	10 August 1859 (1859-08-10)	2 March 1861 (1861-03-02)	1 year, 204 days	Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana ( Conservative)
42		José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880)	2 March 1861 (1861-03-02)	21 April 1861 (1861-04-21)	50 days	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
43		Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque (1821–1868)	21 April 1861 (1861-04-21)	10 July 1861 (1861-07-10)	80 days	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
44		Benevenuto Augusto Magalhães Taques (1818–1881)	10 July 1861 (1861-07-10)	24 May 1862 (1862-05-24)	318 days	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
45		Carlos Carneiro de Campos, 3rd Viscount of Caravelas (1805–1878)	24 May 1862 (1862-05-24)	30 May 1862 (1862-05-30)	6 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Progressive League)
46		Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, Marquis of Abrantes (1796–1865)	30 May 1862 (1862-05-30)	15 January 1864 (1864-01-15)	1 year, 230 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda ( Progressive League)
47		Francisco Xavier Paes Barreto (1821–1864)	15 January 1864 (1864-01-15)	9 March 1864 (1864-03-09)	54 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Progressive League)
48		João pedro Dias Vieira (1820–1870)	9 March 1864 (1864-03-09)	31 August 1864 (1864-08-31)	175 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Progressive League)
49		Carlos Carneiro de Campos, 3rd Viscount of Caravelas (1805–1878)	31 August 1864 (1864-08-31)	4 October 1864 (1864-10-04)	34 days	Francisco José Furtado ( Liberal)
50		João pedro Dias Vieira (1820–1870)	4 October 1864 (1864-10-04)	12 May 1865 (1865-05-12)	220 days	Francisco José Furtado ( Liberal)
51		José Antônio Saraiva (1823–1895)	12 May 1865 (1865-05-12)	3 August 1866 (1866-08-03)	1 year, 83 days	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda ( Liberal)
52		Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	3 August 1866 (1866-08-03)	27 October 1866 (1866-10-27)	85 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Liberal)
53		Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque (1821–1868)	27 October 1866 (1866-10-27)	9 December 1867 (1867-12-09)	1 year, 43 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Liberal)
54		João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912)	9 December 1867 (1867-12-09)	14 April 1868 (1868-04-14)	127 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Liberal)
55		João Silveira de Sousa (1824–1906)	14 April 1868 (1868-04-14)	16 July 1868 (1868-07-16)	93 days	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos ( Liberal)
56		José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880)	16 July 1868 (1868-07-16)	29 September 1870 (1870-09-29)	2 years, 75 days	Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí ( Conservative)
57		José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente (1803–1878)	29 September 1870 (1870-09-29)	7 March 1871 (1871-03-07)	159 days	José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente ( Conservative)
58		Manuel Francisco Correia (1831–1905)	7 March 1871 (1871-03-07)	28 January 1873 (1873-01-28)	1 year, 327 days	José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ( Conservative)
59		Carlos Carneiro de Campos (1805–1878)	28 January 1873 (1873-01-28)	25 June 1875 (1875-06-25)	2 years, 148 days	José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ( Conservative)
60		João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (1815–1889)	25 July 1875 (1875-07-25)	15 February 1877 (1877-02-15)	1 year, 205 days	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
61		Diogo Velho Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Cavalcanti (1829–1889)	15 February 1877 (1877-02-15)	5 January 1878 (1878-01-05)	324 days	Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ( Conservative)
62		Domingos de Sousa Leão, Baron of Vila Bela (1819–1879)	5 January 1878 (1878-01-05)	8 February 1879 (1879-02-08)	1 year, 34 days	João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu ( Liberal)
63		João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906)	8 February 1879 (1879-02-08)	4 June 1879 (1879-06-04)	116 days	João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu ( Liberal)
64		Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896)	4 June 1879 (1879-06-04)	28 March 1880 (1880-03-28)	298 days	João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu ( Liberal)
65		Pedro Luís Pereira de Sousa (1839–1884)	28 March 1880 (1880-03-28)	3 November 1881 (1881-11-03)	1 year, 220 days	José Antônio Saraiva ( Liberal)
66		Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto (1836–1906)	3 November 1881 (1881-11-03)	21 January 1882 (1882-01-21)	79 days	José Antônio Saraiva ( Liberal)
67		Filipe Franco (1841–1906)	21 January 1882 (1882-01-21)	3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)	163 days	Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos ( Liberal)
68		Lourenço Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (1842–1918)	3 July 1882 (1882-07-03)	24 May 1883 (1883-05-24)	325 days	João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá ( Liberal)
69		Francisco de Carvalho Soares Brandão (1839–1899)	24 May 1883 (1883-05-24)	6 June 1884 (1884-06-06)	1 year, 13 days	Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira ( Liberal)
70		João da Mata Machado (1850–1901)	6 June 1884 (1884-06-06)	22 December 1884 (1884-12-22)	199 days	Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas ( Liberal)
71		Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (1831–1894)	22 December 1884 (1884-12-22)	6 May 1885 (1885-05-06)	135 days	Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas ( Liberal)
72		João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá (1821–1912)	6 May 1885 (1885-05-06)	10 March 1888 (1888-03-10)	2 years, 309 days	José Antônio Saraiva ( Liberal)
73		João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (1815–1889)	20 August 1885 (1885-08-20)	10 March 1888 (1888-03-10)	2 years, 203 days	João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe ( Conservative)
74		Antônio da Silva Prado (1840–1929)	10 March 1888 (1888-03-10)	27 June 1888 (1888-06-27)	109 days	João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira ( Conservative)
75		Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (1833–1889)	27 June 1888 (1888-06-27)	7 June 1889 (1889-06-07)	345 days	João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira ( Conservative)
76		José Francisco Diana (1841–1916)	7 June 1889 (1889-06-07)	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	161 days	Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto ( Liberal)

Republican period

First Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
77		Quintino Bocaiuva (1836–1912)	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	23 January 1891 (1891-01-23)	1 year, 69 days		PRC	Deodoro da Fonseca ( Ind)
78		Justo Chermont (1857–1926)	26 February 1891 (1891-02-26)	23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)	270 days		PRF	Deodoro da Fonseca ( Ind)
79		Fernando Lobo Leite Pereira (1851–1918)	30 November 1891 (1891-11-30)	12 February 1892 (1892-02-12)	74 days		PR Federal	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
80		Serzedelo Correia (1858–1932)	12 February 1892 (1892-02-12)	22 June 1892 (1892-06-22)	131 days		Independent	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
–		Custódio José de Melo (1840–1902) Acting	22 June 1892 (1892-06-22)	11 December 1892 (1892-12-11)	172 days		Independent	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
81		Antônio Francisco de Paula Sousa (1843–1917)	11 December 1892 (1892-12-11)	22 April 1893 (1893-04-22)	132 days		PRP	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
82		Felisbelo Firmo de Oliveira Freire (1858–1916)	22 April 1893 (1893-04-22)	30 June 1893 (1893-06-30)	69 days		Independent	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
83		João Filipe Pereira (1861–1950)	30 June 1893 (1893-06-30)	7 October 1893 (1893-10-07)	99 days		PRF	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
84		Alexandre Cassiano do Nascimento (1856–1912)	27 October 1893 (1893-10-27)	15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)	1 year, 19 days		PRR	Floriano Peixoto ( Ind)
85		Carlos Augusto de Carvalho (1851–1905)	15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)	1 September 1896 (1896-09-01)	1 year, 291 days		Independent	Prudente de Morais ( PR Federal)
86		Dionísio Cerqueira (1847–1910)	1 September 1896 (1896-09-01)	15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)	2 years, 75 days		Independent	Prudente de Morais ( PR Federal)
87		Olinto de Magalhães (1866–1948)	15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)	15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)	4 years, 0 days		Independent	Campos Sales ( PRP)
–		J. J. Seabra (1855–1942) Acting	15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)	3 December 1902 (1902-12-03)	18 days		Independent	Rodrigues Alves ( PRP)
88		José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845–1912)	3 December 1902 (1902-12-03)	10 February 1912 (1912-02-10)	9 years, 69 days		Independent	Rodrigues Alves ( PRP) Afonso Pena ( Minas Republican Party) Nilo Peçanha ( PRF) Hermes da Fonseca ( PRC)
–		Eneias Martins (1872–1919) Acting	10 February 1912 (1912-02-10)	14 February 1912 (1912-02-14)	4 days		Independent	Hermes da Fonseca ( PRC)
89		Lauro Müller (1863–1926)	14 February 1912 (1912-02-14)	7 May 1917 (1917-05-07)	5 years, 82 days		PRC	Hermes da Fonseca ( PRC) Venceslau Brás
90		Nilo Peçanha (1867–1924)	7 May 1917 (1917-05-07)	15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)	1 year, 192 days		PRF	Venceslau Brás ( Minas Republican Party)
91		Domício da Gama (1862–1925)	15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	255 days		Independent	Delfim Moreira ( Minas Republican Party)
–		Augusto Cochrane de Alencar (1865–1927)	28 July 1919 (1919-07-28)	29 July 1919 (1919-07-29)	1 day		Independent	Epitácio Pessoa ( Minas Republican Party)
92		José Manuel de Azevedo Marques (1865–1943)	29 July 1919 (1919-07-29)	15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)	3 years, 109 days		Independent	Epitácio Pessoa ( Minas Republican Party)
93		Félix Pacheco (1879–1935)	15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)	15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)	4 years, 0 days		Independent	Artur Bernardes ( Minas Republican Party)
94		Otávio Mangabeira (1886–1960)	15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	3 years, 343 days		PRB	Washington Luís ( PRP)

Second Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	President
95		Afrânio de Melo Franco (1870–1943)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	28 December 1933 (1933-12-28)	3 years, 65 days	Military Junta of 1930 Getúlio Vargas
96		Félix de Barros Cavalcanti de Lacerda (1880–1950)	28 December 1933 (1933-12-28)	26 July 1934 (1934-07-26)	210 days	Getúlio Vargas
97		José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968)	26 July 1934 (1934-07-26)	1 November 1936 (1936-11-01)	2 years, 98 days	Getúlio Vargas
98		Mário de Pimentel Brandão (1889–1956)	1 November 1936 (1936-11-01)	15 March 1938 (1938-03-15)	1 year, 134 days	Getúlio Vargas
99		Osvaldo Aranha (1894–1960)	15 March 1938 (1938-03-15)	23 August 1944 (1944-08-23)	6 years, 161 days	Getúlio Vargas
–		Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting	24 August 1944 (1944-08-24)	20 February 1945 (1945-02-20)	180 days	Getúlio Vargas
–		José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) Acting	20 February 1945 (1945-02-20)	19 March 1945 (1945-03-19)	27 days	Getúlio Vargas
–		Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting	19 March 1945 (1945-03-19)	15 April 1945 (1945-04-15)	27 days	Getúlio Vargas
–		José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968) Acting	15 April 1945 (1945-04-15)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	82 days	Getúlio Vargas
–		Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947) Acting	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	30 October 1945 (1945-10-30)	116 days	Getúlio Vargas
100		Pedro Leão Veloso (1887–1947)	31 October 1945 (1945-10-31)	30 January 1946 (1946-01-30)	91 days	José Linhares

Fourth Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
101		João Neves da Fontoura (1887–1963)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	24 July 1946 (1946-07-24)	174 days		Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra ( PSD)
–		Samuel de Sousa Leão Gracie (1891–1967) Acting	25 July 1946 (1946-07-25)	12 December 1946 (1946-12-12)	140 days		Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra ( PSD)
102		Raul Fernandes (1877–1968)	12 December 1946 (1946-12-12)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	4 years, 50 days		Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra ( PSD)
103		Samuel de Sousa Leão Gracie (1891–1967)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	19 June 1953 (1953-06-19)	2 years, 139 days		Independent	Getúlio Vargas ( PTB)
–		Mário de Pimentel Brandão (1889–1956) Acting	19 June 1953 (1953-06-19)	2 July 1953 (1953-07-02)	13 days		Independent	Getúlio Vargas ( PTB)
104		Vicente Rao (1892–1978)	3 July 1953 (1953-07-03)	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	1 year, 52 days		Independent	Getúlio Vargas ( PTB)
105		Raul Fernandes (1877–1968)	26 August 1954 (1954-08-26)	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	1 year, 77 days		Independent	Café Filho ( PSP)
106		José Carlos de Macedo Soares (1883–1968)	12 November 1955 (1955-11-12)	4 July 1958 (1958-07-04)	2 years, 234 days		Independent	Nereu Ramos ( PSD) Juscelino Kubitschek ( PSD)
107		Negrão de Lima (1901–1981)	4 July 1958 (1958-07-04)	30 August 1959 (1959-08-30)	1 year, 57 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek ( PSD)
108		Horácio Lafer (1900–1965)	30 August 1959 (1959-08-30)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	1 year, 154 days		PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek ( PSD)
109		Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (1905–1990)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	206 days		UDN	Jânio Quadros ( PTN)
–		Vacant	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	7 September 1961 (1961-09-07)	13 days		Vacant	Ranieri Mazzilli ( PSD)

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
110		San Tiago Dantas (1911–1964)	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)	307 days		PTB	Tancredo Neves ( PSD)
111		Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (1905–1990)	12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)	18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)	68 days		UDN	Francisco Brochado da Rocha ( PSD)
112		Hermes Lima (1902–1978)	18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	128 days		PTB	Hermes Lima ( PTB)

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
112		Hermes Lima (1902–1978)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	145 days		PTB	João Goulart ( PTB)
113		Evandro Lins e Silva (1912–2002)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	22 August 1963 (1963-08-22)	65 days		Independent	João Goulart ( PTB)
114		João Augusto de Araújo Castro (1919–1975)	22 August 1963 (1963-08-22)	31 March 1964 (1964-03-31)	222 days		Independent	João Goulart ( PTB)

Military Dictatorship (Fifth Brazilian Republic)

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
115		Vasco Leitão da Cunha (1903–1984)	4 April 1964 (1964-04-04)	17 January 1966 (1966-01-17)	1 year, 288 days		Independent	Ranieri Mazzilli ( PSD) Castelo Branco ( ARENA)
116		Juracy Magalhães (1905–2001)	17 January 1966 (1966-01-17)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	1 year, 57 days		ARENA	Castelo Branco ( ARENA)
117		Magalhães Pinto (1909–1996)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	2 years, 229 days		ARENA	Costa e Silva ( ARENA) Military Junta of 1969 ( Military dictatorship in Brazil)
118		Mário Gibson Barbosa (1918–2007)	31 October 1969 (1969-10-31)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	4 years, 135 days		Independent	Emílio Garrastazu Médici ( ARENA)
119		Azeredo da Silveira (1917–1990)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	5 years, 0 days		Independent	Ernesto Geisel ( ARENA)
120		Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro (1918–2011)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	45 years, 43 days		Independent	João Figueiredo ( PDS)

Sixth Brazilian Republic

No.	Portrait	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
121		Olavo Setúbal (1923–2008)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	336 days		MDB	José Sarney ( MDB)
122		Abreu Sodré (1917–1999)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	4 years, 29 days		PFL	José Sarney ( MDB)
123		Francisco Rezek (born 1944)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)	2 years, 29 days		Independent	Fernando Collor ( PRN)
124		Celso Lafer (born 1941)	13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	172 days		Independent	Fernando Collor ( PRN)
125		Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931)	5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)	20 May 1993 (1993-05-20)	227 days		PSDB	Itamar Franco ( MDB)
–		Luiz Felipe Lampreia (1941–2016) Acting	20 May 1993 (1993-05-20)	20 July 1993 (1993-07-20)	61 days		Independent	Itamar Franco ( MDB)
126		Celso Amorim (born 1942)	20 July 1993 (1993-07-20)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 year, 165 days		MDB	Itamar Franco ( MDB)
127		Luiz Felipe Lampreia (1941–2016)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	6 years, 11 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( PSDB)
–		Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa (born 1945) Acting	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)	17 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( PSDB)
128		Celso Lafer (born 1941)	29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	2 years, 0 days		Independent	Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( PSDB)
129		Celso Amorim (born 1942)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	8 years, 0 days		PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ( PT)
130		Antonio Patriota (born 1954)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	26 August 2013 (2013-08-26)	2 years, 237 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff ( PT)
–		Eduardo dos Santos (born 1952) Acting	26 August 2013 (2013-08-26)	28 August 2013 (2013-08-28)	2 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff ( PT)
131		Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (born 1955)	28 August 2013 (2013-08-28)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	1 year, 126 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff ( PT)
132		Mauro Vieira (born 1951)	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	1 year, 132 days		Independent	Dilma Rousseff ( PT)
133		José Serra (born 1942)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)	286 days		PSDB	Michel Temer ( MDB)
–		Marcos Galvão (born 1959) Acting	22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)	7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)	13 days		Independent	Michel Temer ( MDB)
134		Aloysio Nunes (born 1945)	7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	1 year, 300 days		PSDB	Michel Temer ( MDB)
135		Ernesto Araújo (born 1967)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	2 years, 87 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro ( PSL)
136		Carlos França (born 1964)	6 April 2021 (2021-04-06)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	3 years, 21 days		Independent	Jair Bolsonaro ( PL)
137		Mauro Vieira (born 1951)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 117 days		Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ( PT)

See also

• List of ministers of justice of Brazil
• List of ministers of health of Brazil

References