Institutional Security Bureau
Portuguese: Gabinete de Segurança Institucional
Bureau overview
Formed1 November 1930 (1930-11-01)
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersPlanalto Palace, Praça dos Três Poderes
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$2.29 b BRL (2023)[1]
Minister responsible
Parent BureauPresidency of the Republic
Websitewww.gov.br/gsi/

The Institutional Security Bureau (Portuguese: Gabinete de Segurança Institucional da Presidência da República, GSI; English: Institutional Security Bureau of the Presidency of the Republic, ISB) is an executive cabinet office of the federal government of Brazil responsible for providing direct assistance at a moment's notice to the President on matters of national security and defense policy. It is currently headed by retired general Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos.[2]

Responsibilities

  • Assist the President directly in the performance of their duties;
  • Prevent the occurrence of serious and imminent threats to institutional stability;
  • Organize crisis management response to a threat to national and institutional stability;
  • Provide personal advice on military and security issues;
  • Coordinate federal intelligence activities and information security;
  • Ensure the personal security of the President, the Vice-President of the Republic and their families and, where determined by the President of the Republic, the holders of the essential organs of the Presidency and other authorities and personalities, having received law enforcement powers for this purpose;
  • Serve as the central government organ which oversees and organizes the Brazilian Nuclear Program Protection System;
  • Provide planning and coordination to events which the President is expected to attend both and home and, with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also abroad;
  • Provide assistance to activities pertaining to the Brazilian Aerospace Sector;
  • Provide assistance to activities pertaining to terrorism and the actions necessary to prevent and neutralize it, providing subsidies when necessary.

History

Created by Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1911-10 of 24 September 1999 by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

The existence of a body responsible for institutional security is not new in Brazilian history, having been the responsibility of multiple government agencies prior to the creation of the Institutional Security Bureau:

  • 1930 – 1934: General Staff of the Provisional Government
  • 1934 – 1938: General Staff of the Government
  • 1938 – 1992: Military Office
  • 1992 – 1999: Ministry of Defence
  • 1999 – 2015 (temporarily deactivated): Institutional Security Bureau
  • 2016 (re-activated by President Michel Temer): Institutional Security Bureau

List of ministers

No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePresident
1
Francisco Ramos de Andrade Neves
Francisco Ramos de Andrade Neves
(1874–1951)
1 November 1930 (1930-11-01)1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)61 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
2
Raul Tavares
Raul Tavares
(1876–1953)
1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)1 May 1931 (1931-05-01)120 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
3
João Ferreira Johnson
João Ferreira Johnson1 May 1931 (1931-05-01)1 November 1932 (1932-11-01)1 year, 184 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
4
Pantaleão da Silva Pessoa
Pantaleão da Silva Pessoa
(1885–1980)
1 November 1932 (1932-11-01)1 May 1935 (1935-05-01)2 years, 181 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
5
Newton de Andrade Cavalcanti
Newton de Andrade Cavalcanti
(1885–1965)
1 May 1935 (1935-05-01)20 July 1935 (1935-07-20)80 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
6
Francisco José Pinto
Francisco José Pinto
(1883–1942)
20 July 1935 (1935-07-20)8 May 1942 (1942-05-08)6 years, 292 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
7
Firmo Freire do Nascimento
Firmo Freire do Nascimento
(1881–1967)
18 September 1942 (1942-09-18)18 October 1945 (1945-10-18)3 years, 30 daysGetúlio Vargas (IND)
8
Francisco Gil Castelo Branco
Francisco Gil Castelo Branco
(1886–1956)
18 October 1945 (1945-10-18)31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)105 daysJosé Linhares (IND)
9
Álcio Souto
Álcio Souto
(1896–1948)
31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)13 September 1948 (1948-09-13)2 years, 226 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
10
João Valdetaro de Amorim e Mello
João Valdetaro de Amorim e Mello
(1896–1989)
13 September 1948 (1948-09-13)4 April 1950 (1950-04-04)1 year, 203 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
11
Newton de Andrade Cavalcanti
Newton de Andrade Cavalcanti
(1885–1965)
4 April 1950 (1950-04-04)31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)302 daysEurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
12
Ciro do Espírito Santo Cardoso
Ciro do Espírito Santo Cardoso
(1898–1979)
31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)31 March 1952 (1952-03-31)1 year, 60 daysGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
13
Aguinaldo Caiado de Castro
Aguinaldo Caiado de Castro
(1899–1963)
10 April 1952 (1952-04-10)24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)2 years, 136 daysGetúlio Vargas (PTB)
14
Juarez Távora
Juarez Távora
(1898–1975)
24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)14 April 1955 (1955-04-14)233 daysCafé Filho (PSP)
15
José Bina Machado
José Bina Machado
(1896–1964)
14 April 1955 (1955-04-14)15 October 1955 (1955-10-15)184 daysCafé Filho (PSP)
16
Floriano de Lima Brayner
Floriano de Lima Brayner
(1897–1983)
15 October 1955 (1955-10-15)31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)108 daysNereu Ramos (PSD)
17
Nélson de Melo
Nélson de Melo
(1899–1989)
31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)5 August 1960 (1960-08-05)4 years, 187 daysJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
18
Waldemar Pio dos Santos
Waldemar Pio dos Santos5 August 1960 (1960-08-05)31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)179 daysJuscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
19
Pedro Geraldo de Almeida
Pedro Geraldo de Almeida
(1901–1977)
31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)28 May 1961 (1961-05-28)117 daysJânio Quadros (PTN)
20
Ernesto Geisel
Ernesto Geisel
(1907–1996)
25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)14 daysRanieri Mazzilli (PSD)
21
Amaury Kruel
Amaury Kruel
(1901–1996)
8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)19 September 1961 (1961-09-19)11 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
22
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
(1905–1998)
19 September 1961 (1961-09-19)12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)296 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
23
Amaury Kruel
Amaury Kruel
(1901–1996)
12 July 1962 (1962-07-12)18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)68 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
24
Albino Silva
Albino Silva
(1909–1976)
18 September 1962 (1962-09-18)12 June 1963 (1963-06-12)267 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
25
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
Aurélio de Lira Tavares
(1905–1998)
12 June 1963 (1963-06-12)18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)128 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
26
Argemiro de Assis Brasil
Argemiro de Assis Brasil
(1907–1982)
18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)31 March 1964 (1964-03-31)165 daysJoão Goulart (PTB)
27
André Fernandes de Sousa
André Fernandes de Sousa
(1903–1975)
2 April 1964 (1964-04-02)15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)13 daysRanieri Mazzilli (PSD)
28
Ernesto Geisel
Ernesto Geisel
(1907–1996)
15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)2 years, 334 daysCastelo Branco (ARENA)
29
Jaime Portela de Melo
Jaime Portela de Melo
(1911–1984)
15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)2 years, 229 daysCosta e Silva (ARENA)
Military Junta of 1969 (Military junta)
30
João Figueiredo
João Figueiredo
(1918–1999)
30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)4 years, 136 daysEmílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
31
Hugo de Abreu
Hugo de Abreu
(1916–1979)
15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)4 January 1978 (1978-01-04)3 years, 295 daysErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
32
Gustavo Moraes Rego Reis
Gustavo Moraes Rego Reis
(1920–1997)
6 January 1978 (1978-01-06)15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)1 year, 68 daysErnesto Geisel (ARENA)
33
Danilo Venturini
Danilo Venturini
(1922–2015)
15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)3 years, 162 daysJoão Figueiredo (ARENA)
34
Rubem Carlos Ludwig
Rubem Carlos Ludwig
(1926–1989)
24 August 1982 (1982-08-24)15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)2 years, 203 daysJoão Figueiredo (PDS)
35
Rubem Bayma Denys
Rubem Bayma Denys
(born 1929)
15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)5 years, 0 daysJosé Sarney (MDB)
36
Agenor de Carvalho
Agenor de Carvalho
(born 1933)
15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)2 years, 201 daysFernando Collor (PRN)
37
Fernando Cardoso
Fernando Cardoso
(1937–2021)
5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)2 years, 88 daysItamar Franco (MDB)
38
Alberto Mendes Cardoso
Alberto Mendes Cardoso
(born 1940)
1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)24 September 1999 (1999-09-24)8 years, 0 daysFernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
39
Jorge Armando Felix
Jorge Armando Felix
(born 1939)
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)8 years, 0 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
40
José Elito Carvalho Siqueira
José Elito Carvalho Siqueira
(born 1946)
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)4 years, 274 daysDilma Rousseff (PT)
41
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
(born 1957)
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)223 daysDilma Rousseff (PT)
42
Sérgio Etchegoyen
Sérgio Etchegoyen
(born 1952)
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)2 years, 234 daysMichel Temer (MDB)
43
Augusto Heleno
Augusto Heleno
(born 1947)
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)4 years, 0 daysJair Bolsonaro (PL)
44
Marco Edson Gonçalves Dias
Marco Edson Gonçalves Dias
(born 1950)
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)108 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
Ricardo Cappelli
Ricardo Cappelli
(born 1972)
Acting
19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)15 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
45
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
(born 1957)
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)Incumbent254 daysLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

References

  1. "Portaria do MPO adapta orçamento para 2023". Ministério do Planejamento e Orçamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. Mazui, Guilherme (4 May 2023). "Lula dá posse a general Amaro, novo ministro do GSI; veja perfil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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