Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministério das Relações Exteriores
	; Itamaraty Palace
Agency overview
Formed	13 November 1823
Type	Ministry
Headquarters	Itamaraty Palace; Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco H; Brasília–DF; 15°48′36″S 47°52′12″W
Annual budget	BRL 2.3 billion (2022)
Agency executives	Mauro Vieira, Minister; Maria Laura da Rocha, Secretary-General of Foreign Affairs;
Child agencies	Rio Branco Institute; Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation;
Website	gov.br/mre/en

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE; Portuguese: Ministério das Relações Exteriores; literally: Ministry of External Relations) conducts Brazil's foreign relations with other countries. It is commonly referred to in Brazilian media and diplomatic jargon as Itamaraty, after the palace which houses the ministry (originally in Rio de Janeiro, and currently in a second location which also bears this name in Brasília). Since 1 January 2023, the minister responsible is Mauro Vieira.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs operates the Rio Branco Institute and the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation.

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