Council of Government of Brazil

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The Council of Government (Portuguese: Conselho de Governo), formerly called Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros) and more rarely Cabinet (Portuguese: Gabinete), is an advisory body of the Federal Government of Brazil, responsible with advising the President of the Republic on the formulation of government action guidelines. While not expressly provided for in the Constitution and holding no powers of its own, the Council is considered the principal body for governmental discussion and decision-making at the federal level. Currently, only the President and the Ministers of State are members, but the Vice President traditionally participates either in their own right or while heading one of the ministries. The President of the Republic is ex officio the President of the Council of Government (Portuguese: Presidente do Conselho de Governo).

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