View source for Ministry of War (Brazil)

{{Infobox government agency
| name                 = Ministry of War
| native_name          = Ministério da Guerra
| type                 = Ministry
| image                = Ministério da Guerra Rio de Janeiro 1914.jpg
| image_caption        = The headquarters of the Ministry of War in 1914
| formed               = {{Start date|1821|4|22|df=y}}
| dissolved            = {{End date|1999|6|9|df=y}}
| superseding1         = [[Army High Command]]
| superseding2         = [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)|Ministry of Defence]]
| agency_type          = Ministry
| jurisdiction         = [[Federal government of Brazil]]
| status               =
| headquarters         = [[Rio de Janeiro]] (1822–1960)<br />[[Brasília]] (1960–1999)
}}
The '''Ministry of War''' ({{Langx|pt|Ministério da Guerra}}) was a government ministry of Brazil. It was created on 22 April 1821, later confirmed by a decree of 2 May 1822, as the Secretary of State for War Affairs after the dismemberment of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and War. After the [[Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)|proclamation of the republic in Brazil]], it was renamed "Ministry of War" with Law No. 23 of 30 October 1891.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministério da Guerra (1889-1930) |url=http://mapa.an.gov.br/index.php/dicionario-primeira-republica/529-ministerio-da-guerra-1891-1930 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=mapa.an.gov.br}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==See also==
* [[Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil]]
* [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)|Ministry of Defense of Brazil]]
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of War (Brazil)}}
[[Category:Ministry of Defence (Brazil)]]
[[Category:Government ministries of Brazil|War]]
{{Brazil-mil-stub}}