### [2026-05-12](/feed/2026/05/12/index.md)

##### Brazil
# Brazilian president Lula da Silva announces the formal creation of the Ministry of Public Security after its previous iteration was folded into the Ministry of Justice in 2019. 




### Sources:

1. [Agencia Brasil](https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2026-05/lula-says-brazil-will-create-public-security-ministry)

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