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Sources accompanying the formation of the third Lula government claim that the elected vice president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) will have two important bodies for the economy in the structure of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC):

National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)

Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil)

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) chose Alckmin as MDIC's holder. The folder will be recreated from the Ministry of Economy and will aim to reverse deindustrialization and encourage job creation.

The structure designed by Lula's team will make Alckmin work with the former minister and former senator Aloízio Mercadante, who will chair the BNDES. The two worked together in the transition — Alckmin coordinated the team, while Mercadante headed the thematic groups.

In addition to BNDES and Apex, sources say that the MDIC should remain with other bodies:

Manaus Free Trade Zone Superintendence (Suframa);
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro);
Secretariat for Micro and Small Enterprises;

Lula considered having a ministry for micro and small companies, but he preferred to have a secretary in the MDIC.

Alckmin's portfolio should also respond for the federal government's arm in the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae).

Camex on the farm

The Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) should be located in the Ministry of Finance. The future minister of the portfolio Fernando Haddad insisted on having Camex in the structure of the ministry.

Camex is responsible for formulating, implementing and coordinating policies related to Brazilian foreign trade.
The chamber also deals with tariff issues that involve the productivity and competitiveness of Brazilian companies in the international market.