The set of ministers of State, the cabinet. Under the Constitution of 1824, the emperor appointed and dismissed them freely, and they signed the acts of the Executive Power. The president of the Council of Ministers, a kind of prime minister, was formally created in 1847. Each department is also called a Ministry, as in the Ministry of War.
Where It Appears
- Chapters LVIII to LXVII: The Atalaia, the Rescue, and Maria Benedita
- Chapters CXIX to CXXXII: Marriage, Rupture, and the Offended Major
- Chapters CLX to CLXXI: Sofia Draws Back, Rubião Raves
- Chapters CLXXII to CLXXXI: Teófilo, the Ministry, and Abandonment
- Chapters CLXXXII to CCI: Madness, Abandonment, and Rubião's Death