GovBR News Agencies Database

Complete database of Brazilian government agencies with news feeds.

Overview

This repository contains structured data about 156 Brazilian government agencies, including their official names, institutional classifications, hierarchical relationships, and news feed URLs.

Files

agencies.yaml

Complete database with all agency information:

• name: Official name in Portuguese
• type: Institutional classification (Ministério, Agência, Instituto, Fundação, etc.)
• parent: Parent organization key (see hierarchy.yaml)
• url: News feed URL

Example:

sources:
  mcti:
    name: "Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação"
    type: "Ministério"
    parent: "presidencia"
    url: "https://www.gov.br/mcti/pt-br/acompanhe-o-mcti/noticias/ultimas-noticias"

hierarchy.yaml

Visual tree structure showing organizational relationships using acronyms only.

Example:

presidencia:
  - mcti:
      - inpe
      - inpa
      - cnen:
          - cdtn
          - ien

Statistics

• Total agencies: 156
• Institutional types: 29 different classifications
• Hierarchy levels: 4 (Presidência → Ministries → Agencies → Sub-units)
• Coverage: All federal government agencies with public news feeds

Top Parent Organizations

Parent	Children	Full Name
mcti	21	Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
gestao	12	Ministério da Gestão e da Inovação em Serviços Públicos
cultura	8	Ministério da Cultura
saude	7	Ministério da Saúde
fazenda	7	Ministério da Fazenda

Institutional Types

The database includes 29 different types of government entities:

• Ministério (29)
• Instituto (24)
• Agência (14)
• Autarquia (14)
• Centro (12)
• Secretaria (11)
• Fundação (9)
• Portal (6)
• And 21 more specialized types

Usage

Python

import yaml

with open('agencies.yaml', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    data = yaml.safe_load(f)
    agencies = data['sources']

# Get all ministries
ministries = {k: v for k, v in agencies.items() if v['type'] == 'Ministério'}

# Get children of a specific parent
mcti_children = {k: v for k, v in agencies.items() if v['parent'] == 'mcti'}

JavaScript/Node.js

const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const fs = require('fs');

const data = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync('agencies.yaml', 'utf8'));
const agencies = data.sources;

// Get all agencies with news URLs
const newsFeeds = Object.entries(agencies).map(([key, agency]) => ({
  key,
  name: agency.name,
  url: agency.url
}));

Data Quality

• ✅ Complete: All 156 agencies have complete metadata
• ✅ Validated: All parent references are valid
• ✅ Consistent: Uniform structure across all entries
• ✅ Up-to-date: Last updated October 2025

Research Methodology

The data was compiled through:

1. Official gov.br website analysis
2. Legal documentation and founding laws
3. Institutional structure research (vinculação)
4. Manual verification of news feed URLs

Contributing

To suggest corrections or additions:

1. Verify information from official government sources
2. Ensure URLs point to valid news feeds
3. Maintain YAML structure consistency
4. Submit pull request with detailed explanation

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This data is compiled from public government sources.

Maintained By

DestaquesGovBr

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Last Updated: October 25, 2025 Version: 1.0.0