National Department of Transport Infrastructure

National Department of Transport Infrastructure
Portuguese: Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes
Agency overview
Formed5 June 2001 (2001-06-05)
Preceding agency
  • DNER
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionFederal government of Brazil
HeadquartersPlanalto Palace, Praça dos Três Poderes
Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget$ 18.47 billion BRL (2023)
Agency executive
  • Antonio Leite dos Santos Filho, Director General
Parent agencyPresidency of the Republic
Websitewww.gov.br/dnit/pt-br

The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Portuguese: Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes, DNIT) is a Brazilian federal agency linked to the Ministry of Transport that plans, builds, operates, and maintains elements of the Federal Transportation System (Sistema Federal de Viação). It was created by Law No. 10,233 of 5 June 2001 as part of a sectoral reorganisation that also extinguished the former National Department of Highways (Departamento Nacional de Estradas de Rodagem, DNER). DNIT is headquartered in Brasília, Federal District.

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