Ministry of Education of Brazil
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The Ministry of Education of Brazil is the federal government body responsible for formulating and implementing national education policies, overseeing public universities, and regulating the country’s education system.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5819002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ministry of Education of Brazil Context triple: [Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, governedBy, Ministry of Education of Brazil]
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Administración Nacional de Educación Pública
La Administración Nacional de Educación Pública es el organismo estatal autónomo responsable de la gestión y regulación de la educación pública en Uruguay.
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University of Brasília
The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
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Chilean Ministry of Education
The Chilean Ministry of Education is the government body responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing national education policies and standards across Chile’s educational system.
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Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture
The Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture is the national government body responsible for overseeing Uruguay’s education system and cultural policies, including the implementation of major digital inclusion and educational technology initiatives.
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Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura is Uruguay’s government ministry responsible for national education policy, cultural affairs, and the promotion and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ministry of Education of Brazil Target entity description: The Ministry of Education of Brazil is the federal government body responsible for formulating and implementing national education policies, overseeing public universities, and regulating the country’s education system.
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A.
Administración Nacional de Educación Pública
La Administración Nacional de Educación Pública es el organismo estatal autónomo responsable de la gestión y regulación de la educación pública en Uruguay.
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B.
University of Brasília
The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
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C.
Chilean Ministry of Education
The Chilean Ministry of Education is the government body responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing national education policies and standards across Chile’s educational system.
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D.
Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture
The Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture is the national government body responsible for overseeing Uruguay’s education system and cultural policies, including the implementation of major digital inclusion and educational technology initiatives.
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Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura is Uruguay’s government ministry responsible for national education policy, cultural affairs, and the promotion and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal executive body
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government ministry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Federative Republic of Brazil
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linked to:
Brazil
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| budgetFunction |
funding of federal education programs
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funding of federal universities ⓘ funding of student aid programs ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
municipal education secretariats of Brazil
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state education secretariats of Brazil ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| follows |
Constitution of Brazil
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education laws of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasMinisterialPost | Minister of Education of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.gov.br/mec ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brasília
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Federal District ⓘ |
| implements |
National Education Plan of Brazil
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linked to:
Ministry of Education of Brazil
federal student financial aid policies in Brazil ⓘ literacy and adult education programs in Brazil ⓘ teacher training policies in Brazil ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal level ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Brasília time ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Ministério da Educação
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linked to:
Ministry of Education of Brazil
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| oversees |
federal institutes of education, science and technology of Brazil
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federal universities of Brazil ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian federal universities network
public universities in Brazil ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of Brazil
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linked to:
Brazilian government
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| partOf |
Federal government of Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian government
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| regulates |
Brazilian education system
ⓘ
higher education institutions in Brazil ⓘ national curriculum guidelines in Brazil ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
basic education policy in Brazil
ⓘ
federal education system of Brazil ⓘ higher education policy in Brazil ⓘ national education policy of Brazil ⓘ national educational assessments in Brazil ⓘ policies for distance education in Brazil ⓘ policies for early childhood education in Brazil ⓘ policies for inclusive education in Brazil ⓘ quality assurance in Brazilian education ⓘ recognition and accreditation of higher education courses in Brazil ⓘ vocational and technological education policy in Brazil ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| shortName | MEC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ministry of Education of Brazil Description of subject: The Ministry of Education of Brazil is the federal government body responsible for formulating and implementing national education policies, overseeing public universities, and regulating the country’s education system.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)
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coordinatesWith
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Ministry of Education (Brazil)
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linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
subject linked to:
Instituto Federal do Ceará campus in Quixadá
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
Universidade Federal do Ceará campus in Sobral
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hasParentOrganization
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Ministério da Educação do Brasil
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linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
subject linked to:
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP)
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
subject linked to:
Programa Universidade para Todos (ProUni)
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
Center for Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET-UFSCar)
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governedBy
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Brazilian Ministry of Education
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linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
linked to: Ministry of Education of Brazil
IFC – Instituto Federal Catarinense (campus Jaraguá do Sul)
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governedBy
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Ministry of Education of Brazil
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