In one of his first actions as president, Bolsonaro increased the minimum wage from R$954 to R$998. Hindustan Times commented that "there are just two women in Bolsonaro’s government, which is double the number in the outgoing lineup under President Michel Temer", and that "there are no blacks, despite half of Brazil’s population being at least partly descended from Africans. Seven of the ministers will be military men, eight have technocrat profiles, and seven are politicians. The 22 figure is down from 29 in the outgoing administration. The cabinet will include 22 personnel, of which 16 are ministers, two are cabinet-level positions and four are secretaries directly linked to the presidency. In December 2018 the final composition has emerged after weeks of announcements and appointments. On 15 November 2018, economist Roberto Campos Neto was named as the future Central Bank governor.
A press release from Paulo Guedes's team, released the next day, confirmed Levy's appointment. Paulo that Bolsonaro has yet to confirm the nomination of Levy to the post. Paulo released a story stating that Bolsonaro's team has chosen World Bank director and former Finance minister Joaquim Levy to head the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
The decision drew backlash from the international press because Moro had convicted Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro's chief political rival in the election, for money laundering and corruption. On the first day of November, Bolsonaro confirmed that anti-graft judge Sérgio Moro had accepted his invitation to serve as Justice minister. However, on 7 November, Augusto Heleno was appointed to the Institutional Security Office of Brazil. On 31 October, President-elect Bolsonaro announced astronaut Marcos Pontes as the future Minister of Science and Technology as of that date, he had already confirmed two other ministerial nominations: Paulo Guedes as Economy minister, and Augusto Heleno as Defense minister. On 11 October 2018, days before his election victory, Bolsonaro had already announced DEM congressman Onyx Lorenzoni as the future Chief of Staff in his cabinet. Main article: Bolsonaro administration cabinet members
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