The National Secretariat of Ports and Water Transportation (Portuguese: Secretaria Nacional de Portos e Transportes Aquaviários, SNPTA) was an institution part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and was responsible for the creation of politics and guidelines for the promotion of the seaport sector, besides the execution of the measures, programs and support projects for development of port infrastructure.

The Secretariat was once part of the Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation.

In 2010, around 700 million tons of goods were handler per year in Brazilian ports and it was part of approximately 90% of foreign trade of the country.

[3] In 2007, the Secretariat of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic (SEP/PR) was created by Provisory Measure 369/2007,[4] which was converted into Law 11518/2017.

[6] In 2016, Law 13341 dissolves the Secretariat of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic, merging its attributions to the Ministry of Transports, renamed to Ministry of Transports, Port and Civil Aviation.