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Brazil's bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house). |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Politics of Brazil takes place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Brazil Because of its troubled political history Brazil has had a number of constitutions The Cabinet of Brazil ( Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial) is the Executive branch of the Brazilian government The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The Vice-President of Brazil is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of Brazil after the President The Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic ( Portuguese: Chefe da Casa Civil da Presidência da República) is the highest-ranking member of the The Cabinet of Brazil ( Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial) is the Executive branch of the Brazilian government The Office of the Solicitor-General is the Brazilian institution which directly or indirectly represents the federal government either in judicial or non-judicial instances In Brazil the Attorney-General is the head of the federal prosecution office called " Ministério Público da União " an autonomous agency in charge of criminal prosecution In its present configuration the Federal Brazilian Senate ( Portuguese: Senado Federal Brasileiro) is a federal legislative body and the Upper house The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ( Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the Lower house of the National Congress of In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State The Supreme Federal Court ( Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) is the Supreme court (court of last resort of Brazil The 2008 Brazilian federal budget was submitted to the National Congress of Brazil by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 5 September 2007 This is a list of the federal institutions of Brazil: Legislative branch National Congress, Congresso Nacional Brazil elects on the national level a Head of state &ndash the president &ndash and a Legislature. This article lists political parties in Brazil. Brazil has a Multi-party system with numerous political parties sharing the vote in which no single On October 23, 2005 Brazil held a country-wide Referendum on article 35 of the Disarmament Statute. In 2006, Brazil held general elections in two rounds The first one occurred on October 1, in which eligible voters chose the president of the country and This is a list of the current Governors of the States of Brazil The Federative Republic of Brazil is a union of twenty-six estados ("states" singular estado) and formed by the states and one district the Distrito |||} This article is about the municipalities of Brazil. The States of Brazil are divided into many municipalities There are serious issues in regard to abuses of human rights in Brazil. Brazil is a significant Political and Economic power in Latin America Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. In its present configuration the Federal Brazilian Senate ( Portuguese: Senado Federal Brasileiro) is a federal legislative body and the Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ( Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the Lower house of the National Congress of A lower house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Upper house.

• The Federal Senate (Senado Federal) contains 81 seats: three senators from each state and three from the Federal District, elected on a majority basis to serve eight-year terms. The Federative Republic of Brazil is a union of twenty-six estados ("states" singular estado) and formed by the states and one district the Distrito The Federal District ( Portuguese: Distrito Federal   is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Elections are staggered so that two-thirds of the upper house is up for election at one time and the remaining one-third four years later.

• The Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) comprises 513 deputies (members of congress), who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. Elections are based on a complex system of proportional representation by states. The seats are allotted proportionally according to each state's population, but each state is eligible for a minimum of eight seats and a maximum of 70 seats.

Both houses of Congress meet in a purpose-built legislative palace in the centre of Brasília. Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau Fifteen political parties are currently represented in Congress. Until recently, it was common for politicians to switch parties, so that the proportion of congressional seats held by particular parties changes regularly. However the Supremo Tribunal Federal has recently declared that it is unconstitutional for Deputies to switch parties during their term in office. The Supreme Federal Court ( Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) is the Supreme court (court of last resort of Brazil

The building

Since the 1960s, the National Congress has its seat in Brasilia. As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar Niemeyer following the style of modern Brazilian architecture. Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian Architect who is considered one of the most important

The semisphere to the left is the seat of the Senate, and the hemisphere to the right is the seat of the Chamber of the Deputies. Between them there are two towers of offices. The Congress also occupies other surrounding buildings, some of them interconnected by a tunnel.

The building is located in the middle of the Monumental Axis, the city main street. The Monumental Axis ("Eixo Monumental" in Portuguese) is a central Avenue in Brasília 's city design In front of it there's a large lawn, where demonstrations take place. At the back of it, there are the Praça dos Três Poderes, where the Palácio do Planalto and the Supremo Tribunal Federal lie. Praça dos Três Poderes ( Portuguese for Square of the Three Powers) is a plaza in Brasília, the Capital of Brazil. The Palácio do Planalto (English " Palace of the Plateau " is the official workplace of the President of Brazil. The Supreme Federal Court ( Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) is the Supreme court (court of last resort of Brazil

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