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The National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government.Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house).
The National Congress Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Congresso Nacional) is a building in Brasilia, Brazil that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil. It was built in 1960.
The Federal Senate (Portuguese: Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil.When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 and under the first republican Constitution the Federal Senate has resembled the United States Senate.
The 57th Legislature of National Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal Government of Brazil, composed by the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It convened in Brasília on 1 February 2023, a month after the inauguration of the winner of the 2022 presidential election .
The two lawmakers have gained support from conservatives and liberals alike partly by promising to fight for Congress to determine how to spend an ever-bigger share of Brazil’s federal budget ...
Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, which is based on a representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. [1] The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of Brazil. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of Brazil ...
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro hold a banner that reads, in Portuguese, "Military Intervention" as they storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday ...
In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazil’s Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry ...