Brazilian Federal Legislature

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brazilian_Federal_Legislature
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkb:Federal_Senate
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Brazil
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:established 1824
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brazilian Federal Legislature
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:legislature annual
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brasília
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:National_Congress_Palace
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates 513
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 2
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 594
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 81
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:President_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:National_Congress_Palace
gptkbp:termLength 4 years (Chamber of Deputies)
8 years (Federal Senate)
gptkbp:type bicameral
gptkbp:votingSystem majoritarian (Federal Senate)
open list proportional representation (Chamber of Deputies)
gptkbp:website https://www2.camara.leg.br/
https://www25.senado.leg.br/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diário_da_Câmara_dos_Deputados
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7