Brazilian Federal Senate

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Oscar_Niemeyer
gptkbp:authority bicameral
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1960
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Brazil
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:emblem Senate logo
gptkbp:established 1824
gptkbp:firstPresident Marcos Antônio de Araújo
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasMember states and Federal District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brazilian Federal Senate
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:lastElection 2022
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:legislative_body
annual
bill introduction, committee review, plenary vote
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brasília
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkbp:meetingPlace Senate Chamber, National Congress Palace, Brasília
gptkbp:membersPerState 3
gptkbp:minimumAgeForSenator 35
gptkbp:motto Libertas quae sera tamen
gptkbp:nextEdition 2026
gptkbp:notableEvent Impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff
gptkbp:numberOfFederalDistrictsRepresented 1
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 81
gptkbp:numberOfStatesRepresented 26
gptkbp:officialGazette gptkb:Diário_do_Senado_Federal
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Senado_Federal
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Congress_of_Brazil
gptkbp:president gptkb:Rodrigo_Pacheco
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Federal_Senate
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Supreme_Federal_Court
gptkbp:renewalCycle one-third and two-thirds every four years
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:legislation
impeachment trials
oversight
treaty ratification
approval of presidential appointments
gptkbp:salaryOfSenator R$ 33,763.00 monthly (as of 2023)
gptkbp:sessionRoom gptkb:Senate_Chamber
gptkbp:symbol Coat of arms of the Federal Senate
gptkbp:termLength 8 years
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:National_Congress_of_Brazil
gptkbp:votingSystem open list proportional representation
majoritarian
gptkbp:website https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores
gptkbp:YouTubeChannel gptkb:TV_Senado
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luiz_Estevão
gptkb:Library_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6