Brazilian National Congress

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brazilian_National_Congress
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Oscar_Niemeyer
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1960
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkb:Federal_Senate
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:established 1826
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brazilian National Congress
gptkbp:legislature February to December
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brasília
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:National_Congress_Palace
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Congresso_Nacional
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 594
513 (Chamber of Deputies)
81 (Federal Senate)
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 2
gptkbp:officialLanguage Portuguese
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkb:President_of_the_Federal_Senate
gptkbp:symbol two domes and two towers
gptkbp:termLength 4 years (Chamber of Deputies)
8 years (Federal Senate)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Brasília (since 1987)
gptkbp:votingSystem majoritarian (Federal Senate)
open list proportional representation (Chamber of Deputies)
gptkbp:website https://www2.camara.leg.br/english
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deputado_Federal
gptkb:Centrão
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6