Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Oscar_Niemeyer
gptkbp:authority federal lawmaking, budget approval, oversight of executive
gptkbp:broadcastsSessions yes, via TV Câmara
gptkbp:budget approves federal budget
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1960
gptkbp:canApproveInternationalTreaties yes
gptkbp:canApproveStateOfDefense yes
gptkbp:canApproveStateOfSiege yes
gptkbp:canInvestigateExecutive yes
gptkbp:canOverrideSenateVeto yes, with absolute majority
gptkbp:canProposeConstitutionalAmendments yes
gptkbp:canSummonMinisters yes
gptkbp:coatOfArms File:Brasão da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil.svg
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:deputiesTitle gptkb:Deputado_Federal
gptkbp:district 27
gptkbp:electionCycle every 4 years
gptkbp:electionMethod direct popular vote
gptkbp:established 1826
gptkbp:firstElection 1826
gptkbp:hasParliamentaryCommittees yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
gptkbp:impeached can initiate impeachment of the President
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:lastElection 2 October 2022
gptkbp:legislativeSessionsPerYear two regular sessions
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:57th_Legislature_(as_of_2023)
drafts and votes on federal laws
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brasília,_Federal_District,_Brazil
gptkbp:maximumSeatsPerState 70
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palácio_do_Congresso_Nacional,_Brasília
gptkbp:minimumAgeForMembers 21
gptkbp:minimumSeatsPerState 8
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Câmara_dos_Deputados
gptkbp:nextEdition 4 October 2026
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 513
gptkbp:officialSeal File:Selo da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil.svg
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.camara.leg.br/
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Brazilian_states_and_Federal_District
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Congress_of_Brazil
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Assembly_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkb:Arthur_Lira
gptkbp:salary R$ 33,763.00 monthly (as of 2023)
gptkbp:sessionRoom File:Plenário da Câmara dos Deputados.jpg
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:threshold no formal threshold, but proportional representation applies
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Federal_Senate_(Brazil)
gptkbp:votingSystem open list proportional representation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jair_Bolsonaro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4