Senado Federal do Brasil

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:also_represents gptkb:Federal_District
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:electionMethod direct popular vote
gptkbp:established 1824
gptkbp:firstElection 1826
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senado Federal do Brasil
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:lastElection 2022
gptkbp:legislature 4 years (for Chamber of Deputies), 8 years (for Senate)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brasília
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palácio_do_Congresso_Nacional
gptkbp:nextEdition 2026
gptkbp:number_of_seats_per_state 3
gptkbp:number_of_states_represented 26
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 81
gptkbp:officialLanguage Portuguese
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www25.senado.leg.br/
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil
gptkbp:president gptkb:Rodrigo_Pacheco
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Federal_Senate
gptkbp:renewable one third and two thirds alternately every four years
gptkbp:represents federative units of Brazil
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:legislation
budget approval
impeachment trials
oversight
approval of presidential appointments
federal accounts approval
federal audit approval
federal budget approval
federal district administration approval
federal expenditure approval
federal intervention approval
federal loans approval
federal revenue approval
federal tax approval
international treaties approval
judicial appointments approval
military promotions approval
public debt approval
state of defense approval
state of siege approval
gptkbp:symbol Blue marble panel in the Senate chamber
gptkbp:termLength 8 years
gptkbp:type gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Congresso_Nacional_do_Brasil
gptkbp:votingSystem majoritarian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Senate_of_Brazil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6