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brazil*

H.E. Luís Roberto Barroso,
Chairperson, Superior Electoral Court (TSE)

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name (A) LEGISLATURE
BRAZIL
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Bicameral
The Federative Republic of Brazil
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government The Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
Federal Presidential Republic
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of the Government nominated
President – Jair Bolsonaro 81 members of the Senado Federal (Federal
Senate) are elected by plurality vote. 513
5. Head of the State members of the Camara dos Deputados
President – Jair Bolsonaro (Chamber of Deputies) are elected through open-

6. Capital list proportional representation system
Brasilia 4. Popular House

7. Currency Both the Senado Federal and the Camara dos
Brazilian real Deputados
5. Type of Electoral System
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
White 47.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) Two-round system
43.1%, black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, indigenous 0.4% PArt iii
(2010 est.)
ELECtorAL sYstEM
9. Date of Independence and from which Country
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
5 October 1988 1. Name of the EMB(S) with Short form/Abbreviation
O Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) (Superior
11. Language (s) Electoral Court)
Portuguese (official)
2. Website Address
12. Literacy Levels http://www.tse.jus.br/
92.05%

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