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Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, which is based on a representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. [1] The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of Brazil. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of Brazil ...
Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Executive power is exercised by the executive branch, headed by the President, advised by a Cabinet. The President is both the head of state and the head of ...
The National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government.Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house).
Brazil, [b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh largest by population, with over 203 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília.
The president of Brazil (Portuguese: presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil.
The government of each state of Brazil is divided into executive, legislative and judiciary branches.. The state executive branch is headed by a state governor and includes a vice governor, both elected by the citizens of the state.
The Constitution of Brazil is composed of nine titles, subsequently divided into chapters and then articles. The articles are in turn divided into short clauses called incisos (indicated by Roman numerals) and parágrafos (indicated by numbers followed by §). The Constitution refers to the country as "the Union".
Secretariat of Federal Revenue of Brazil, Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil; Secretariat of National Treasury, Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional; Collegiate Organs. Conselho Monetário Nacional; Conselho Nacional de Política Fazendária; Conselho de Recursos do Sistema Financeiro Nacional; Conselho Nacional de Seguros Privados