National Congress of Brazil

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The National Congress of Brazil is the country’s bicameral federal legislature, composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
legislative branch of government
branchOf Brazilian government
surface form: Government of Brazil
buildingArchitect Oscar Niemeyer
buildingStyle modernist architecture
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Brazil
country Brazil
establishedUnderConstitution Constitution of Brazil
surface form: 1988 Constitution of Brazil
hasFunction approval of federal interventions
budget approval
constitutional amendment
declaration of war
executive oversight
lawmaking
treaty ratification
headOfLegislatureTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies
President of the Federal Senate
jurisdiction Brazilian government
surface form: federal government of Brazil
languageOfProceedings Portuguese
legislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

Federal Senate of Brazil
locatedInCity Brasília
locatedInCountry Brazil
locatedInDistrict Federal District
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
lowerHouseNumberOfMembers 513
lowerHouseTermLengthYears 4
meetsAt Praça dos Três Poderes
surface form: Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília
meetsInBuilding National Congress building
numberOfHouses 2
officialName National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congresso Nacional do Brasil
overseesBranch Executive branch of Brazil
partOfComplex Monumental Axis of Brasília
power approval of presidential veto overrides
creation of federal states and municipalities (under conditions)
impeachment of the President of Brazil
predecessor National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Assembly of Brazil
sessionType joint sessions
plenary sessions
shortName National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congresso Nacional
symbol coat of arms of Brazil (used in official seal)
surface form: coat of arms of Brazil

flag of Brazil
totalNumberOfMembers 594
upperHouse Federal Senate of Brazil
upperHouseNumberOfMembers 81
upperHouseTermLengthYears 8
votingSystemLowerHouse open list proportional representation
votingSystemUpperHouse first-past-the-post

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Brazil legislature National Congress of Brazil
National Congress of Brazil building occupant National Congress of Brazil
CNRT (political party) hasNameElement National Congress of Brazil
subject surface form: CNRT
this entity surface form: Congresso Nacional
Brasília seatOf National Congress of Brazil
Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP hasMember National Congress of Brazil
President of Brazil oathAdministeredBy National Congress of Brazil
National Congress of Brazil officialName National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congresso Nacional do Brasil
National Congress of Brazil shortName National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congresso Nacional
National Congress of Brazil predecessor National Congress of Brazil self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: General Assembly of Brazil
Chamber of Deputies partOf National Congress of Brazil
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Chamber of Deputies seatOfGovernmentBranch National Congress of Brazil
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Brazil
Brazilian government hasBranch National Congress of Brazil
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Brazil
Brazilian government legislativeBody National Congress of Brazil
Federal District (Brazil) isSeatOf National Congress of Brazil
Praça dos Três Poderes hasAdjacentBuilding National Congress of Brazil
Federal Senate of Brazil partOf National Congress of Brazil
Federal District contains National Congress of Brazil
subject surface form: Federal District (Brazil)
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil coequalWith National Congress of Brazil
Itamaraty Palace nearby National Congress of Brazil
Plateau Palace neighboringBuilding National Congress of Brazil
Esplanade of the Ministries adjacentTo National Congress of Brazil
Esplanada dos Ministérios adjacentTo National Congress of Brazil
Law 4,595 of 1964 enactedBy National Congress of Brazil
Federal Senate partOf National Congress of Brazil