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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Congress of Brazil canonical | 19 |
| Congresso Nacional | 2 |
| Congresso Nacional do Brasil | 1 |
| General Assembly of Brazil | 1 |
| Legislative Branch of Brazil | 1 |
| Legislative branch of Brazil | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CNRT
this entity surface form:
Congresso Nacional
this entity surface form:
Congresso Nacional do Brasil
this entity surface form:
Congresso Nacional
this entity surface form:
General Assembly of Brazil
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
this entity surface form:
Legislative Branch of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Legislative branch of Brazil
subject surface form:
Federal District (Brazil)