Brazilian elections

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Brazilian elections are the periodic democratic processes through which citizens of Brazil choose their representatives at the municipal, state, and federal levels, including the president, governors, legislators, and mayors.

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instanceOf electoral process
allowsCandidacyFromAge 21 years for federal deputy
35 years for president
35 years for senator
ballotType candidate ballot for majoritarian offices
party-list ballot for proportional offices
country Brazil
districtDeputyTermLength 4 years
electoralRegisterRequirement voter registration
elects President of Brazil
Vice President of Brazil
city councillors
district deputies
federal deputies
mayors
senators
state deputies
state governors
vice governors
vice mayors
federalDeputyTermLength 4 years
governedBy Constitution of Brazil
gubernatorialReelectionLimit 1 consecutive term
gubernatorialTermLength 4 years
languageOfBallot Portuguese
mainElectionDay first Sunday of October
mayoralReelectionLimit 1 consecutive term
mayoralTermLength 4 years
municipalElectionFrequency every 4 years
organizedBy Regional Electoral Courts
Superior Electoral Court of Brazil
surface form: Superior Electoral Court
presidentialElectionFrequency every 4 years
presidentialReelectionLimit 1 consecutive term
presidentialTermLength 4 years
prohibits voting by illiterate foreigners
regulatedBy Electoral Code of Brazil
runoffElectionDay last Sunday of October
senateTermLength 8 years
stateDeputyTermLength 4 years
supervisedBy Public Prosecutor's Office (Brazil)
usesProportionalRepresentationFor city council elections
district deputy elections
federal deputy elections
state deputy elections
usesTwoRoundSystemFor gubernatorial elections
mayoral elections in large cities
presidential elections
votingAgeMinimum 16 years
votingCompulsoryFromAge 18 years
votingMethod direct popular vote
votingOptionalFromAge 16 years
70 years
votingSystem electronic voting

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Brazilian Communist Party participatesIn Brazilian elections