Federal Senate
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The Federal Senate is the upper chamber of Brazil's National Congress, responsible for reviewing legislation, representing the states, and overseeing key governmental appointments and processes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Senate canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
upper house of the legislature ⓘ |
| broadcastsSessionsThrough |
Rádio Senado
ⓘ
TV Senado ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| composition |
three senators for the Federal District
ⓘ
three senators per state ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
|
| constitutionalRole | federal legislative power ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 1824 of Brazil
|
| electionType | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | partial renewal every 4 years ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | President of the Federal Senate ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 81 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend legislation
ⓘ
to approve appointments to key public offices ⓘ to approve international treaties ⓘ to authorize foreign loans for the Union ⓘ to conduct impeachment trials of other high officials ⓘ to conduct impeachment trials of the President ⓘ to initiate legislation ⓘ to oversee public debt ⓘ to suspend unconstitutional laws ⓘ |
| hasSessionRoom | Senate Plenary Hall ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www25.senado.leg.br ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Federative Republic of Brazil
|
| locatedIn |
Brasília
ⓘ
Federal District ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
National Congress building
ⓘ
surface form:
National Congress Palace
|
| memberTitle | Senator ⓘ |
| minimumAgeForMembers | 35 years ⓘ |
| officialName | Senado Federal ⓘ |
| otherChamber |
Câmara dos Deputados
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
|
| oversees |
Central Bank of Brazil appointments
ⓘ
ambassadorial appointments ⓘ appointments of ministers of the Federal Court of Accounts ⓘ federal government fiscal policy ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Brazil ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | President of the Federal Senate ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | one-third or two-thirds of seats renewed alternately ⓘ |
| represents |
Brazilian states
ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
surface form:
Federal District of Brazil
|
| reviews | legislation approved by the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post voting
ⓘ
majoritarian voting ⓘ |
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