Constitution of Brazil

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Brazil is the supreme law that establishes the country’s political framework, defines the powers and limits of government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 4
1988 Brazilian Constitution 1
1988 Constitution of Brazil 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1988-10-05 ⓘ
aimsTo consolidate democracy after the military regime in Brazil ⓘ
allowsPresidentialReelection one consecutive term (after 1997 amendment) ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires three-fifths majority in both houses of Congress in two rounds ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1988-10-05 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn education system ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
impeachment of the President ⓘ
indigenous peoples' rights ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ
public administration principles ⓘ
social security system ⓘ
state of defense and state of siege ⓘ
tax system ⓘ
containsTitle Defense of the State and Democratic Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Economic and Financial Order NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fundamental Principles ⓘ
Fundamental Rights and Guarantees NERFINISHED ⓘ
Organization of the Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Organization of the State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Social Order ⓘ
Taxation and Budget ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment federal presidential republic ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystem democratic state under the rule of law ⓘ
definesStateStructure federation of states, Federal District and municipalities ⓘ
draftedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1987–1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes Federative Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesExecutiveBranch President of the Republic ⓘ
establishesJudiciaryBody Electoral Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Labor Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Military Courts ⓘ
Regional Federal Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Courts of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
Superior Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesLegislativeBranch National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesLegislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Federal Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesVoting direct and secret voting ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ
guaranteesRight due process of law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
habeas data ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
social rights such as health, education and social security ⓘ
hasBeenAmended many times since 1988 ⓘ
headOfStateAtPromulgation José Sarney NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy post-authoritarian constitutionalism ⓘ
principles of social democracy ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Brazil ⓘ
nickName Constituição Cidadã NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibitsAmendmentOf direct, secret, universal and periodic voting ⓘ
federative form of state ⓘ
individual rights and guarantees ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
promulgatedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1987–1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor constitutional amendments ⓘ
recognizes pluralism of political parties ⓘ
replaced Constitution of Brazil of 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ
separationOfPowers executive ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
legislative ⓘ
setsPresidentialTermLength 4 years ⓘ
shortName Constituição Federal de 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Brazil → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil → establishedUnderConstitution → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1988 Constitution of Brazil
Chamber of Deputies → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Chamber of Deputies → establishedBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
this entity surface form: Brazilian Constitution of 1988
Brazilian government → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte → operatesWithinLegalFramework → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Constitution of Brazil
Governor of Rio Grande do Norte → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Federal Senate of Brazil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian elections → governedBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Paraíba → follows → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Governor of Paraíba → higherLegalFramework → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Court of Justice of Paraíba → appliesLawOf → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Municipal government of Olinda → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Nossa Senhora do Socorro → isSubjectToLaw → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Sergipe → follows → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal constitution of Brazil (as framework)
Governor of Sergipe → officeCreatedUnder → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Governor of Sergipe → subordinateTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Court of Justice of Sergipe → appliesLawOf → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District → subjectTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Federal Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Municipality of São Paulo → follows → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Jales → governedUnder → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Sumaré → isSubjectTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Rio Grande da Serra → appliesLaw → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Tocantins → createdBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1988 Brazilian Constitution
Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil