President of the Chamber of Deputies

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parliamentary office political office in Brazil presiding officer role

The President of the Chamber of Deputies is the presiding officer and chief representative of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, responsible for directing legislative work and overseeing its internal administration.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ political office in Brazil ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	Legislative branch of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
canDelegate	administrative powers to members of the Mesa Diretora ⓘ
category	Brazilian federal political offices ⓘ Speakers of lower houses of national legislatures ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Federal Constitution of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
createdBy	Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
electedBy	members of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ⓘ
electionMethod	secret ballot ⓘ
electionRequirement	absolute majority of votes of deputies present ⓘ
flag	flag of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResidence	official residence of the President of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília ⓘ
isHeadOf	Mesa Diretora da Câmara dos Deputados NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOffice	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Palácio do Congresso Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	line of succession to the Presidency of Brazil ⓘ
partOf	National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInSuccession	second in the presidential line of succession of Brazil ⓘ
presidesOver	Chamber of Deputies of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	Chamber of Deputies of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	being an elected federal deputy ⓘ
responsibleFor	authorizing expenditures of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ calling and closing plenary sessions ⓘ deciding on points of order ⓘ deciding on the admissibility of impeachment petitions against the President of Brazil ⓘ declaring vacancies of seats in the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ directing legislative work in the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ enforcing the internal rules of procedure of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ forwarding approved bills to the Federal Senate ⓘ forwarding approved bills to the President of Brazil for sanction or veto ⓘ initiating impeachment proceedings against the President of Brazil when admissible ⓘ maintaining order in plenary sessions ⓘ managing the administrative services of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ overseeing internal administration of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ representing the Chamber of Deputies in institutional relations ⓘ setting the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ swearing in federal deputies ⓘ swearing in the President of Brazil in joint session when applicable ⓘ
seat	Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	Excelentíssimo Senhor Presidente ⓘ
supervises	Secretariat-General of the Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ administrative directorates of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
symbol	coat of arms of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ⓘ
termLength	2 years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

National Congress of Brazil → headOfLegislatureTitle → President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ

Chamber of Deputies → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ

subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)