Senado Federal
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Senado Federal is the upper house of Brazil’s National Congress, responsible for federal legislative duties, oversight, and representing the states at the national level.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of the National Congress of Brazil
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| architectOfSeat | Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfSeat | modernist ⓘ |
| composition | 81 senators ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1826 ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict |
Brazilian state
ⓘ
Federal District of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
approval of federal budget
ⓘ
approval of high-level federal appointments ⓘ federal legislation ⓘ impeachment trials of certain federal authorities ⓘ ratification of international treaties ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Senado Federal – Casa da Federação NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 81 ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryGroup |
government coalition
ⓘ
opposition ⓘ |
| isPresidingOfficerAlso | President of the National Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Câmara dos Deputados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
National Congress Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palácio do Congresso Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Senado Federal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsPerState | 3 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Federal Senate of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senado Federal NERFINISHED ⓘ Senado Federal do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | federal executive branch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congresso Nacional do Brasil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Senado do Império do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Federal Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | one-third and two-thirds alternately every four years ⓘ |
| represents |
Brazilian states
ⓘ
Federal District of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionRoomShape | hemicycle ⓘ |
| sharesBuildingWith | Câmara dos Deputados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature upper chamber ⓘ |
| votingSystem | majoritarian voting ⓘ |
| website | https://www25.senado.leg.br ⓘ |
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