Three Powers of the Union of Brazil
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The Three Powers of the Union of Brazil are the tripartite branches of the federal government—Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary—that share and balance political authority under the Brazilian Constitution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional arrangement
ⓘ
system of separation of powers ⓘ |
| appliesToBranch |
National Congress of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Federal Court of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToEntity | Union of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToGovernmentForm | federal presidential republic of Brazil ⓘ |
| appliesToLevel | federal level of government in Brazil ⓘ |
| basedOnDocument | Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| checkMechanism |
impeachment procedures by the Legislative Power of Brazil
ⓘ
judicial review by the Judiciary Power of Brazil ⓘ veto power of the President of Brazil ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticleNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | fundamental principle of the Brazilian state ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| definesRelationshipBetween | federal government branches of Brazil ⓘ |
| ensures | independence and harmony among the powers ⓘ |
| executiveBranch | Executive Power of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveHeadquarters | Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
distribution of political authority
ⓘ
prevention of concentration of power ⓘ protection of the democratic order in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Executive Power of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary Power of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Power of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Union of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameInPortuguese | Poderes da União NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeatSymbol | Praça dos Três Poderes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | established in current form by the 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | doctrine of Montesquieu ⓘ |
| judicialBranch | Judiciary Power of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judiciaryHeadquarters | Supreme Federal Court building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFoundation | Article 2 of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch | Legislative Power of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeHeadquarters | National Congress of Brazil building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Três Poderes da União NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativeHierarchy | subordinate to the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ |
| principle |
checks and balances
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| regulates | exercise of federal political power in Brazil ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
democratic rule of law state in Brazil
ⓘ
federal entities of Brazil ⓘ |
| replaced | authoritarian concentration of powers under the military regime in Brazil ⓘ |
| seatLocation |
Brasília
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal District of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Brazilian constitutional law ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.