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.

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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.

Supreme Federal Court of Brazil partOf Three Powers of the Union of Brazil