National Congress of Brazil

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The National Congress of Brazil is the country’s bicameral federal legislature, composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
federal legislature ⓘ
legislative branch of government ⓘ
branchOf Government of Brazil ⓘ
buildingArchitect Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
buildingStyle modernist architecture ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
establishedUnderConstitution 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
hasFunction approval of federal interventions ⓘ
budget approval ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ
declaration of war ⓘ
executive oversight ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
treaty ratification ⓘ
headOfLegislatureTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
President of the Federal Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of Brazil ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Portuguese ⓘ
legislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Chamber of Deputies

Federal Senate of Brazil ⓘ
locatedInCity Brasília ⓘ
locatedInCountry Brazil ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Federal District ⓘ
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
lowerHouseNumberOfMembers 513 ⓘ
lowerHouseTermLengthYears 4 ⓘ
meetsAt Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília ⓘ
meetsInBuilding National Congress building ⓘ
numberOfHouses 2 ⓘ
officialName Congresso Nacional do Brasil ⓘ
overseesBranch Executive branch of Brazil ⓘ
partOfComplex Monumental Axis of Brasília ⓘ
power approval of presidential veto overrides ⓘ
creation of federal states and municipalities (under conditions) ⓘ
impeachment of the President of Brazil ⓘ
predecessor General Assembly of Brazil ⓘ
sessionType joint sessions ⓘ
plenary sessions ⓘ
shortName Congresso Nacional ⓘ
symbol coat of arms of Brazil ⓘ
flag of Brazil ⓘ
totalNumberOfMembers 594 ⓘ
upperHouse Federal Senate of Brazil ⓘ
upperHouseNumberOfMembers 81 ⓘ
upperHouseTermLengthYears 8 ⓘ
votingSystemLowerHouse open list proportional representation ⓘ
votingSystemUpperHouse first-past-the-post ⓘ

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

Brazil → legislature → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil building → occupant → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
CNRT → hasNameElement → Congresso Nacional ⓘ
subject linked to: CNRT (political party)
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Brasília → seatOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP → hasMember → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
President of Brazil → oathAdministeredBy → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil → officialName → Congresso Nacional do Brasil ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
National Congress of Brazil → shortName → Congresso Nacional ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
National Congress of Brazil → predecessor → General Assembly of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) → seatOfGovernmentBranch → Legislative Branch of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Brazilian government → hasBranch → Legislative branch of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Brazilian government → legislativeBody → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
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Federal District (Brazil) → contains → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
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Supreme Federal Court of Brazil → coequalWith → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
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Plateau Palace → neighboringBuilding → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
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Law 4,595 of 1964 → enactedBy → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Federal Senate → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
PT → representedIn → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Constitution of Brazil → establishesLegislativeBranch → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Vice President of Brazil → swornInBy → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Vice President of Brazil → canBeImpeachedBy → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress building → governingBody → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
President of the Federal Senate → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
President of the Federal Senate → isUpperHouseSpeakerOf → Brazilian National Congress ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil → replacedBy → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: General Assembly
Republic of the United States of Brazil → legislature → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies of the Old Republic → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Câmara dos Deputados → partOf → Congresso Nacional do Brasil ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Câmara dos Deputados → chamberOf → Congresso Nacional do Brasil ⓘ
linked to: National Congress of Brazil
First Brazilian Republic → legislativeBody → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil → reportsTo → National Congress of Brazil (in certain constitutional matters) ⓘ
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linked to: National Congress of Brazil
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil → interactsWith → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Presidency of the Republic
Three Powers Plaza → hasPart → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Three Powers Plaza → mainBuildingForLegislature → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Senado Federal → partOf → Congresso Nacional do Brasil ⓘ
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Senado Federal → partOf → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
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Three Powers of the Union of Brazil → appliesToBranch → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Planalto Palace → nearbyBuilding → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
Constitution of Brazil of 1891 → legislativeBody → National Congress of Brazil ⓘ