Constitution of Brazil

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The Constitution of Brazil is the supreme law that establishes the country’s political framework, defines the powers and limits of government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1988-10-05 ⓘ
aimsTo consolidate democracy after the military regime in Brazil ⓘ
allowsPresidentialReelection one consecutive term (after 1997 amendment) ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires three-fifths majority in both houses of Congress in two rounds ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1988-10-05 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn education system ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
impeachment of the President ⓘ
indigenous peoples' rights ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ
public administration principles ⓘ
social security system ⓘ
state of defense and state of siege ⓘ
tax system ⓘ
containsTitle Defense of the State and Democratic Institutions ⓘ
Economic and Financial Order ⓘ
Fundamental Principles ⓘ
Fundamental Rights and Guarantees ⓘ
Organization of the Powers ⓘ
Organization of the State ⓘ
Social Order ⓘ
Taxation and Budget ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment federal presidential republic ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystem democratic state under the rule of law ⓘ
definesStateStructure federation of states, Federal District and municipalities ⓘ
draftedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1987–1988 ⓘ
establishes Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Brazil
establishesExecutiveBranch President of the Republic ⓘ
establishesJudiciaryBody Electoral Courts ⓘ
Labor Courts ⓘ
linked to: Labour Courts

Military Courts ⓘ
Regional Federal Courts ⓘ
State Courts of Justice ⓘ
Superior Court of Justice ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court ⓘ
establishesLegislativeBranch National Congress of Brazil ⓘ
establishesLegislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
Federal Senate ⓘ
establishesVoting direct and secret voting ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ
guaranteesRight due process of law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
habeas data ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
social rights such as health, education and social security ⓘ
hasBeenAmended many times since 1988 ⓘ
headOfStateAtPromulgation José Sarney ⓘ
inspiredBy post-authoritarian constitutionalism ⓘ
principles of social democracy ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Brazil ⓘ
nickName Constituição Cidadã ⓘ
officialName Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil ⓘ
prohibitsAmendmentOf direct, secret, universal and periodic voting ⓘ
federative form of state ⓘ
individual rights and guarantees ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
promulgatedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1987–1988 ⓘ
providesFor constitutional amendments ⓘ
recognizes pluralism of political parties ⓘ
replaced Constitution of Brazil of 1967 ⓘ
separationOfPowers executive ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
legislative ⓘ
setsPresidentialTermLength 4 years ⓘ
shortName Constituição Federal de 1988 ⓘ

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

President of Brazil → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil → establishedUnderConstitution → 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) → establishedBy → Brazilian Constitution of 1988 ⓘ
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Brazilian government → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte → operatesWithinLegalFramework → Federal Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Governor of Rio Grande do Norte → legalBasis → Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Federal Senate of Brazil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian elections → governedBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Paraíba → follows → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Governor of Paraíba → higherLegalFramework → Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Court of Justice of Paraíba → appliesLawOf → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Municipal government of Olinda → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Nossa Senhora do Socorro → isSubjectToLaw → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Sergipe → follows → federal constitution of Brazil (as framework) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Governor of Sergipe → officeCreatedUnder → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Governor of Sergipe → subordinateTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Court of Justice of Sergipe → appliesLawOf → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Brazilian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Federal Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Municipality of São Paulo → follows → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Jales → governedUnder → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Sumaré → isSubjectTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Rio Grande da Serra → appliesLaw → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Tocantins → createdBy → 1988 Brazilian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Municipality of Belém → subjectTo → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Constitution of Brazil → officialName → Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Constitution of Brazil → shortName → Constituição Federal de 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Constitution of Brazil → replaced → Constitution of Brazil of 1967 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Ministers of State of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Vice President of Brazil → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Vice President of Brazil → legalFramework → 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Executive branch of Brazil → basedOn → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Executive branch of Brazil → constitutionalFoundation → 1988 Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil → createdBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Municipal Government of Belo Horizonte → legalBasis → Brazilian Federal Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul → higherLegalFramework → Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Judicial branch of Brazil → interprets → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Judicial branch of Brazil → isDefinedBy → Constitution of Brazil of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil → establishedBy → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: Presidency of the Republic
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil → currentConstitution → Constitution of 1988 (Brazil) ⓘ
subject linked to: Presidency of the Republic
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Regional Federal Courts of Brazil → legalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ
Electoral Courts of Brazil → appliesLaw → Brazilian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Brazil
Electoral Courts of Brazil → hasConstitutionalBasis → Constitution of Brazil ⓘ