Federal Senate
upper house of the National Congress of Brazil
The Federal Senate (Portuguese: Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil.
Federal senate Senado Federal | |
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| 56th Legislature of the National Congress | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | May 6, 1826 |
New session started | February 1, 2020 |
| Leadership | |
Government Leader | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 81 |
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Political groups | Government (60)
Opposition (21) |
Length of term | 8 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality voting, alternating every four years between single-member elections (FPTP) and dual-member elections (block voting) | |
Last election | October 7, 2018 |
Next election | October 2, 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Senate plenary chamber National Congress building Brasília, Federal District, Brazil | |
| Website | |
| http://www.senado.gov.br | |
In its current form the Senate has 81 seats, three each for the Federal District and the 26 states. Senators sit for eight years, and elections are that either a third or two-thirds are up for election every four years.
The current president of the Brazilian Senate is Davi Alcolumbre, from the Democrats of Amapá. He was elected in early 2019 for a two-year term.
Other websites
change- "Official website of the Brazilian Senate". Archived from the original on 2014-06-15.
- (in Portuguese) "Photos 360° of the Brazilian Senate". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23.
