Federal government of Brazil
The Federal Government of Brazil (Governo Federal) is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided into 26 states and a federal district. The Brazilian federal government is divided into three branches: the executive, which is headed by the President and the cabinet; the legislative, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the National Congress; and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in nine organs, including the Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts. The seat of the federal government is located in Brasília.
Federal Government of Brazil Governo Federal | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Federal presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Brazil |
| Formation | 15 November 1889 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | National Congress |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Nereu Ramos Palace |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Federal Senate |
| Presiding officer | Rodrigo Pacheco, President of the Senate |
| Appointer | Two-round system |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Chamber of Deputies |
| Presiding officer | Arthur Lira, President of the Chamber |
| Appointer | Two-round system |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | President |
| Currently | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Appointer | Two-round direct election |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of Brazil |
| Current cabinet | Second cabinet of Lula da Silva |
| Leader | President |
| Deputy leader | Vice President |
| Appointer | President |
| Headquarters | Planalto Palace |
| Ministries | 37 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Brazil |
| Courts | Courts of Justice |
| Supreme Federal Court | |
| Chief judge | Luís Roberto Barroso |
| Seat | Supreme Federal Court Palace |
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