Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados | |
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| 57th Legislature of the National Congress | |
| Type | |
| Type | Lower house of the National Congress of Brazil |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 May 1826 |
New session started | 1 February 2023 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Government Leader | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Opposition Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 513 |
Political groups | Government (227)
PSD (43)
PSOL REDE Fdr. (14)
Solidariedade (6)
Opposition (117) PL (96)
NOVO (3)
Independents (169) PP (50)
Republicanos (40)
PODE (15)
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Salary | R$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits) |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) with a 2% election threshold | |
Last election | 2 October 2022 |
Next election | 4 October 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber National Congress building Brasília, Federal District, Brazil | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. The current President of the Chamber is the Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), who was elected on 1 February 2021.
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