National
National Congress
- Portuguese: Congresso Nacional
Governs Brazil
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Chamber of Deputies
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President of the Chamber of Deputies
Chosen by the Chamber of Deputies from among its members
- HM Hugo Motta since February 2025
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513 Federal deputies
Elected
See every Federal Deputy and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
Most recent election, October 4, 2026.
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Chamber of Deputies planalto.gov.br · checked
- Hugo Motta as President of the Chamber of Deputies dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Federal Deputy
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planalto.gov.br · checked
Federal Senate
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President of the Federal Senate
Chosen by the Senate from among its members
- DA Davi Alcolumbre since February 2025
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81 senators
Elected
See every Senator and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
Most recent election, October 4, 2026.
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Federal Senate planalto.gov.br · checked
- Davi Alcolumbre as President of the Federal Senate dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Senator planalto.gov.br · checked
What it can do
- Legislate
Constitution of 1988 Art. 48: with presidential sanction, legislates on federal taxation, the budget, public debt, national defence and other matters of the Union.
- Approve treaties
Constitution of 1988 Art. 49 I: has exclusive competence to decide definitively on international treaties.
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Sources for what it can do
- Legislate planalto.gov.br · checked
- Approve treaties planalto.gov.br · checked
Sources
- gov.br · checked Presidencia da Republica / Congresso Nacional / STF official sites, read 2026-10-12: structure of the federal state (Constitution of 1988 Arts. 44, 76, 92). For: National Congress
- planalto.gov.br · checked Portuguese names from the Constitution of 1988 and official sites (ministry names from Planalto list); office names with official=false are formulaic, read 2026-10-12. For: National Congress in Portuguese
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Legislate, Approve treaties
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, Planalto consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: Arts. 28, 40, 45, 46, 57, 76-77, 84, 101. For: President of the Chamber of Deputies, Federal Deputy, President of the Federal Senate, Senator
- planalto.gov.br · checked Presidência da República, Lei Complementar nº 78 de 30/12/1993, read 2026-10-12: 513 cap, 8 minimum, 70 maximum, TSE fixes seats per state. Corrected selection_detail, which wrongly cited LC 204/2023 (that law amends the ICMS Lei Kandir, https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/lcp/Lcp204.htm). For: Federal Deputy
- dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked Terms from Camara/Senado open data, Planalto ministers list and (justices, start dates) Wikipedia "Supreme Federal Tribunal" as fallback because portal.stf.jus.br returns HTTP 403; read 2026-10-12. For: Antônia Lúcia as Federal Deputy, Acre (state list), Coronel Ulysses as Federal Deputy, Acre (state list), Eduardo Velloso as Federal Deputy, Acre (state list), Meire Serafim as Federal Deputy, Acre (state list), Roberto Duarte as Federal Deputy, Acre (state list) and 591 more
- tse.jus.br · checked TSE Eleicoes 2026 (first round 4 Oct 2026; run-off 25 Oct 2026); news reports of first-round result (MercoPress 2026-10-05); 2030 dates derived from Constitution Arts. 28/77, read 2026-10-12. For: General election, October 6, 2030