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The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the
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of the
National Congress of Brazil The National Congress of Brazil ( pt, Congresso Nacional do Brasil) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government. Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Se ...
. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by
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to serve four-year terms. The current President of the Chamber is the Deputy
Arthur Lira Arthur César Pereira de Lira (born 25 June 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer, farmer, entrepreneur and politician. A member of Progressistas (PP), he is a federal deputy for Alagoas, and President of the Chamber of Deputies since February 2021. Car ...
( PP- AL), who was elected on 1 February 2021.


Structure

The number of deputies elected is proportional to the size of the population of the respective state (or of the Federal District) as of 1994. However, no delegation can be made up of less than eight or more than seventy seats. Thus the least populous state elects eight federal deputies and the most populous elects seventy. These restrictions favour the smaller states at the expense of the more populous states and so the size of the delegations is not exactly proportional to population. Elections to the Chamber of Deputies are held every four years, with all seats up for election.


Federal representation

A
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held every 10 years by the
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is used as the basis for the distribution of the seats. Proportionality is followed as a principle, with the exception that there should be a minimum of eight (8) members and a maximum of seventy (70) members per state. Per the 2010 census, states with 3,258,117 inhabitants upwards have 9 to 70 deputies. As a result, although most states hover around an average of 362,013 inhabitants by deputy (per the 2010 census), some states with smaller populations have a much lower average, such as
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(1 for 51,000 inhabitants).


Present composition


Partisan blocs composition

Partisan bloc leadership is organized into the following roles: * Government Leader: elected by members of the party of the Cabinet in the Chamber to speak on behalf of the cabinet * Majority Leader: elected by the leaders of the majority bloc in the Chamber, usually in support of the Cabinet * Opposition Leader: elected by the members of the largest party in opposition to the Cabinet * Minority Leader: elected by the leaders of the minority bloc, usually in opposition to the Cabinet


Bodies

The House of Deputies is composed of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil by College Leaders and the Commissions, which can be permanent, temporary, or special inquiry.


Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

The current composition of the Board of the Chamber of Deputies is the following: President:
Arthur Lira Arthur César Pereira de Lira (born 25 June 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer, farmer, entrepreneur and politician. A member of Progressistas (PP), he is a federal deputy for Alagoas, and President of the Chamber of Deputies since February 2021. Car ...
( PP- AL)
1st Vice President: Lincoln Portela ( PL- MG)
2nd Vice President: André de Paula ( PSD- PE)
1st Secretary: Luciano Bivar ( UNIÃO- PE)
2nd Secretary: Odair Cunha ( PT- MG)
3rd Secretary: Geovania de Sá ( PSDB- SC)
4th Secretary: Rosângela Gomes ( Republicanos- RJ)
1st Secretary Substitute: Eduardo Bismarck ( PDT- CE)
2nd Secretary Substitute: Gilberto Nascimento ( PSC- SP)
3rd Secretary Substitute: Alexandre Leite ( UNIÃO- SP)
4th Secretary Substitute: Cássio Andrade ( PSB- PA)


Standing committees

On 6 March 2012, was defined division of committees between parties. The House President, Marco Maia, believes that the proportionality between the parties / blocs must take into account the data of the last election. Thus, PT and PMDB, with the highest benches, were three committees (the PT made the choice first). DEM and PSDB, the two largest opposition, were two commissions each. On the other hand, PSD, most harmed by this decision, filed a lawsuit in the
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(STF) trying to reverse this decision. The chair of the committee, was defined as follows:


See also

* Federal institutions of Brazil *
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*
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* Federal Senate


Notes


References


External links


Official website of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

Chamber of Deputies' e-Democracy
* List of all the presidents of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies {{Authority control 1826 establishments in Brazil Legislative branch of Brazil
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