Established by the

Constitution of Brazil The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil () is the Constitution, supreme law of Brazil. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of Brazil and the federal government of Brazil. It replaced the ...

, the State Senate is the State's representative body. The members are elected through the proportional system, by taking into account the joining affiliation (political party or coalition of parties), as a way to define the number of elected candidates that are filling the vacancies reserved for specific groups. State Representative (Deputado Estadual) is the name given to the political agent while the corresponding body is the State

Legislative A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...

Assembly (Assembléia Legislativa Estadual), which is the highest legislative authority of each state.

Mandate

The term for a Representative is 4 years. The term for the President of the Legislature ( elected) is a 4 or 5-year period, beginning 6 months after the start of the session.

Function

The

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gives state legislators the task of legislating in the field of state legislative powers defined by the Constitution, including being able to propose, amend, modify, revoke and repeal state laws, both common and complementary, prepare and amend the state constitution, annually evaluating the accounts rendered by the State Governor, creating Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry, as well as other powers established in the Constitution and the State Constitution.

Conditions of eligibility

# Registered voter # Registered resident of elected district # Full political rights # Member of a political party # At least 21 years old Illiterate individuals are not allowed to hold office.

References

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Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...