Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados | |
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57th Legislature of the National Congress | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | 6 May 1826 |
New session started | 1 February 2025 |
Leadership | |
Government Leader | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Opposition Leader | Luciano Zucco, PL since 1 February 2025 |
Structure | |
Seats | 513 |
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Political groups | Government (321)
Brazil of Hope (80) PP (50)
MDB (44)
PSD (44)
Republicans (44)
PDT (18)
PSB (15)
Avante (7)
Solidarity (5)
Opposition (113) PL (92)
PSDB-Cidadania (17) NOVO (4)
Independent (78) UNIÃO (59)
Podemos (14)
PRD (5)
Not in office (1) Unaffiliated (1) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Salary | R$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)[1] |
Elections | |
Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) with a 2% election threshold[2] | |
Last election | 2 October 2022 |
Next election | 4 October 2026 |
Meeting place | |
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Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber National Congress Palace Brasília, Federal District, Brazil | |
Website | |
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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.