Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados | |
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57th Legislature of the National Congress | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | 6 May 1826 |
New session started | 5 February 2024 |
Leadership | |
Government Leader | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Opposition Leader | Filipe Barros, PL since 1 April 2024 |
Structure | |
Seats | 513 |
Political groups | Government (226)
MDB (44)
PSD (44)
PDT (18)
PSB (14)
PSOL REDE Fdr. (14) Avante (7)
Solidariedade (5)
Opposition (114) PL (91)
PSDB Cidadania Fdr. (17) NOVO (4)
Independents (173) UNIÃO (59)
PP (50)
Republicanos (44)
PODE (14)
PRD (5)
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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 | |
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.