Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
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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 (1826-05-06) |
New session started | 1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) |
Leadership | |
Government Leader | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Opposition Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 513 |
Political groups | Government (226)
Opposition (115) Independents (172) |
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 building 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.