56th Legislature of the National Congress
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The 56th Legislature of National Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal Government of Brazil, composed by the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It convened in Brasília on 1 February 2019, a month after the beginning of Jair Bolsonaro's only term as president, and ended on 31 January 2023.
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Legislative body | National Congress | ||||||||
Meeting place | National Congress Palace | ||||||||
Term | 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2023 | ||||||||
Election | 7 October 2018 | ||||||||
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Website | congressonacional | ||||||||
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Members | 81 senators | ||||||||
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Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||
Members | 513 deputies | ||||||||
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In the 2018 elections, the Workers' Party won the majority of the Chamber with 56 deputies.[1] The Brazilian Democratic Movement kept the majority in the Senate with 12 senators.[2][lower-alpha 1]