Brazil

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The first president of Brazil was Deodoro da Fonseca, who proclaimed the republic in a military coup d'etât against the Emperor Dom Pedro II. Since then, Brazil had six constitutions, two dictatorships and three democratic periods. During these democratic periods, voting has always been compulsory. Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ... In its present configuration, the Brazilian Senate (Portuguese: Senado Federal) is a federal legislative body and the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. ... The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. ... The cabinet of Brazil, called ministério, is the executive branch of the brazilian government. ... Category: ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... The Supreme Federal Tribunal (in Portuguese Supremo Tribunal Federal, or simply STF) is the highest court of law of the Federative Republic of Brazil. ... This article lists political parties in Brazil. ... Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In 2006, Brazil held general elections in two rounds. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ... This is a list of the current governors of the States of Brazil. ... There are serious issues in regard to abuses of human rights in Brazil. ... Traditionally, Brazil has been a leader in the inter-American community and has played an important role in collective security efforts, as well as in economic cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_President_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_President_of_Brazil. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Deodoro da Fonseca (Manuel) Deodoro da Fonseca (August 5, 1827 - August 23, 1892) overthrew Emperor Pedro II to become the first president of a Republic of Brazil. ... Emperor Pedro II in regalia, in the opening of the annual session of the Brazilian Imperial Parliament (General Assembly), 1873. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from the Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers' Party), elected in 2002 for the 2003–2006 term, re-elected for the 2007–2010 term. He was the most voted president in the world until then, receiving 56.7 million votes. In the 2006 presidential elections held on October 1, 2006, he received 58.2 million votes. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Category:Political crisis in Brazil The Partido dos Trabalhadores (Portuguese for Workers Party) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Since 1994, as a result of a constitutional amendment which reduced the presidential term to four years, all federal and state elections in Brazil have coincided. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Presidential powers

As a presidential republic, Brazil grants significant powers to the President. He effectively controls the government, represents the country abroad, appoints the cabinet and judges for the Supreme Federal Tribunal. The Supreme Federal Tribunal (in Portuguese Supremo Tribunal Federal, or simply STF) is the highest court of law of the Federative Republic of Brazil. ...

Presidents in Brazil also have significant lawmaking powers, exercised either by proposing laws to the National Congress, or by using the instrument of the Medidas Provisórias, a law that comes into effect immediately, for a specific span of time, before the Congress can vote on it. Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ...

Requirements to hold office

According the 1988 Constitution, the president must be a native-born citizen of Brazil, be at least 35 years of age, be a resident in Brazil, be an elector, have all the electoral rights and be inscribed in a political party (write-in candidates are forbidden). A native-born citizen or natural-born citizen of a country is a person who is legally recognized as that countrys citizen as of the moment of birth, rather than by acquiring citizenship afterwards through naturalization. ... Voting is a method of decision making where in a group such as a meeting or an electorate attempts to gauge its opinion—usually as a final step following discussions or debates. ... This article lists political parties in Brazil. ... A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ...

The length of the Term

Currently the president serves a four-year term with the possibility of reelection for just one more term sequentially. The reelection for executive posts has existed since 1997, when the Amendment nº 16 was passed. It was very controversial, because Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who was president at the time, was reelected. Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) was the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. ...

History

• The Constitution of 1891 estabilished a four-year term and did not allow reelection for an immediately consecutive term.
• The 1934 Constitution estabilished a four-year term and did not allow reelection for an immediately consecutive term.
• The 1946 Constitution estabilished a five-year term and did not allow reelection for an immediately consecutive term.
• The 1967 Constitution estabilished a four-year term and did not allow reelection for an immediately consecutive term. The Amendment number 1 of 1969, referred to as the <<Constitution of 1969>> for having re-published the entire constitutional text with several changes, raised the duration of the presidential term to six years.
• The 1988 Constitution estabilished a five-year term and did not allow reelection for an immediately consecutive term; the term was shortened to four years in 1994 with the Amendment nº 5 of 1995, and the Amendment nº 16 of 1997 allowed a single reelection.

Latest election

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Additional information

The official residence of the president is the Palácio da Alvorada, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and located in Brasilia. The south façade of the Alvorada, the reflecting pool and the bronze sculpture by Cheschiatti. ... Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in international modern architecture. ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ...

The official office of the president is the Palácio do Planalto, in the city center of Brasilia. Also designed by Niemeyer, the palace faces the Praça do Três Poderes (The Three Power Plaza), where the Palace of Justice and the National Congress are also located. Palácio do Planalto is the seat of the Brazilian Government. ...

Living former Presidents

1. José Sarney
2. Fernando Collor de Mello
3. Itamar Franco
4. Fernando Henrique Cardoso

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello, pron. ... Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco, pron. ... Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) was the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. ...

References

See also

• List of Presidents of Brazil
• Brazilian General Elections, 2006

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External links

• Presidents of Brazil 1889-2006

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Deodoro da Fonseca | Floriano Peixoto | Prudente de Morais | Campos Sales | Rodrigues Alves | Afonso Pena | Nilo Peçanha | Hermes da Fonseca | Venceslau Brás | Delfim Moreira | Epitácio Pessoa | Artur Bernardes | Washington Luís | Júlio Prestes | Mena Barreto | Isaías de Noronha | Augusto Fragoso | Getúlio Vargas | José Linhares | Gaspar Dutra | Café Filho | Carlos Luz | Nereu Ramos | Juscelino Kubitschek | Jânio Quadros | Ranieri Mazzilli | João Goulart | Castelo Branco | Costa e Silva | Aurélio de Lira Tavares | Augusto Rademaker | Márcio Melo | Emílio Garrastazu Médici | Ernesto Geisel | João Figueiredo | Tancredo Neves | José Sarney | Fernando Collor de Mello | Itamar Franco | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... See also: List of Brazilian monarchs This is a list of Presidents of Brazil. ... Deodoro da Fonseca (Manuel) Deodoro da Fonseca (August 5, 1827 - August 23, 1892) overthrew Emperor Pedro II to become the first president of a Republic of Brazil. ... Floriano Vieira Peixoto (1839–1895) was Brazilian soldier and politician, born in Ipioca (nowadays a district in the city of Maceió), in the State of Alagoas and veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, second President of Brazil. ... Prudente José de Morais e Barros (October 4, 1841 - December 3, 1912) was the third president of Brazil (the first civilian). ... Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (February 15, 1841 - June 28, 1913) was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician; provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, minister of justice, senator and governor of São Paulo (1894-1897). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Categories: Brazil-related stubs | People stubs ... Nilo Procópio Peçanha (October 2, 1867 - March 31, 1924). ... Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (May 12, 1855 - September 9, 1923) was a Brazilian soldier and politician. ... Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (February 26, 1868 - May 15, 1966) was a Brazilian politician. ... Categories: Brazil-related stubs | Presidents of Brazil | People stubs ... Epitácio da Silva Pessoa (May 23, 1865 - February 13, 1942) was a Brazilian politician. ... Artur da Silva Bernardes (August 8, 1875 - March 23, 1955). ... Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (October 26, 1869 - August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician. ... Júlio Prestes (March 15, 1882 – February 9, 1946) was a Brazilian politician. ... General João de Deus Mena Barreto (Porto Alegre, July 30, 1874 - Rio de Janeiro, March 25, 1933) was one of the leaders of the junta that governed Brazil during the time Washington Luís was deposed. ... Admiral José Isaías de Noronha, (Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 1874 - Jacarepaguá, January 29, 1963). ... 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