The form of government in Brazil is federative republic characterized by distribution of power among all the 26 states of the country. Governing authorities of 26 states are supervised by one federal district. The 26 states of federal republic of Brazil are as follow: Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins.
Parliament is bicameral known as National Congress or Congresso Nacional. National congress consists of Federal Senate or Senado Federal and Chamber of Deputies or Camara Dos Deputados. Federal Senate comprises 81 members, three members from each state or federal district and Chamber of Deputies consist of 513 seats. All the 513 members of Chamber of Deputies are elected on proportional representation. President possesses tremendous authority. He is both chief of state and head of government. Maximum tenure for President is four years.
Power is distributed among three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judiciary. Congressmen of Federal Senate and Chamber of Deputies comprise to form legislative body of government. President and ministry combine to form executive body. Judiciary part of government encompasses Supreme Federal Tribunal, Higher Tribunal of Justice, and regional Federal Tribunal. |
