Politics
Conventional Long Form Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital City: Brasilia
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Date of Independence: September 7, 1822
National Holiday: Independence Day, September 7
Chief of State: President Dilma ROUSSEFF
Head of Government: President Dilma ROUSSEFF
Executive Branch Powers:
Cabinet: appointed by the president
Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single four-year term; election last held on 3 October 2010 with runoff on 31 October 2010 (next to be held on 5 October 2014 and, if necessary, a runoff election on 2 November 2014)
Legislative Branch Powers:Bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members from each state and federal district elected according to the principle of majority to serve eight-year terms; one-third and two-thirds of members elected every four years, alternately) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
Judicial Branch Powers:
Highest court(s): Supreme Federal Court (consists of 11 justices) Judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the president and approved by the Federal Senate; justices appointed to serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 Subordinate courts: Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system
Suffrage: Voluntary between 16 to under 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts do not vote by law
Ambassador to the United States: Ambassador Mauro Luiz Iecker VIEIRA
Embassy in the United States: 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Consulates in the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hartford (CT), Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
United States Ambassador to Brazil: Ambassador Liliana AYALDE
United States Embassy: Avenida das Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, Distrito Federal Cep 70403-900, Brasilia
Consulates in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
Representative to the United Nations: Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Description of the Flag and Symbolism in Brazil: Green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
National Anthem Audio
Capital City: Brasilia
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Date of Independence: September 7, 1822
National Holiday: Independence Day, September 7
Chief of State: President Dilma ROUSSEFF
Head of Government: President Dilma ROUSSEFF
Executive Branch Powers:
Cabinet: appointed by the president
Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single four-year term; election last held on 3 October 2010 with runoff on 31 October 2010 (next to be held on 5 October 2014 and, if necessary, a runoff election on 2 November 2014)
Legislative Branch Powers:Bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members from each state and federal district elected according to the principle of majority to serve eight-year terms; one-third and two-thirds of members elected every four years, alternately) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
Judicial Branch Powers:
Highest court(s): Supreme Federal Court (consists of 11 justices) Judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the president and approved by the Federal Senate; justices appointed to serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 Subordinate courts: Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system
Suffrage: Voluntary between 16 to under 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts do not vote by law
Ambassador to the United States: Ambassador Mauro Luiz Iecker VIEIRA
Embassy in the United States: 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Consulates in the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hartford (CT), Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
United States Ambassador to Brazil: Ambassador Liliana AYALDE
United States Embassy: Avenida das Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, Distrito Federal Cep 70403-900, Brasilia
Consulates in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
Representative to the United Nations: Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Description of the Flag and Symbolism in Brazil: Green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth; the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)
National Anthem Audio
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Brazil's Chief of State and Head of Government:
Dilma ROUSSEFF
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