Brazil

Government

Aspects of Brazils Government

Current President, Dilma Rousseff shown

below

Federal
Republic

There are 26 states in

Brazil. Every state has an
elected governor and
legislator. The country is
run by three branches of
government. Their
government is established
by the federal constitution.

Branches

There is an executive
branch who is the
president and is voted on
by Brazilian citizens. Then
there is the legislative
branch that is made up of
the national congress.
Lastly, theres a judicial
branch, which has a
significant amount of

History

Voting

It is required by law that

each citizen ages 18-69
that are literate must vote.
16,17, anyone over 69, and
those who are illiterate
have the option to vote if

Brazils constitution that they follow now took effect in

1988. Before this the military had controlled the
government. While the military was in charge from
1964-1985 they suspended the constitutional
guarantee of civilians rights. Civilian government was
later restored in 1985.

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