Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados | |
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| 57th Legislature of the National Congress | |
| Type | |
| Type | of the National Congress of Brazil |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 May 1826 |
New session started | 1 February 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President | Hugo Motta, Republicans since 1 February 2025 |
Government Leader | José Guimarães, PT since 6 January 2023 |
Majority Leader | Arlindo Chinaglia, PT since 8 April 2025 |
Minority Leader | Caroline de Toni, PL since 1 February 2025 |
Opposition Leader | Luciano Zucco, PL since 1 February 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 513 |
Political groups | Government (123)
Support (88)
Opposition (124)
Independent (178)
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Salary | R$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)[1] |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) with a 2% election threshold[2] | |
Last election | 2 October 2022 |
Next election | 4 October 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber National Congress Palace Brasília, Federal District, Brazil | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| This article is part of a series on the |
Politics of Brazil |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. The current president of the chamber is the Deputy Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), who was elected on 1 February 2025.
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- ^ "Conheça o valor do salário de um deputado e demais verbas parlamentares – Notícias". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Gastos parlamentares - 2023". Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2023.