Legislative Chamber of the Federal District

Legislative branch in Brazil

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Legislative Chamber of Federal District

Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal

8th Legislature of the Legislative Chamber
Type
Type|

Unicameral

Term limits

| None
History
Founded| 1 January 1991 (1991-01-01)

New session started

| 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
Leadership

President

Rafael Prudente, MDB
since 1 January 2019

Government Leader

João Hermeto de Oliveira, MDB

Majority Leader

Rodrigo Delmasso, Republicanos

Minority Leader

Fábio Felix, PSOL

Structure
Seats| 24 deputies

Political groups

| Government (17)

*   Avante (2)
*   PODE (2)
*   PSB (2)
*   Republicanos (2)
*   MDB (1)
*   Patriota (1)
*   PL (1)
*   PP (1)
*   PROS (1)
*   PSC (1)
*   PSD (1)
*   PTB (1)
*   PTC (1)

Opposition (7)

*   PDT (2)
*   PT (2)
*   NOVO (1)
*   PSOL (1)
*   REDE (1)

Elections

Voting system

| Open list proportional representation

Last election

| 7 October 2018

Next election

| 2 October 2022
Meeting place
Legislative Chamber Building
Brasília, Federal District
Website
www.cl.df.gov.br

The Legislative Chamber of Federal District (Portuguese: Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal) is the unicameral legislative branch of Federal District in Brazil. The legislative chamber is composed by 24 district deputies (Portuguese: deputados distritais), which corresponds to three times the number of federal deputies that represent the voters of the Federal District.[1]

The Constitution of 1967 gave to the Federal Senate the legislative branch of the Federal District, after the Constitution of 1988, the Legislative Chamber was created, The first legislature began on January 1, 1991. It accumulates legislative powers of state and municipality at the same time.

## References

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1. ^ "O que faz o deputado estadual". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-24.

## External links

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* Official website

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Legislatures of Brazil

National Congress|

* Chamber of Deputies
* Federal Senate

State legislatures and
Legislative Chamber of
the Federal District|

* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Distrito Federal
* Espírito Santo
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins

Municipality legislatures (list)|

* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Distrito Federal
* Espírito Santo
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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