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Legislative Chamber of Federal District Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal | |
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| 8th Legislature of the Legislative Chamber | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1991 |
New session started | 1 February 2021 |
| 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 |
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Political groups | Government (17)
Opposition (7) |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation | |
Last election | 7 October 2018 |
Next election | 2 October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Chamber Building Brasília, Federal District | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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.
