Upcoming Elections
- Legislative
October 3, 2010 - Presidential
First Round
October 3, 2010 - Presidential
Second Round
October 31, 2010
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Luiz Inácio LULA DA SILVA *
- Head of Government: President Luiz Inácio LULA DA SILVA
- Assembly: Brazil has a bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional) consisting of the Federal Senate (Senado Federal) with 81 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Camara dos Deputados) with 513 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
- In the Federal Senate (Senado Federal)
81 members are
elected
by plurality vote to serve 8-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Camara dos Deputados)
513 members are
elected
through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 201,103,330 (July 2010 )
Future elections
- Presidential
Second Round - October 31, 2010 - Legislative - October 3, 2010
- Presidential
First Round - October 3, 2010
Past elections
Last Updated on 07/22/2010