Federal Senate

upper house of the National Congress of Brazil

The Federal Senate (Portuguese: Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil.

Federal senate

Senado Federal
56th Legislature of the National Congress
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Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMay 6, 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started
February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01)
Leadership
Davi Alcolumbre, DEM
since 2 February 2019
Government Leader
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
Government (60)

Opposition (21)

Length of term
8 years
Elections
Plurality voting, alternating every four years between single-member elections (FPTP) and dual-member elections (block voting)
Last election
October 7, 2018
Next election
October 2, 2022
Meeting place
Senate plenary chamber
National Congress building
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Website
http://www.senado.gov.br

In its current form the Senate has 81 seats, three each for the Federal District and the 26 states. Senators sit for eight years, and elections are that either a third or two-thirds are up for election every four years.

The current president of the Brazilian Senate is Davi Alcolumbre, from the Democrats of Amapá. He was elected in early 2019 for a two-year term.

Other websites

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  • "Official website of the Brazilian Senate". Archived from the original on 2014-06-15.
  • (in Portuguese) "Photos 360° of the Brazilian Senate". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23.