Federal Government of Brazil Governo Federal | |
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Polity type | Federal presidential republic |
Constitution | Constitution of Brazil |
Formation | 15 November 1889 |
Legislative branch | |
Name | National Congress |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Nereu Ramos Palace |
Upper house | |
Name | Federal Senate |
Presiding officer | Rodrigo Pacheco, President of the Senate |
Appointer | Two-round system |
Lower house | |
Name | Chamber of Deputies |
Presiding officer | Arthur Lira, President of the Chamber |
Appointer | Two-round system |
Executive branch | |
Head of state and government | |
Title | President |
Currently | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Appointer | Two-round direct election |
Cabinet | |
Name | Cabinet of Brazil |
Current cabinet | Second cabinet of Lula da Silva |
Leader | President |
Deputy leader | Vice President |
Appointer | President |
Headquarters | Planalto Palace |
Ministries | 37 |
Judicial branch | |
Name | Judiciary of Brazil |
Courts | Courts of Justice |
Supreme Federal Court | |
Chief judge | Luís Roberto Barroso |
Seat | Supreme Federal Court Palace |
The Federal Government of Brazil (Governo Federal) is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided into 26 states and a federal district. The Brazilian federal government is divided into three branches: the executive, which is headed by the President and the cabinet; the legislative, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the National Congress; and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in nine organs, including the Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts. The seat of the federal government is located in Brasília.
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