Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

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Chamber of Deputies
Câmara dos Deputados
55th Legislature of the National Congress
Logo of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded May 6, 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started
February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)
Leadership
Waldir Maranhão (Acting), PP
Since May 5, 2016
Government Leader
José Guimarães, PT
Minority Leader
Miguel Haddad, PSDB
Structure
Seats 513
Political groups

Government (289)[1]

  • PP, PTB, PSC Bloc (74)
     PP (47)
     PTB (19)
     PSC (8)
  • PMDB, PEN Bloc (71)
     PMDB (68)
     PEN (3)
  •      PT (57)
  •      PR (40)
  •      PDT (19)
  • PTN, PTdoB, PSL Bloc (18)
     PTN (13)
     PTdoB (3)
     PSL (2)

Minority (224)

  •      PSDB (51)
  •      PSD (36)
  •      PSB (31)
  •      DEM (29)
  •      PRB (22)
  •      SD (14)
  •      PPS (9)
  •      PHS (7)
  •      PV (7)
  •      PROS (6)
  •      PSOL (6)
  •      REDE (4)
  •      PMB (1)
  •      No party (1)
Length of term
Four years
Elections
Open list proportional representation
Last election
October 5, 2014
Next election
October 7, 2018
Meeting place
Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber
National Congress Palace
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Website
www.camara.gov.br
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The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. The current acting president of the Chamber is deputy Waldir Maranhão (PP-MA).

Legislatures

The legislatures are counted from the first meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, on 6 May 1826, in the imperial era (the Chamber of Deputies met for preparatory sessions from 29 April 1826 to elect its officers and conduct other preliminary business, but the Legislature was formally opened on 6 May). The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were created by Brazil's first Constitution, the Constitution of the Empire of Brazil, adopted in 1824. The numbering of the legislatures is continuous and counts all bicameral legislatures elected since the adoption of the 1826 constitution including the imperial General Assembly and the republican National Congress. The previous constituent and legislative assembly of the Empire of Brazil, a unicameral national assembly convened in 1823 and dissolved by Emperor Pedro I before the constitution was adopted, is not counted. The inauguration of a new composition of Chamber of Deputies for a four-year term of office marks the start of a new Legislature.

In the imperial era the national legislature was named General Assembly. It was made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Senators were elected for life and the Senate was a permanent institution, whereas the Chamber of Deputies, unless dissolved earlier, was elected every four years. When Brazil became a republic and a federal state the model of a bicameral Legislature was retained at the federal level, but the parliament was renamed National Congress. The National Congress is made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Both houses have fixed terms and cannot be dissolved earlier. Under Brazil's present Constitution, adopted in 1988, senators are elected to eight-year terms and deputies are elected every four years.

Each Brazilian state (and the Federal District) is represented in the Senate by three senators.

Elections to the Senate are held every four years, with either a third or two thirds of the seats up for election.

The number of deputies elected is proportional to the size of the population of the respective state (or of the Federal District). However, no delegation can be made up of less than eight or more than seventy seats. Thus the least populous state elects eight Federal Deputies and the most populous elects seventy. These restrictions favour the smaller states at the expense of the more populous states and so the size of the delegations is not exactly proportional to population.

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies are held every four years, with all seats up for election.

Empire of Brazil[2]

Old Republic[3]

Vargas Era[4]

Legislatures elected under the Republic of 46[5]

Legislatures elected under the Military Regime

Legislatures elected after the restoration of civilian government ("New Republic")

Federal Representation

Chamber of Deputies

The number of seats per state is distributed according to the number of inhabitants per state, according to the official measurement taken by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics through a census held each 10 years. This proportionality is limited to a minimum of eight members and a maximum of seventy members per state, being this criteria subject to an apportionment paradox.

The Brazilian population is represented by one deputy for each 362,013 inhabitants on average, but the minimum that each state has is 8 seats in Congress. Therefore, states with 3,258,117 inhabitants onwards have 9 to 70 deputies. Following this scenario for example the city of São Paulo with its 11,253,503 inhabitants[6] are represented by 31 deputies of the total members of the state and the rest of the state with its 28,670,588 inhabitants are represented by 39 MPs (Member of Parliament).[7]

There is a distorted representation of the Brazilian states in congress, having benches representing on average more than the proportion of the population that owns and others representing less as São Paulo and Pará latter that lacks four MPs proportional to its population. That proportionality makes Roraima being represented by a representative for every 51,000 inhabitants and, at the other extreme, São Paulo, is represented by one representative for every 585,000 inhabitants. This difference is reflected in the representation of the states in the Brazilian Congress with benches states as Roraima with 681% of the population represented by their deputies in the Congress and proportionality of São Paulo with 63% of the population represented by their deputies in the Congress of proportionality where the percentage representing the chamber divided by the percentage of the population. The population of the state of São Paulo by proportionality in Congress due to the maximum limits of 70 MPs give up having 40 more seats in congress of 110 members who represent the population proportion, saving 61,000 dollars per month for each member.[8]

Federal State Number of Members % Of total Members Population (on the census also called Censo 2010) % Of the population (Censo 2010) Representativeness (Inhabitants / Mr) Representatives of national average % Representative Distortion % Of the population represented by MPs Deputies required ignoring the limits
São Paulo 70 13,6% 39 924 091 21,5% 570 344 110 -7,90% 63% 40
Minas Gerais 53 10,3% 19 159 260 10,3% 361 495 53 0,00% 100% 0
Rio de Janeiro 46 9% 15 180 636 8,2% 330 014 42 0,80% 110% -4
Bahia 39 7,6% 13 633 969 7,3% 349 589 38 0,30% 104% -1
Rio Grande do Sul 31 6% 10 576 758 5,7% 341 186 29 0,30% 106% -2
Paraná 30 5,8% 10 226 737 5,5% 340 891 28 0,30% 106% -2
Pernambuco 25 4,9% 8 541 250 4,6% 341 650 24 0,30% 106% -1
Ceará 22 4,3% 8 450 527 4,4% 371 822 23 -0,10% 94% 1
Maranhão 18 3,5% 6 424 340 3,5% 356 908 18 0,00% 101% 0
Goiás 17 3,3% 5 849 105 3,1% 344 065 16 0,20% 105% -1
Pará 17 3,3% 7 443 904 4% 437 877 21 -0,70% 83% 4
Santa Catarina 16 3,1% 6 178 603 3,3% 386 163 17 -0,20% 94% 1
Paraíba 12 2,3% 3 753 633 2% 312 803 10 0,30% 116% -2
Espírito Santo 10 1,9% 3 392 775 1,8% 339 278 9 0,10% 107% -1
Piauí 10 1,9% 3 086 448 1,7% 308 645 9 0,20% 117% -1
Alagoas 9 1,7% 3 093 994 1,7% 343 777 9 0,00% 105% 0
Acre 8 1,6% 707 125 0,4% 88 391 2 1,20% 410% -6
Amazonas 8 1,6% 3 350 773 1,8% 418 847 9 -0,20% 86% 1
Amapá 8 1,6% 648 553 0,3% 81 069 2 1,30% 447% -6
Distrito Federal 8 1,6% 2 469 489 1,3% 308 686 7 0,30% 117% -1
Mato Grosso do Sul 8 1,6% 2 404 256 1,3% 300 532 7 0,30% 120% -1
Mato Grosso 8 1,6% 2 954 625 1,6% 369 328 8 0,00% 98% 0
Rio Grande do Norte 8 1,6% 3 121 451 1,7% 390 181 9 -0,10% 93% 1
Rondônia 8 1,6% 1 535 625 0,8% 191 953 4 0,80% 189% -4
Roraima 8 1,6% 425 398 0,2% 53 175 1 1,40% 681% -7
Sergipe 8 1,6% 2 036 227 1,1% 254 528 6 0,50% 142% -2
Tocantins 8 1,6% 1 373 551 0,7% 171 694 4 0,90% 211% -4
Total 513 100% 185 712 713 100% 362 013 (representative national average) 514 (Population / representative national average) 0,30% accumulated (% of total Members -% of the population) 156% average (Number of Members / Representatives of national average) 1

Bodies

The House of Representatives is composed of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil by College Leaders in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and the Commissions, which can be permanent, temporary or special inquiry.

Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

The current composition of the Board of the Chamber of Deputies is the following:

President: Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ)
1 St Vice President:Waldir Maranhão (PP-MA)
2 Nd Vice President:Fernando Giacobo (PR-PR)
1st Secretary:Beto Mansur (PRB-SP)
2nd Secretary:Felipe Bornier (PSD-RJ)
3td Secretary:Mara Gabrilli (PSDB-SP)
4th Secretary:Alex Canziani (PTB-PR)
1° Alternate Registrar:Luiz Henrique Mandetta (DEM-MS)
2° Alternate Registrar:Gilberto Nascimento (PSC-SP)
3º Alternate Registrar:Luiza Erundina (PSB-SP)
4° Alternate Registrar:Ricardo Izar (PSD-SP)

Standing committees

On March 6 of 2012, was defined division of committees between parties. The President's House, Marco Maia, believes that the proportionality between the parties / blocs must take into account the data of the last election. Thus, PT and PMDB, with the highest benches, were three committees (the PT made the choice first). DEM and PSDB, the two largest opposition, were two commissions each.[9] On the other hand, PSD, most harmed by this decision, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court (STF) trying to reverse this decision.[10]

The chair of the committee, was defined as follows:[9][11]

Commission President (party) State Site Contact
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development and Supply[12] Fernando Lúcio Giacobo (PR) Paraná Link Contato
Commission of the Amazon, National Integration and Regional Development[13] Jerônimo Goergen (PP) Rio Grande do Sul Link Contato
Committee on Science and Technology, Communication and Information[14] Ricardo Tripoli (PSDB) Minas Gerais Link Contato
Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship[15] Ricardo Berzoini (PT) São Paulo Link Contato
Committee on Consumer Protection[16] José Chaves (PTB) Pernambuco Link Contato
Committee for Economic Development, Industry and Commerce[17] Márcio Reinaldo Moreira (PP) Minas Gerais Link Contato
Urban Development Commission[18] Sérgio Moraes (PTB) Rio Grande do Sul Link Contato
Commission on Human Rights and Minorities[19] Marco Feliciano (PSC) São Paulo Link Contato
Committee on Education and Culture[20] Gabriel Chalita (PMDB) São Paulo Link Contato
Committee on Finance and Taxation[21] João Magalhães (PMDB) Minas Gerais Link Contato
Commission of Financial Supervision and Control[22] Edinho Bez (PMDB) Santa Catarina Link Contato
Participative Legislation Committee[23] Lincoln Portela (PR) Minas Gerais Link Contato
Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development[24] José Sarney Filho (PV) Maranhão Link Contato
Committee on Mines and Energy[25] Eduardo da Fonte (PP) Pernambuco Link Contato
Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense[26] Perpétua Almeida (PC do B) Acre Link Contato
Public Safety Commission and Combating Organized Crime[27] Efraim Filho (DEM) Paraíba Link Contato
Commission on Social Security and Family[28] Luiz Henrique Mandetta (DEM) Mato Grosso do Sul Link Contato
Committee on Labor, Public Service and Administration[29] Roberto Santiago (PSD) São Paulo Link Contato
Commission for Tourism and Sports[30] Romário de Souza Faria (PSB) Rio de Janeiro Link Contato
Commission of Roads and Transport[31] Rodrigo Maia (DEM) Rio de Janeiro Link Contato

See also

References

  1. http://www2.camara.leg.br/deputados/liderancas-e-bancadas/bancadas/bancada-atual Bancada Atual da Câmara dos Deputados
  2. Chamber of Deputies Home Page: O Império do Brasil
  3. Chamber of Deputies Home Page: First Republic
  4. Chamber of Deputies Home Page: The Second Republic
  5. Chamber of Deputies Home Page: The Fourth Republic
  6. IBGE Censo 2010
  7. MP - definition of MP by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
  8. Gasto com deputados caminha para R$ 1 bilhão | Congresso em Foco
  9. 1 2 Finch, Nathalia (March 6, 2012), G1, defines the distribution of the standing committees Missing or empty |title= (help);
  10. Santos, Deborah (February 27, 2012), G1, going to have the Supreme Command of committees in the House Missing or empty |title= (help);
  11. , G1, March 7, 2012, elect chairpersons for House committees Missing or empty |title= (help);
  12. Comissão de Agricultura, Pecuária, Abastecimento e Desenvolvimento Rural - CAPADR — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  13. Comissão de Integração Nacional, Desenvolvimento Regional e da Amazônia - CINDRA — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  14. Comissão de Ciência e Tecnologia, Comunicação e Informática - CCTCI — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  15. Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania - CCJC — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  16. Comissão de Defesa do Consumidor - CDC — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  17. Comissão de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Indústria e Comércio - CDEIC — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  18. Comissão de Desenvolvimento Urbano - CDU — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  19. Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Minorias - CDHM — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  20. Comissão de Educação - CE — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  21. Comissão de Finanças e Tributação - CFT — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  22. Comissão de Fiscalização Financeira e Controle - CFFC — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  23. Comissão de Legislação Participativa - CLP — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  24. Comissão de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - CMADS — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  25. Comissão de Minas e Energia - CME — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  26. Comissão de Relações Exteriores e de Defesa Nacional - CREDN — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  27. Comissão de Segurança Pública e Combate ao Crime Organizado - CSPCCO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  28. Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família - CSSF — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  29. Comissão de Trabalho, de Administração e Serviço Público - CTASP — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  30. Comissão de Turismo e Desporto - CTD — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados
  31. Comissão de Viação e Transportes - CVT — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados

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