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Brazil. By Selena, Hanna, Taylor. Head of Government- President Dilma Rousseff Vice President- Michel Tmer. Power. Federal Government Constitution was created October 5,1988 Civil law as legal system Civil law code 1916 was replaced with the 2002 code.
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Brazil By Selena, Hanna, Taylor
Head of Government- President DilmaRousseff • Vice President- Michel Tmer Power
Federal Government • Constitution was created October 5,1988 • Civil law as legal system • Civil law code 1916 was replaced with the 2002 code
Federal Senate and Deputies was last held on October 3,2010 For two-thirds of a senate Next will be held on October 2014 for one-third senate Legislative Power
The 81 senators are elected for 8yrs. • Each state and federal district elect 3 senators • 513 deputies are elected for 4yrs. Term Limits
Angry with poor services and high taxes keep up at pressure at Sao Paulo march http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/18/brazil-protesters-angry-with-poor-services-and-high-taxes-keep-up-pressure-at/up Major Issues
The political system is based on the Democracy, where the people determine who the leader will be • Consists of three branches: Legislative, Executive, Judicial • There are two voting systems: Majority and Proportional Process of elections