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== Government ==

== Government ==

[[File:Jair Bolsonaro official photo.jpg|thumbnail|240px|President Jair Messias Bolsonaro]]

[[File:Jair Bolsonaro official photo.jpg|thumbnail|240px|Former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro]]

Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district. The 1988 constitution grants broad powers to the federal government, made up of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president holds office for four years, with the right to re-election for an additional four-year term, and appoints his own cabinet. There are 81 senators, three for each state and the Federal District, and 513 deputies. Senate terms are eight years, staggered so that two-thirds of the upper house is up for election at one time and one-third four years later. Chamber terms are four years, with elections based on a complex system of proportional representation by states. Each state is eligible for a minimum of eight seats; the largest state delegation (São Paulo's) is capped at 70 seats. This system is weighted in favor of geographically large but sparsely populated states.

Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district. The 1988 constitution grants broad powers to the federal government, made up of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president holds office for four years, with the right to re-election for an additional four-year term, and appoints his own cabinet. There are 81 senators, three for each state and the Federal District, and 513 deputies. Senate terms are eight years, staggered so that two-thirds of the upper house is up for election at one time and one-third four years later. Chamber terms are four years, with elections based on a complex system of proportional representation by states. Each state is eligible for a minimum of eight seats; the largest state delegation (São Paulo's) is capped at 70 seats. This system is weighted in favor of geographically large but sparsely populated states.

===Chief of State and Cabinet Members===

===Chief of State and Cabinet Members===

[[Image:Brasilia - Congress.jpg|thumb|200px|Brazilian Congress]]

[[Image:Brasilia - Congress.jpg|thumb|200px|Brazilian Congress]]

*President—[[Jair Bolsonaro]]

*President—[[Lula da Silva]]

*Vice President—[[Hamilton Mourão]]

*Vice President—

*Minister of Defense—Fernando Azevedo e Silva

*Minister of Defense—

*Minister of Finance—[[Paulo Guedes]]

*Minister of Finance—

*Minister of Foreign Affairs—[[Ernesto Araújo]]

*Minister of Foreign Affairs—

*Minister of Science and Technology—Marcos Pontes

*Minister of Science and Technology—

*Minister of Justice—[[Sérgio Moro]]

*Minister of Justice—

*Chief of staff—Onyx Lorenzoni

*Chief of staff—

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