Legislative Chamber of Federal District | |
Native Name: | Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal |
Legislature: | 8th Legislature of the Legislative Chamber |
Coa Pic: | Logo da Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal.png |
Coa Res: | 100px |
Term Limits: | None |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Rafael Prudente |
Election1: | 1 January 2019 |
Leader2 Type: | Government Leader |
Leader2: | João Hermeto de Oliveira |
Leader3 Type: | Majority Leader |
Leader3: | Rodrigo Delmasso |
Leader4 Type: | Minority Leader |
Leader4: | Fábio Felix |
Members: | 24 deputies |
Structure1: | Brazil Federal District Legislative 2021.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Political Groups1: | Government (17)
Opposition (7) |
Session Room: | Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal 2012.jpg |
Session Res: | 250px |
The Legislative Chamber of Federal District (Portuguese: Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal) is the unicameral legislative branch of Federal District in Brazil. The legislative chamber is composed by 24 district deputies (Portuguese: deputados distritais), which corresponds to three times the number of federal deputies that represent the voters of the Federal District.[1]
The Constitution of 1967 gave to the Federal Senate the legislative branch of the Federal District, after the Constitution of 1988, the Legislative Chamber was created, The first legislature began on January 1, 1991. It accumulates legislative powers of state and municipality at the same time.