- •Constitution of the federative republic of brazil, 1988
- •Preamble
- •Title I. Fundamental principles
- •Chapter I - individual and collective rights and duties
- •Chapter II - social rights
- •Chapter III - nationality
- •Chapter IV - political rights
- •Chapter V - political parties
- •Title III. The organization of the state chapter I. The political and administrative organization
- •Chapter II. The union
- •Chapter III. The federated states
- •Chapter IV. The municipalities
- •Chapter V - the federal district and the territories section I - the federal district
- •Section II - the territories
- •Chapter VI - intervention
- •Chapter VII. Public administration section I - general provisions
- •Section II - civil servants
- •Section III - the military of the states, of the federal district and of the territories
- •Section IV - the regions
- •Title IV- the organization of the powers chapter I - the legislative power section I - the national congress
- •Section II - powers of the national congress
- •Section III - the chamber of deputies
- •Section IV - the federal senate
- •Section V - deputies and senators
- •Section VI - the sessions
- •Section VII - the committees
- •Section VIII - the legislative process subsection I - general provision
- •Subsection II - amendments to the constitution
- •Subsection III - the laws
- •Section IX - accounting, financial and budgetary control
- •Chapter II - the executive power section I - the president and the vice president of the republic
- •Section II - duties of the president of the republic
- •Section III - liability of the president of the republic
- •Section IV - the ministers of state
- •Section V - the council of the republic and the national defense council subsection I - the council of the republic
- •Subsection II - the national defense council
- •Title V - the defense of the state and of the democratic institutions chapter I - the state of defense and the state of siege section I - the state of defense
- •Section II - the state of siege
- •Section III - general provisions
- •Chapter II - the armed forces
- •Chapter III - public security
- •Title VI - taxation and budget chapter I - the national tax system section I - general principles
- •Section II - limitations on the power to tax
- •Section III - federal taxes
- •Section IV - state and federal district taxes
- •Section V - municipal taxes
- •Section VI - tax revenue sharing
- •Chapter II - public finances section I - general rules
- •Section II - budgets
- •Title VII - the economic and financial order chapter I - the general principles of the economic activity
- •Chapter II - urban policy
- •Chapter III - agricultural and land policy and agrarian reform
- •Chapter IV - the national financial system
- •Section II - health
- •Section III - social security
- •Section IV - social assistance
- •Chapter III - education. Culture and sports section I - education
- •Section II - culture
- •Section III - sports
- •Chapter IV - science and technology
- •Chapter V - social communication
- •Chapter VI - environment
- •Chapter VII - family, children, adolescents and the elderly
- •Chapter VIII - indians
- •Title IX - general constitutional provisions
- •Temporary constitutional provisions act
- •Brazil Constitution 1988: translated, updated and commented
Section III - the military of the states, of the federal district and of the territories
Article 42. The members of the Military Police and of the Military Fire Brigades, institutions whose organization is based on hierarchy and discipline, are military of the States, of the Federal District, and of the Territories.
Paragraph 1. The provisions of article 14, paragraph 8; article 40, paragraph 9; and of article 142, paragraphs 2 and 3 apply to the military of the States, of the Federal District and of the Territories, in addition to other provisions that the law may establish, it being incumbent upon specific state legislation to provide for the matters of article 142, paragraph 3, item X, the ranks of the officers being awarded by the respective State Governors.
Caput and paragraph 1: CA nr. 15, Feb. 5th 1998. The original text had mentions to the Federal military forces, which were supressed from this article.
Paragraph 2. To the pensionists of the militaries of the States, Federal District and Territories, shall be applied the provisions seth forth by specific law of the respective state entity.
Paragraph 2: CA nr. 41, Dec. 19th 2002.
Section IV - the regions
Article 43. For administrative purposes, the Union may co-ordinate its action in one same social and geo-economic complex, seeking to attain its development and to reduce regional inequalities. Paragraph 1 - A supplementary law shall provide for: I - the conditions for the integration of developing regions; II - the composition of the regional agencies which shall carry out, as provided by law, the regional plans included in the national social and economic development plans approved concurrently; Paragraph 2 - The regional incentives shall include, besides others, as prescribed by law: I - equality of tariffs, freight rates, insurance and other cost and price items which are within the responsibility of the Government; II - favoured interest rates for the financing of priority activities; III - exemptions, reductions or temporary deferment of federal taxes owed by individuals or by legal entities; IV - priority in the economic and social use of rivers and dammed or dammable water masses in low-income regions subject to periodical droughts. Paragraph 3 - In the areas referred to in paragraph 2, IV, the Union shall grant incentives to the recovery of arid lands and shall cooperate with small and medium-size rural landowners in the implementing of water sources and small-scale irrigation in their tracts of land.
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Title IV- the organization of the powers chapter I - the legislative power section I - the national congress
Article 44. The Legislative Power is exercised by the National Congress, which is composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Sole paragraph - Each legislative term shall have the duration of four years. Article 45. The Chamber of Deputies is composed of representatives of theca people, elected, by the proportional system, in each state, territory and in the Federal District. Paragraph 1 - The total number of Deputies, as well as the representation of the States and of the Federal District shall be established by a supplementary law, in proportion to the population, and the necessary adjustments shall be made in the year preceding the elections, so that none of those units of the Federation has less than eight or more than seventy Deputies. Paragraph 2 - Each territory shall elect four Deputies. Article 46. The Federal Senate is composed of representatives of the states and of the Federal District, elected by a majority vote. Paragraph 1 - Each state and the Federal District shall elect three Senators for a term of office of eight years. Paragraph 2 - One-third and two-thirds of the representation of each state and of the Federal District shall be renewed every four years, alternately. Paragraph 3 - Each Senator shall be elected with two substitutes. Article 47. Except where there is a constitutional provision to the contrary, the decisions of each House and of their committees shall be taken by a majority vote, when the absolute majority of its members is present.