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History. The Federal District was first divided into administrative regions by a 1964 federal law. [3] Prior to this, the regions were not officially defined, but the seven oldest seats of government ( Gama, Taguatinga, Brazlândia, Sobradinho, Planaltina, Paranoá, and Núcleo Bandeirante) already existed and were often called satellite cities ...
- The Federal Executive Branch
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- The Federal Judicial Branch
- Independent Regulatory Bodies
4.1.1 Head of State
The Brazilian constitution chose the direction of “hyper-presidentialism” in creating the executive branch, not only enhancing the executive powers related to unusual circumstances, but also granting the branch with semi-legislative powers and strong control over administrative units (Lirio do Valle, 2020: 429–430). The President of the Republic exercises the Brazilian executive authority, assisted by the ministers of state. An absolute majority directly elects the President for a four-year t...
4.1.2 Cabinet, Ministries, Secretaries, and Council
The Cabinet of Brazil (Gabinete Ministerial do Brasil) is made up of ministers of state and senior advisers of Brazil’s executive branch. In Brazil, ministries are a part of the highest level of government. They reply directly to the President in order to facilitate the exercise of executive power. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. Ministries and other public institutions and organizations are established and abolished by law. There are currently 22 cabinet member...
The bicameral National Congress of Brazil (Congresso Nacional do Brasil), comprising the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) and the Federal Senate (Senado Federal), exercises Brazil’s legislative power. The 513-member Chamber of Deputies is the lower house and the 81-member Federal Senate is the upper house (O’Neill et al., 2009: 464). The ...
Brazilian judicial review combines the decentralized, incidental form of judicial review of a common law country, like the United States, with the centralized, abstract form of judicial review of civil law countries, such as Germany and Italy (Cappelletti, 1971: 85–86). The 1988 Constitution augments judicial independence and makes the judiciary th...
In order to regulate the distribution of public services by private organizations, regulatory bodies were established in Brazil. The regulation and monitor bodies differs for each sector. They set down guidelines for the industrial sector, in addition to regulating the level of service delivery. The regulation includes government initiatives. From ...
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The Federal District ( Portuguese: Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] ⓘ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Center-West Region, it is the smallest Brazilian federal unit and the only one that has no municipalities, being divided into 35 administrative regions.
To facilitate the administration of these areas, the Federal District was divided into Administrative Regions – RA by means of Federal Law 4.545/1964, with the idea of decentralizing and improving the coordination of local services. Each RA has a Regional Administrator appointed by the Federal District Governor.
The law of Brazil is based on statutes and, partly and more recently, a mechanism called súmulas vinculantes. It derives mainly from the European civil law systems, particularly the Portuguese, the Napoleonic French and the German (especially the German Civil Code ). There are many codified statutes in force in Brazil.
The Brazilian administrative region (Portuguese: região administrativa) are an administrative division of the Federal District, or of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Federal District [ edit ] The Federal District is divided into 35 administrative regions .
The division of the Federal District into administrative regions was made official through the 1964 federal law no. 4.545. [3] [4] Prior to this law, the regions were not officially defined, but their seats already existed and were often called satellite cities , with the exception of Brasília .
