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| 56th Legislature of National Congress | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | National Congress | ||||||||
| Meeting place | National Congress Palace | ||||||||
| Term | 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2023 | ||||||||
| Election | 7 October 2018 | ||||||||
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| Website | congressonacional | ||||||||
| Federal Senate | |||||||||
| Members | 81 senators | ||||||||
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| Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||
| Members | 513 deputies | ||||||||
| President of the Chamber of Deputies |
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The 56th Legislature of National Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal Government of Brazil, composed by the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It convened in Brasília on 1 February 2019, a month after the beginning of Jair Bolsonaro's only term as president, and ended on 31 January 2023.
In the 2018 elections, the Workers' Party won the majority of the Chamber with 56 deputies.[1] The Brazilian Democratic Movement kept the majority in the Senate with 12 senators.[2][a]
- ^ Caesar, Gabriela (8 October 2018). "Saiba como eram e como ficaram as bancadas na Câmara dos Deputados, partido a partido" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Composição do Senado salta de 15 para 21 partidos em 2019" (in Portuguese). Senado Notícias. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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