Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais

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Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais

Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais
19th Legislature
A coat of arms with a large red star in the middle bearing mining equipment. Above the star are the words "Libertas Quae Sera Tamen." The coat of arms is surrounded by a wreath of red berries and green leaves, with two stems of leaves sprouting from the bottom and framing a banner stating "Estado de Minas Gerais." A green ribbon is at the bottom; on the left tail, it says "15 de junho" and on the right, "de 1891."
Minas Gerais coat of arms
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Vice Presidents
Secretaries
Tadeu Martins Leite, MDB (1st); Carlos Henrique, REP (2nd); Arlen Santiago, PTB (3rd)
Structure
Seats77
Political groups
Government (17)
  • Deputy Luiz Humberto Carneiro
  •   AVANTE (3)
  •   PSDB (3)
  •   UNIÃO (3)
  •   NOVO (2)
  •   PSC (2)
  •   PMN (1)
  •   PODE (1)
  •   PP (1)
  •   Solidariedade (1)
Opposition (16)
Independents (34)
No block (10)
  •   PL (10)
Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
2021 (Board)
Last election
2019 (Deputies)
Next election
2022 (Board)
Next election
2023 (Deputies)
Meeting place
Palácio da Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte
Website
www.almg.gov.br

The Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais) is the state legislature of Brazil's Minas Gerais state.[1] It consists of 77 state deputies elected by proportional representation[2] and is based in Belo Horizonte, the state capital.[1] The Assembly has been based at the Palácio da Inconfidência since the building's 1972 opening; it was made a national heritage site in 2009.[3]

Deputies elected in the 2018 Brazilian state elections took office in February 2019 as part of the 19th Legislature.[4] Their terms will end in February 2023.[4] Agostinho Patrus of Brazil's Green Party is currently the Assembly president.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais (ALMG)". Tufts University. n.d. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Deputados são eleitos pelo sistema proporcional; veja como funciona" (in Portuguese). Camara dos Deputados. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Sede da Assembleia é tombada como patrimônio cultural de BH" (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Saiba quem são os 77 deputados estaduais eleitos em Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). G1. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Agostinho Célio Andrade Patrus" (in Portuguese). Diario Cidade. n.d. Retrieved 29 January 2022.