The people
Directly elect the Chamber of Deputies, the Federal Senate, and the President under the Constitution.
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Who selects whom in Brazil?
Direct elections connect the public to Congress and the presidency, while each branch checks the others.
Dots are institutions · arrows are sourced powers
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Brazil's Constitution links direct election of the Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate, and President with ministerial appointment, Senate confirmation of Supreme Federal Court nominees, bicameral impeachment roles, presidential veto, congressional override, and constitutional review.
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The dots
Institutions represented on this map.
Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.
National Congress
Comprises the Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate, with distinct constitutional roles in legislation, confirmation, and impeachment.
President of the Republic
Directs the federal administration, appoints ministers, nominates Supreme Federal Court justices, and may veto legislation.
Ministers of State
Assist the President in the higher direction of the federal administration.
Supreme Federal Court
Guards the Constitution and decides specified constitutional challenges to federal and state laws or normative acts.
Evidence and limits
Every line has a source. Every missing layer stays visible.
The map describes formal national relationships only. It does not measure democratic quality, legitimacy, actual compliance, or informal influence.
Official or constitutional source
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
- direct elections
- Congress composition
- ministerial appointment
- Supreme Federal Court appointment
- impeachment roles
- presidential veto
- congressional override
- constitutional review
Constitution and the Supreme Court — Article 102
Supreme Federal Court
- guardianship of the Constitution
- constitutional review
- binding effects of constitutional decisions