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55th Legislature of the National Congress

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Election
  
5 October 2014

Members
  
513

Members
  
81

Meeting place
  
Brasília, Federal District

Term
  
01 February 2015 – 31 January 2019

Website
  
congressonacional.leg.br

The 55th Legislature of the National Congress will be meeting from February 1, 2015, to January 31, 2019. All members of Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Federal Senate were elected in the elections of 5 October 2014.

Contents

Federal Senate

The composition of the Board of the Federal Senate is the following:

Chamber of Deputies

The composition of the Board of the Chamber of Deputies is the following:

Federal Senate

The Senate represents the 26 states and the Federal District. Each state and the Federal District has a representation of three Senators, who are elected by popular ballot for a term of eight years. Every four years, renewal of either one third or two-thirds of the Senate (and of the delegations of the States and the Federal District) takes place. In 5 October 2014 elections, one-third (1 senator for each state) of the Federal Senate were elected.

Senators by state

Acre

Alagoas

Amapá

Amazonas

  • Eduardo Braga replaced by Sandra Braga since 1 January 2015.

    • Bahia

    Ceará

    Distrito Federal

  • Rodrigo Rollemberg replaced by Hélio José since 1 January 2015.

    • Espírito Santo

    Goiás

  • Demóstenes Torres was expelled on 11 July 2012, Wilder Morais replaced him since 13 July 2012.

    • Maranhão

    Mato Grosso

  • Pedro Taques replaced by José Medeiros since 1 January 2015.

    • Mato Grosso do Sul

    Minas Gerais

  • Itamar Franco died on 2 July 2011, José Perrella replaced him since 11 July 2011.

    • Pará

  • Jader Barbalho won an appeal in the Supreme Federal Court and took office on 28 December 2011, replacing Marinor Brito.

    • Paraíba

  • Cássio Cunha Lima won an appeal in the Supreme Federal Court and took office on 8 November 2011, replacing Wilson Santiago.
  • Vital do Rêgo Filho replaced by Raimundo Lira since 22 December 2014.

    • Paraná

  • Gleisi Hoffmann licensed between 8 June 2011 and 3 February 2014, Sérgio de Souza replaced her during this period.

    • Pernambuco

  • Armando Monteiro replaced by Douglas Cintra since 17 July 2014.

    • Piauí

  • Wellington Dias replaced by Regina Sousa since 1 January 2015.

    • Rio de Janeiro

    Rio Grande do Norte

    Rio Grande do Sul

    Rondônia

    Roraima

    Santa Catarina

    São Paulo

    Sergipe

    Tocantins

  • João Ribeiro died on 18 December 2013, Ataídes Oliveira replaced him since 23 December 2013.
  • Kátia Abreu replaced by Donizeti Nogueira since 3 February 2015.

    • Chamber of Deputies

    The Chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. In 2014 elections, 198 (38.6%) of the elected candidates are new to the Chamber of Deputies, the highest rate of newcomers in 16 years. The number of parliamentary represented parties has also increased: from 22 parties after the 2010 election to 28 at the beginning of the new term.

    Federal deputies by State

    Acre (8 federal deputies)

    Alagoas (9 federal deputies)

    Amapá (8 federal deputies)

    Amazonas (8 federal deputies)

    Bahia (39 federal deputies)

    Ceará (22 federal deputies)

    Distrito Federal (8 federal deputies)

    Espírito Santo (10 federal deputies)

    Goiás (17 federal deputies)

    Maranhão (18 federal deputies)

    Mato Grosso (8 federal deputies)

    Mato Grosso do Sul (8 federal deputies)

    Minas Gerais (53 federal deputies)

    Pará (17 federal deputies)

    Paraíba (12 federal deputies)

    Paraná (30 federal deputies)

    Pernambuco (25 federal deputies)

    Piauí (10 federal deputies)

    Rio de Janeiro (46 federal deputies)

    Rio Grande do Norte (8 federal deputies)

    Rio Grande do Sul (31 federal deputies)

    Rondônia (8 federal deputies)

    Roraima (8 federal deputies)

    Santa Catarina (16 federal deputies)

    São Paulo (70 federal deputies)

    Sergipe (8 federal deputies)

    Tocantins (8 federal deputies)

    References

    55th Legislature of the National Congress Wikipedia
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