Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

For other uses, see Chamber of Deputies.

Chamber of Deputies

Câmara dos Deputados
57th Legislature of the National Congress
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 May 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)
Leadership
Hugo Motta, Republicanos
since 1 February 2025
Government Leader
José Guimarães, PT
since 6 January 2023
Majority Leader
Arlindo Chinaglia, PT
since 8 April 2025
Minority Leader
Gustavo Gayer, PL
since 19 December 2025
Opposition Leader
Gilberto Silva, PL
since 16 December 2025
Structure
Seats513
Political groups
Government (209)
  •   Brazil of Hope (80)
  •   PSD (47)
  •   MDB (43)
  •   PSB (16)
  •   PSOL-REDE (15)
  •   Avante (8)

Opposition (131)

Independent (173)

Length of term
4 years
SalaryR$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)[1]
Elections
Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) with a 2% election threshold[2]
Last election
2 October 2022
Next election
4 October 2026
Meeting place
Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber
National Congress Palace
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Website
www.camara.leg.br

The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. The current president of the chamber is the Deputy Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), who was elected on 1 February 2025.

Structure

The number of deputies elected is proportional to the size of the population of the respective state (or of the Federal District) as of 1994. However, no delegation can be made up of less than eight or more than seventy seats. Thus the least populous state elects eight federal deputies and the most populous elects seventy. These restrictions favour the smaller states at the expense of the more populous states and so the size of the delegations is not exactly proportional to population.

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies are held every four years, with all seats up for election.

Federal representation

A census held every 10 years by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics is used as the basis for the distribution of the seats. Proportionality is followed as a principle, with the exception that there should be a minimum of eight (8) members and a maximum of seventy (70) members per state. Per the 2010 census, states with 3,258,117 inhabitants upwards have 9 to 70 deputies.

As a result, although most states hover around an average of 362,013 inhabitants by deputy (per the 2010 census), some states with smaller populations have a much lower average, such as Roraima (1 for 51,000 inhabitants).

Federal state Deputies currently allotted % Population (2010 Census) % Population per deputy Deputies in proportional allotment Difference (actual−proportional)
São Paulo 70 13.6% 39,924,091 21.5% 570,344 110 –40
Minas Gerais 53 10.3% 19,159,260 10.3% 361,495 53 0
Rio de Janeiro 46 9% 15,180,636 8.2% 330,014 42 +4
Bahia 39 7.6% 13,633,969 7.3% 349,589 38 +1
Rio Grande do Sul 31 6% 10,576,758 5.7% 341,186 29 +2
Paraná 30 5.8% 10,226,737 5.5% 340,891 28 +2
Pernambuco 25 4.9% 8,541,250 4.6% 341,650 24 +1
Ceará 22 4.3% 8,450,527 4.4% 371,822 23 –1
Maranhão 18 3.5% 6,424,340 3.5% 356,908 18 0
Goiás 17 3.3% 5,849,105 3.1% 344,065 16 +1
Pará 17 3.3% 7,443,904 4.0% 437,877 21 –4
Santa Catarina 16 3.1% 6,178,603 3.3% 386,163 17 –1
Paraíba 12 2.3% 3,753,633 2.0% 312,803 10 +2
Espírito Santo 10 1.9% 3,392,775 1.8% 339,278 9 +1
Piauí 10 1.9% 3,086,448 1.7% 308,645 9 +1
Alagoas 9 1.7% 3,093,994 1.7% 343,777 9 0
Acre 8 1.6% 707,125 0.4% 88,391 2 +6
Amazonas 8 1.6% 3,350,773 1.8% 418,847 9 –1
Amapá 8 1.6% 648,553 0.3% 81,069 2 +6
Distrito Federal 8 1.6% 2,469,489 1.3% 308,686 7 +1
Mato Grosso do Sul 8 1.6% 2,404,256 1.3% 300,532 7 +1
Mato Grosso 8 1.6% 2,954,625 1.6% 369,328 8 0
Rio Grande do Norte 8 1.6% 3,121,451 1.7% 390,181 9 –1
Rondônia 8 1.6% 1,535,625 0.8% 191,953 4 +4
Roraima 8 1.6% 425,398 0.2% 53,175 1 +7
Sergipe 8 1.6% 2,036,227 1.1% 254,528 6 +2
Tocantins 8 1.6% 1,373,551 0.7% 171,694 4 +4
Total 513 100% 185,712,713 100% 362,013 514 –2

Present composition

Parties and Federations in the 57th Chamber of Deputies
Party Floor leader Seats
    Liberal Party Sóstenes Cavalcante 90
    Brazil of Hope Federation Pedro Uczai 80
    Brazil Union Pedro Lucas Fernandes 55
    Progressistas Dr. Luizinho 48
    Social Democratic Party Antonio Brito 47
    Republicans Augusto Coutinho 45
    Brazilian Democratic Movement Isnaldo Bulhões 43
    PSDB Cidadania Federation Adolfo Viana 19
    Brazilian Socialist Party Jonas Donizette 16
    Democratic Labour Party Mário Heringer 16
    Podemos Rodrigo Gambale 16
    PSOL REDE Federation Tarcísio Motta 15
    Solidarity Renewal Federation Fred Costa 9
    Avante Bruno Farias 8
    New Party Marcel van Hattem 5
    Mission Party Kim Kataguiri 1
Total 513

Partisan blocs composition

Partisan bloc leadership is organized into the following roles:

  • Government Leader: elected by members of the party of the Cabinet in the Chamber to speak on behalf of the Cabinet
  • Majority Leader: elected by the leaders of the majority bloc in the Chamber, usually in support of the Cabinet
  • Opposition Leader: elected by the members of the largest party in opposition to the Cabinet
  • Minority Leader: elected by the leaders of the minority bloc, usually in opposition to the Cabinet
Bloc Leader
Government José Guimarães (PT-CE)
Majority Arlindo Chinaglia (PT-SP)
Opposition Gilberto Silva (PL-PB)
Minority Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO)

Bodies

The House of Deputies is composed of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil by College Leaders and the Commissions, which can be permanent, temporary, or special inquiry.

Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

Main article: Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

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

President: Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB)
1st vice president: Altineu Côrtes (PL-RJ)
2nd vice president: Elmar Nascimento (UNIÃO-BA)
1st secretary: Carlos Veras (PT-PE)
2nd secretary: Lula da Fonte (PP-PE)
3rd secretary: Delegada Katarina (PSD-SE)
4th secretary: Sérgio Souza (MDB-PR)
1st substitute: Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (PL-SP)
2nd substitute: Paulo Folletto (PSB-ES)
3rd substitute: Victor Linhalis (Podemos-ES)
4th substitute: Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSDB-SP)

Standing commissions

Commission Chair
Administration and Public Service Ione Barbosa (PL-MG)
Agriculture, Livestock, Supply and Rural Development Luiz Nishimori (PSD-PR)
Amazon and Originary and Traditional People Juliana Cardoso (PT-SP)
Communication Maria Rosas (Republicanos-SP)
Consumer Defence Clodoaldo Magalhães (PV-PE)
Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Leur Lomanto Júnior (UNIÃO-BA)
Culture Carol Dartora (PT-PR)
Defense of Women Rights Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP)
Defense of Elderly Rights Weliton Prado (Solidariedade-MG)
Defense of People with Disabilities Rights Rodrigo Rollemberg (PSB-DF)
Economic Development Jadyel Alencar (Republicanos-PI)
Education Benes Leocádio (UNIÃO-RN)
Environment and Sustainable Development Valdir Cobalchini (MDB-SC)
Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum Fabio Schiochet (UNIÃO-SC)
Finances and Taxation Merlong Solano (PT-PI)
Financial Oversight and Control Alexandre Lindenmeyer (PT-RS)
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza (PL-SP)
Health Giovani Cherini (PL-RS)
Human Rights, Minorities and Racial Equality Alice Portugal (PCdoB-BA)
Industry, Trade and Services Beto Richa (PSDB-PR)
Labour Max Lemos (PDT-RJ)
Mines and Energy Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA)
National Integration and Regional Development Moses Rodrigues (UNIÃO-CE)
Participative Legislation Frederico Escaleira (PRD-MG)
Public Security and Fight Against Organized Crime Luiz Meira (PL-PE)
Roads and Transports Claudio Cajado (PP-BA)
Science, Technology and Innovation Átila Lira (PP-PI)
Social Security, Social Assistance, Childhood, Adolescence and Family Bruno Ganem (PODE-SP)
Sports Saulo Pedroso (PSD-SP)
Tourism Daniela Reinehr (PL-SC)
Urban Development Keniston Braga (MDB-PA)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Conheça o valor do salário de um deputado e demais verbas parlamentares – Notícias". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gastos parlamentares - 2023". Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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