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Find sources: "State deputy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Example of Representative's Certificate to Hold Office This article is part of a series on the Politics of Brazil Federal government Constitution of Brazil Laws Civil Code Penal Code Civil Procedure Code Legislature Brazilian National Congress Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta Government Leader José Guimarães Majority Leader Arlindo Chinaglia Opposition Leader Gilberto Silva Minority Leader Gustavo Gayer Federal Senate President Davi Alcolumbre Government Leader Teresa Leitão Majority Leader Veneziano Vital do Rêgo Opposition Leader Rogério Marinho Minority Leader Ciro Nogueira Executive President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Vice President of Brazil Geraldo Alckmin Cabinet Ministries Planalto Palace Judiciary Supreme Federal Court President Edson Fachin Mendes Lúcia Toffoli Fux Moraes Marques Mendonça Zanin Dino Superior Courts Superior Court of Justice Superior Labour Court Superior Electoral Court Superior Military Court Lower courts Courts of Justice Regional Federal Courts Regional Labour Courts Regional Electoral Courts Elections Recent general elections 2014 2018 2022 Recent municipal elections 2016 2020 2024 National referendums 1963 1993 2005 Political parties Parties with representation Avante Cidadania MISSÃO MDB NOVO PCdoB PDT PL PODE PP PRD PSB PSD PSDB PSOL PT PV REDE Republicanos Solidariedade UNIÃO Parties without representation Agir DC MOBILIZA PCB PCO DEMOCRATA PRTB PSTU UP Political ideologies Centrism Centrão Conservatism Bolsonarism Christian right Coronelism Fiscal Janism Liberal Monarchism Nationalism Populism Traditionalist Liberalism Anarcho-capitalism Classical Conservatism Economic Institutionalism Libertarianism Parliamentarianism Social Socialism Anarchism Communism Christian socialism Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Getulism Lulism Progressivism Revolutionary socialism Social democracy Federalism State and territorial government Governors Legislative Assemblies Mayors Municipal Chambers Federal District government Legislative Chamber Governor Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mauro Vieira Diplomatic missions of / in Brazil Nationality law Passports Visa requirements Visa policy Brazil and the United Nations G4 BRICS CPLP G20 Mercosur Argentina China Cuba European Union France India Italy Japan Palestine Paraguay Portugal Russia United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Brazil portal Politics portal v t e Established by the [Constitution of Brazil](/source/Constitution_of_Brazil), the State Senate is the State's representative body. The members are elected through the [proportional system](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proportional_system&action=edit&redlink=1), by taking into account the joining affiliation (political party or coalition of parties), as a way to define the number of elected candidates that are filling the vacancies reserved for specific groups.[1] [State representative](/source/State_representative), also known as state deputy (*deputado estadual*), is the name given to the political agent while the corresponding body is the State [Legislative Assembly](/source/Legislative_Assembly) (*Assembleia Legislativa Estadual*), which is the highest legislative authority of each state. ## Mandate The [term](/source/Term_of_office) for a Representative is 4 years. The term for the President of the Legislature ([elected](/source/Election)) is a 4- or 5-year period, beginning 6 months after the start of the session.[1] ## Function The [Constitution](/source/Constitution) gives state legislators the task of legislating in the field of state legislative powers defined by the Constitution, including being able to propose, amend, modify, revoke and repeal state laws, both common and complementary, prepare and amend the state constitution, annually evaluating the accounts rendered by the State Governor, creating Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry, as well as other powers established in the Constitution and the State Constitution.[1] ## Conditions of eligibility 1. Registered voter 1. Registered resident of elected district 1. Full political rights 1. Member of a political party 1. At least 21 years old Illiterate individuals are not allowed to hold office.[2] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-const_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-const_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-const_1-2) ["República Federativa de Brasil/ Federative Republic of Brazil Constitución Política de 1988, con reformas de 1996, em inglês"](http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Brazil/english96.html). *Political Database of the Americas*. Georgetown. Retrieved 1 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Massarollo, Myrian Aparecida Bosco. ["Elegibilidade e inelegibilidade"](http://www.direitonet.com.br/artigos/exibir/6941/Elegibilidade-e-inelegibilidade). *www.direitonet.com.br/*. Direito Net. Retrieved 1 September 2015. This article about government in Brazil is a stub. 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