55th Legislature of the National Congress

55th Legislature of the National Congress
Overview
Meeting place	Brasília, Federal District
Term	01 February 2015 – 31 January 2019
Election	5 October 2014
Website	congressonacional.leg.br
Federal Senate
Members	81
Chamber of Deputies
Members	513

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.

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

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

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.

Acre

Alagoas

Amapá

Amazonas

Bahia

Ceará

Distrito Federal

Espírito Santo

Goiás

Maranhão

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso do Sul

Minas Gerais

Pará

Paraíba

Paraná

Pernambuco

Piauí

Rio de Janeiro

Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Sul

Rondônia

Roraima

Santa Catarina

São Paulo

Sergipe

Tocantins

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.

Acre (8 federal deputies)

Alagoas (9 federal deputies)

Amapá (8 federal deputies)

Amazonas (8 federal deputies)

Bahia (39 federal deputies)

Ceará (22 federal deputies)

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