Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

Chamber of Deputies Câmara dos Deputados
57th Legislature of the National Congress
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
Term limits	None
History
Founded	6 May 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started	1 February 2023 (2023-02-01)
Leadership
President	Arthur Lira, PP since 1 February 2021
Government Leader	José Guimarães, PT since 6 January 2023
Majority Leader	André Figueiredo, PDT since 16 April 2024
Minority Leader	Bia Kicis, PL since 21 February 2024
Opposition Leader	Filipe Barros, PL since 1 April 2024
Structure
Seats	513
Political groups	Government (226)   FE Brasil (80) PT (68) PCdoB (7) PV (5)   MDB (44)   PSD (44)   PDT (18)   PSB (14)   PSOL REDE Fdr. (14) PSOL (13) REDE (1)   Avante (7)   Solidariedade (5) Opposition (115)   PL (94)   PSDB Cidadania Fdr. (17) PSDB (13) Cidadania (4)   NOVO (4) Independents (172)   UNIÃO (58)   PP (50)   Republicanos (43)   PODE (15)   PRD (5)   Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Salary	R$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)[1]
Elections
Voting system	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

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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 Arthur Lira (PP-AL), who was elected on 1 February 2021.