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Brazil Government
The present brazilian constitution was
promulgated in 1988. Legislative power
rests with the bicameral Congresso
Nacional (National Congress). The Lower
House has 513 seats and is elected by
proportional representation for four
years; members of the 81-strong Senate
serve eight-year terms. The president,
who holds executive power and is elected
every four years, appoints and leads a
Cabinet of Ministers. Federal Republic.
Head of State and Government: President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2002.
Recent history: Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva, a former shoeshine boy and metal
worker, became Brazil's first left-wing
President in four decades when he beat
his Government-backed rival by a wide
margin in the October 2002 elections. The
Lula Government faces a difficult
balancing act. It has committed itself to
a major programme of social and economic
reform but a reminder of the power of
international capital came shortly before
the election when, amid fears of a Lula
victory, market activity brought the
Brazilian economy to the brink of
collapse. Lula has managed to keep both
popular sentiment and the international
markets more or less on track. He has
implemented pension reforms as well as
bringing about an increase in the minimum
wage. In 2005, however, his party faced
claims of corruption and he was forced to
apologise on television, saying he knew
nothing of the supposed corruption.
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