PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:47 constituteproject.org Brazil's Constitution of 1988 with Amendments through 2015 © Keith S. Rosenn Translated by Keith S. Rosenn Prepared for distribution on constituteproject.org with content generously provided by Keith S. Rosenn. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:47 Table of contents Preamble . 5 TITLE I: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES . 5 TITLE II: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES . 7 CHAPTER I: INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND DUTIES . 7 CHAPTER II: SOCIAL RIGHTS . 13 CHAPTER III: NATIONALITY . 17 CHAPTER IV: POLITICAL RIGHTS . 18 CHAPTER V: POLITICAL PARTIES . 20 TITLE III: ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE . 21 CHAPTER I: POLITICAL-ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION . 21 CHAPTER II: THE UNION . 22 CHAPTER III: THE FEDERATED STATES . 28 CHAPTER IV: THE COUNTIES . 30 CHAPTER V: THE FEDERAL DISTRICT AND THE TERRITORIES . 35 SECTION I: The Federal District . 35 SECTION II: The Territories . 35 CHAPTER VI: INTERVENTION . 36 CHAPTER VII: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION . 38 SECTION I: General Provisions . 38 SECTION II: Of Civil Servants . 42 SECTION III: Of Military Servicemen of the States, Federal District and the Territories . 46 SECTION IV: The Regions . 46 TITLE IV: ORGANIZATION OF THE BRANCHES . 47 CHAPTER I: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH . 47 SECTION I: The National Congress . 47 SECTION II: Powers of the National Congress . 48 SECTION III: Chamber of Deputies . 50 SECTION IV: The Federal Senate . 51 SECTION V: Deputies and Senators . 52 SECTION VI: Sessions . 55 SECTION VII: Committees . 56 SECTION VIII: The Legislative Process . 56 Subsection I: General Provisions . 56 Subsection II: Amendments to the Constitution . 57 Subsection III: The Laws . 58 SECTION IX: Supervision of Accounting, Finances, and Budget . 62 CHAPTER II: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH . 65 Brazil 1988 (rev. 2015) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:47 SECTION I: President and Vice-President of the Republic . 65 SECTION II: Powers of the President of the Republic . 67 SECTION III: Liability of the President of the Republic . 69 SECTION IV: The Ministers of the Federal Government . 70 SECTION V: Council of the Republic and the National Defense Council . 70 Subsection I: Council of the Republic . 70 Subsection II: National Defense Council . 71 CHAPTER III: THE JUDICIARY . 72 SECTION I: General Provisions . 72 SECTION II: The Supreme Federal Tribunal . 79 SECTION III: Superior Tribunal of Justice . 85 SECTION IV: Federal Regional Tribunals and Federal Judges . 87 SECTION V: Labor Tribunals and Labor Judges . 89 SECTION VI: Electoral Tribunals and Judges . 92 SECTION VII: Military Courts and Military Judges . 94 SECTION VIII: State Tribunals and Judges . 94 CHAPTER IV: POSITIONS ESSENTIAL TO JUSTICE . 95 SECTION I: The Public Ministry . 95 SECTION II: Public Advocacy . 100 SECTION III: The Practice of Law . 100 SECTION IV: The Public Defender’s Office . 101 TITLE V: DEFENSE OF THE STATE AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS . 101 CHAPTER I: STATE OF DEFENSE AND STATE OF SIEGE . 101 SECTION I: State of Defense . 101 SECTION II: State of Siege . 102 SECTION III: General Provisions . 104 CHAPTER II: ARMED FORCES . 104 CHAPTER III: PUBLIC SECURITY . 106 TITLE VI: TAXATION AND BUDGET . 107 CHAPTER I: NATIONAL TRIBUTARY SYSTEM . 107 SECTION I: General Principles . 107 SECTION II: Limitations on the Taxing Power . 110 SECTION III: Taxes of the Union . 112 SECTION IV: State and Federal District Taxes . 113 SECTION V: County Taxes . 117 SECTION VI: Division of Tax Revenues . 118 CHAPTER II: PUBLIC FINANCE . 121 SECTION I: General Rules . 121 Brazil 1988 (rev. 2015) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:47 SECTION II: Budgets . 122 TITLE VII: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ORDER . 128 CHAPTER I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY . 128 CHAPTER II: URBAN POLICY . ..