Brasil Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Brasilia
coordenadas geográficas: 15 47 S, 47 55 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February
note: Brazil is divided into four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands

Independencia

7 Septiembre 1822 (from Portugal)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 7 Septiembre (1822)

Constitución

5 Octubre 1988

Sufragio

voluntary between 16 and 18 años de edad and over 70; compulsory over 18 and under 70 años de edad; note - military conscripts do not vote

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Luiz Inacio LULA DA SILVA (desde 1 January 2003); Vice Presidente Jose ALENCAR (desde 1 January 2003); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Luiz Inacio LULA DA SILVA (desde 1 January 2003); Vice Presidente Jose ALENCAR (desde 1 January 2003)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single four-year term; election last held 1 October 2006 with runoff 29 October 2006 (next to be held 3 October 2010 and, if necessary, 31 October 2010)
election results: Luiz Inacio LULA DA SILVA (PT) reelected president - 60.83%, Geraldo ALCKMIN (PSDB) 39.17%