| Hauptstadt | Name: Brasilia geographische Koordinaten: 15 47 S, 47 55 W Zeitunterschied: 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 has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands |
| Unabhängigkeit | 7 September 1822 (from Portugal) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 7 September (1822) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest ratified 5 Oktober 1988 amendments: proposed by at least one third of either house of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by simple majority vote by more than half of the state legislative assemblies; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote by both houses in each of two readings; constitutional provisions affecting the federal form of government, separation of powers, suffrage, or individual rights and guarantees cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2017 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | voluntary between 16 to 18 Jahre, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 Jahre; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Jair BOLSONARO (seit dem 1 January 2019); Vice Staatspräsident Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (seit dem 1 January 2019); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Jair BOLSONARO (seit dem 1 January 2019); Vice Staatspräsident Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (seit dem 1 January 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 October 2018 with runoff on 28 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022) election results: Jair BOLSONARO elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jair BOLSONARO (PSL) 46%, Fernando HADDAD (PT) 29.3%, Ciro GOMEZ (PDT) 12.5%, Geraldo ALCKMIN (PSDB) 4.8%, other 7.4%; percent of vote in second round - Jair BOLSONARO (PSL) 55.1%, Fernando HADDAD (PT) 44.9% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
