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Boundary Delimitation

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BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: b. No, existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used
Comments: The President is elected from a single country-wide constituency. For federal elections to National Congress (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) each State and the Federal District forms a constituency. Constitution, Article 45: The Chamber of Deputies is composed of representatives of the people, elected, by the proportional system, in each state, territory and in the Federal District. Paragraph 1. The total number of Deputies, as well as the representation of the states and of the Federal District shall be established by a supplementary law, in proportion to the population, and the necessary adjustments shall be made in the year preceding the elections, so that none of those units of the Federation has less than eight or more than seventy Deputies. Electoral Code, Article 86: In presidential elections, the constituency will be the country; in federal and state elections, the state; and in municipal elections, the respective municipality.
Source: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Article 45, 46: https://www.oas.org/es/sla/ddi/docs/acceso_informacion_base_dc_leyes_pais_b_1_en.pdf - English https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil - Portuguese Electoral Code, Law No. 4.737, 1965 of July 15, Article 83, 84, 85, 86: https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
Verified: 2024/10/11
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments: The President is elected from a single country-wide constituency. For federal elections to National Congress (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) each State and the Federal District forms a constituency. Constitution, Article 45: The Chamber of Deputies is composed of representatives of the people, elected, by the proportional system, in each state, territory and in the Federal District. Paragraph 1. The total number of Deputies, as well as the representation of the states and of the Federal District shall be established by a supplementary law, in proportion to the population, and the necessary adjustments shall be made in the year preceding the elections, so that none of those units of the Federation has less than eight or more than seventy Deputies. Electoral Code, Article 86: In presidential elections, the constituency will be the country; in federal and state elections, the state; and in municipal elections, the respective municipality.
Source: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Article 45, 46: https://www.oas.org/es/sla/ddi/docs/acceso_informacion_base_dc_leyes_pais_b_1_en.pdf - English https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil - Portuguese Electoral Code, Law No. 4.737, 1965 of July 15, Article 83, 84, 85, 86: https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
Verified: 2024/10/11
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): a. Legislature (1st chamber)
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Article 45, 46: https://www.oas.org/es/sla/ddi/docs/acceso_informacion_base_dc_leyes_pais_b_1_en.pdf - English https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil - Portuguese Electoral Code, Law No. 4.737, 1965 of July 15, Article 83, 84, 85, 86: https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
Verified: 2024/10/11
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