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Brazil (Legislative)
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ELECTION TYPE |
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| Federative Republic of Brazil |
Legislative |
October 4, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Federal Senate: 27
- Seats in the Chamber of Deputies: 513
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Description
of government structure:
- Brazil's bicameral legislature, the Congresso
Nacional (National Congress), is composed of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies.
- The Federal Senate consists of 81 members
elected by simple majority for eight-year terms.
- Elections to the Federal Senate are
staggered. In 1994 two-thirds of the Senate (54 seats) was up for election; in 1998
one-third of the Senate (27 seats) was up for election.
- The Chamber of Deputies consists of 513
members elected by proportional representation for four-year terms.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Liberal Front Party (PFL)
Leader: Antônio Carlos MAGALHÃES, Marco MACIEL, Jorge BORNHAUSEN
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 5
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 14
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 105
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 89
- Party: Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB)
Leader: Fernando Henrique CARDOSO
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 12
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 99
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 62
- Party: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)
Leader: José SARNEY, Itamar FRANCO, Jader BARBALHO
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 12
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 15
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 83
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 107
- Party: Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB)
Leader: Paulo MALUF
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 2
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 1
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 60
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 53
- Party: Workers' Party (PT)
Leader: Luiz Inacio (Lula) DA SILVA
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 3
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 4
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 58
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 49
- Party: Brazilian Labor Party (PTB)
Leader: José Eduardo ANDRADE VIEIRA
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 0
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 1
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 31
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 31
- Party: Democratic Labor Party (PDT)
Leader: Leonel BRIZOLA
Seats won in this election to the Federal Senate: 0
Seats won in last election to the Federal Senate: 4
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 25
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 33
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last
held: October 3, 1994
- Seats decided in the last election to
the Federal Senate: 54
- Seats decided in the last election to
the Chamber of Deputies: 513
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 164,511,366 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 106,101,067
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Of Interest:
- With approximately 100 million voters,
Brazil is the largest democracy in Latin America.
- The October 1998 election was the first
time in which the majority of Brazil's voters will use computerized electronic voting
machines.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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