Brasile Profilo Governo

nome: Brasilia

coordinate geografiche: 15 47 S, 47 55 W

differenza di tempo: 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

7 Settembre 1822 (from Portugal)

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 7 Settembre (1822)

history: several previous; latest ratified 5 Ottobre 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)

voluntary between 16 to 18 anni, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 anni; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote

capo dello stato: Presidente Jair BOLSONARO (da allora 1 January 2019); Vice Presidente Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (da allora 1 January 2019); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo

capo di governo: Presidente Jair BOLSONARO (da allora 1 January 2019); Vice Presidente Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (da allora 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%