Council of the Republic (Brazil)
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| Portuguese: Conselho da República | |
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| Formed | 5 June 1990 |
| Jurisdiction | Brazil |
| Headquarters | Palácio do Planalto |
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| Website | www |
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In Brazil, the Council of the Republic is the superior agency of consultation and counseling of the Presidency of the Republic, created to advise the president in crisis moments. Among the competences of the Council of the Republic are deliberate about subjects such as federal intervention, state of defence and state of exception.[1]
The creation of the Council of the Republic is provided by the 1988 Constitution, Article 89.[2] However, the Council only started working in 1990, when then President Fernando Collor de Mello signed Law no. 8041/90, which puts in force this device of the Constitution.[3]
According to the law, the President of the Republic is responsible to summon the Council in the case of federal intervention, state of defence and exception and also on relevant issues for the stability of the democratic institutions. As an advisory body, the President is not obligated to put in practice the measures from the council's advice.[4]
Composition
The Council of the Republic is composed by 14 members, as provided in law:
| Structure of the Council of the Republic | |
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| Chairman | President |
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| Additional participants | 6 Brazilian citizens by birth, over 35 years old, as 2 are nominated as permanent members by the President and 2 as a substitutes; 2 elected as permanent members by the Federal Senate and 2 as a substitutes; 2 elected as permanent members by the Chamber of Deputies and 2 as substitutes. The permanent members have a 3 years term, not renewable. |
Current members
- President of the Republic: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Vice President of the Republic: Geraldo Alckmin
- Minister of Justice and Public Security: Wellington Lima e Silva
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB)
- President of the Federal Senate: Davi Alcolumbre (UNIÃO-AP)
- Chamber Majority Leader: Arlindo Chinaglia (PT-SP)
- Chamber Minority Leader: Caroline de Toni (PL-SC)
- Senate Majority Leader: Veneziano Vital do Rêgo (MDB-PB)
- Senate Minority Leader: Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI)
- Nominated by the President:
- Amaro dos Santos, Secretary of Institutional Security
- Paulo Skaf, former president of FIESP
- Nominated by the Chamber:
- Eugênio Aragão, former Minister of Justice
- José Carlos Aleluia, former federal deputy
- Nominated by the Senate:
- Davi Alcolumbre, senator for Amapá
- Gilberto Kassab, former mayor of São Paulo