National Congress

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The National Congress buildings in Brasilia, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, featuring a pair of tall towers flanked by a white dome and a bowl-shaped structure.

National Congress

Brazilian government

Also known as: Congresso Nacional

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Brazil
The legislature of Brazil
…is exercised by the bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional), comprising the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) and the Federal Senate (Senado Federal). Congress meets every year in two sessions of four and a half months each. The constitution gives Congress the power to rule in matters involving the federal…
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…is exercised by the bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional), comprising the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) and the Federal Senate (Senado Federal). Congress meets every year in two sessions of four and a half months each. The constitution gives Congress the power to rule in matters involving the federal…
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