What is National Congress of Brazil?
The '''National Congress of Brazil''' is the national [[parliament]] of [[Brazil]]. It is [[bicameral]]. The two chambers are the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of the deputies]] (''Câmaras dos deputados'') and the [[Federal Senate|Senate]] (''Senado''). The president of the senate is also the president of the National Congress. The National Congress was created in 1825. The chamber of the deputies has 344 deputies elected for a 4-years term and is ruled by a president (''presidente''). The senate has 81 senators (3 by state) elected for a 8-years term and is ruled by a president (''presidente''). The headquarters of the National Congress are in the plaza of the three powers (''praça dos três poderes''). On 8 January 2023, supporters of former President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] [[2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress|stormed and invaded]] the [[Praça dos Três Poderes]] in [[Brasília]], taking over the offices of the [[Supreme Federal Court]], National Congress of Brazil and the [[Palácio do Planalto]].<ref>{{Cite news |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/world/americas/brazil-election-protests-bolsonaro.html |title=Bolsonaro Supporters Lay Siege to Brazil's Capital |first1=Jack |last1=Nicas |first2=André |last2=Spigariol |date=8 January 2023 |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> The event was seen as an attempted [[coup d'état]] to overturn the election results of the [[2022 Brazilian general election|2022 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147757260/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazil-congress-lula |title=Security forces regain control after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress |last=Bowman |first=Emma |date=8 January 2023 |publisher=NPR |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Brazil topics}} [[Category:Parliaments|Brazil]] [[Category:National legislatures|Brazil]] [[Category:Bicameral legislatures|Brazil]] [[Category:Government of Brazil]] [[Category:1825 establishments in South America]] [[Category:19th-ce