As one may not take both itemized deductions and a standard deduction, taxpayers generally choose the deduction that results in the lesser amount of tax owed.
Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Executive power is exercised by the executive branch, headed by the President, advised by a Cabinet.
A lack of a strong central government. Brazil s independence was carried out in a completely different way than the independence of Spanish-controlled America. Brazil did not turn into a republic immediately after its independence. In fact, it took more than 67 years until to the proclamation of the republic, from 1822 to 1889.