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− | The | + | The [[Congress elections|Congressional elections]] take place on the 25th day of each month. Only the top 5 parties can make nominations for Congress candidates. |
− | ==Congress elections== | + | Until October 2008, Congressional Elections were held as part of the general elections which included both [[Presidential elections|Presidential]] & Congressional Elections and they were held on the 1st of each month. Up to this point, citizens voted for the party list in a certain region, not the individual Congress candidates. |
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+ | From October 2008 up to September 2012, citizens voted for an individual candidate on a party list in a certain region. As of September 2012, citizens vote for lists of party representatives instead of individual candidates which is valid for a whole country, not a certain region. | ||
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+ | The first [[Congress elections|Congressional elections]] in {{CountryLink|Brazil}} were held on eDay 11 (''{{HistoryDate|11}}'') when first ever general elections were held in the [[New World]]. Unfortunately, not a lot of data is known from this period and the first known results are from October 2008. | ||
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+ | ==Congress elections in Brazil== | ||
*[[Congress of Brazil 2008]] | *[[Congress of Brazil 2008]] | ||
*[[Congress of Brazil 2009]] | *[[Congress of Brazil 2009]] |
Revision as of 14:25, 13 August 2022
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The Congressional elections take place on the 25th day of each month. Only the top 5 parties can make nominations for Congress candidates.
Until October 2008, Congressional Elections were held as part of the general elections which included both Presidential & Congressional Elections and they were held on the 1st of each month. Up to this point, citizens voted for the party list in a certain region, not the individual Congress candidates.
From October 2008 up to September 2012, citizens voted for an individual candidate on a party list in a certain region. As of September 2012, citizens vote for lists of party representatives instead of individual candidates which is valid for a whole country, not a certain region.
The first Congressional elections in Brazil were held on eDay 11 (1 December 2007) when first ever general elections were held in the New World. Unfortunately, not a lot of data is known from this period and the first known results are from October 2008.
Congress elections in Brazil
- Congress of Brazil 2008
- Congress of Brazil 2009
- Congress of Brazil 2010
- Congress of Brazil 2011
- Congress of Brazil 2012
- Congress of Brazil 2013
- Congress of Brazil 2014
- Congress of Brazil 2015
- Congress of Brazil 2016
- Congress of Brazil 2017
- Congress of Brazil 2018
- Congress of Brazil 2019
- Congress of Brazil 2020
- Congress of Brazil 2021
- Congress of Brazil 2022
Numbers of Congress seats by parties
Table last updated: December 2021
See also
- Congresso Nacional - a former organization started by the Brazilian Congress
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