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| Attribute | RwandaReviewed | GrenadaReviewed | BrazilReviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Mixed (civil law transitioning toward common law) | Common law | Civil law |
| System of government | Unitary presidential republic | Constitutional monarchy | Federal presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda | The Grenada Constitution | Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil |
| In force since | 2003 | 1973 | 1988 |
| Capital | Kigali | Saint George's | Brasília |
| Official languages | Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili | English | Portuguese |
| Currency | Rwandan Franc (RWF) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Brazilian Real (BRL) |
| Population | 14,100,000 | 126,000 | 217,000,000 |
| Division of powers | Presidential system with a Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of Chamber of Deputies and Senate, and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court which also exercises constitutional jurisdiction. | Unitary. The state comprises Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique; Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a Ministry and local administration but no separate legislature. | Presidentialism with a bicameral Congress and an assertive judiciary; the STF hears direct actions of unconstitutionality brought by defined institutional applicants. |
| How law is made | Bills are examined in committee and plenary in both chambers, with organic laws requiring three-fifths majorities. The President promulgates and may request a second reading; the Supreme Court may review constitutionality. | Bills pass three readings in both Houses and receive the Governor-General's assent. Constitutional amendments to entrenched provisions need a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives and then approval by a referendum, a double lock that has defeated every reform package put to voters. | Bills pass both chambers, with the initiating chamber reviewing amendments; the President may veto in whole or part, and Congress may override in joint session. |
| Legal profession | Advocates admitted through the Rwanda Bar Association after a law degree and bar course; practice increasingly requires English-language common-law competence alongside civil-law training. | A fused profession of legal practitioners admitted by the High Court under the Legal Profession Act, after a law degree and the Legal Education Certificate. The Grenada Bar Association represents practitioners. | Law graduates must pass the OAB examination; membership of the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil is mandatory to practise. |
A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.