Brazil · Legislation
Legislation and primary sources
Where to find the authoritative text of the law in Brazil, and how to confirm it is still in force.
Sources of law, ranked
- Federal Constitution
- Supreme; state constitutions must conform.
- Complementary and ordinary laws
- Complementary laws need an absolute majority.
- Codes
- Civil Code 2002, Penal Code, CLT labour code, CPC 2015.
- Provisional measures
- Presidential medidas provisórias needing congressional confirmation.
- Binding precedent
- Súmulas vinculantes of the STF bind all courts and administration.
The legislative process
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.
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