Glossary of Legislative Terms

Standing Working Group for the Integration of the Chamber of Deputies with the Federal Senate

Legislative Glossary Subgroup

Brasília - 2020

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Avante | Go Forward Party (Political Party)
CAE | Committee on Economic Affairs
CAPADR | Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development
CAS | Committee on Social Affairs
CCai | Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities
CCJ | Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship
CCJC | Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship
CCT | Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology
CCTCI | Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology
CCult | Committee on Culture
CD | Chamber of Deputies
CDC | Committee on Consumer Protection
CDeics | Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services
CDH | Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation
CDHM | Committee on Human Rights and Minorities
CDR | Committee on Regional Development and Tourism
CDU | Committee on Urban Development
CE | Committee on Education
CE | Committee on Education, Culture and Sports
Cespo | Committee on Sports
CF | Federal Constitution
CFFC | Committee on Financial Oversight and Control
CFT | Committee on Finance and Taxation
CI | Committee on Infrastructure Services
Cidadania | Citizenship Party (Political Party)
CIdoso | Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly
Cindra | Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon
CLP | Committee on Participatory Legislation
CMA | Committee on the Environment
CMads | Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
CMCPLP | Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
CMCVM | Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women
CME | Special Joint Committee
CME | Committee on Mines and Energy
CMMC | Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change
CMMPV | Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree
CMO | Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight
CMulher | Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women
CN | National Congress
CPCMS | Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament
CPD | Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CPI | Parliamentary Committee of Investigation
CPMI | Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation
CRA | Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform
CRE | Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense
CREDN | Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense
CSF | Committee on the Senate of the Future
CSPCCO | Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention
CSSF | Committee on Social Security and Family
CTasp | Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service
CTFC | Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection
CTur | Committee on Tourism
CVT | Committee on Traffic and Transportation
DC | Christian Democracy (Political Party)
DCD | Journal of the Chamber of Deputies
DCN | Journal of the National Congress
DEM | Democrats (Political Party)
DSF | Journal of the Federal Senate
DVS | Separate Voting of an Amendment
Fipa | Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas
LC | Supplementary Law
MDB | Brazilian Democratic Movement (Political Party)
MPV | Provisional Presidential Decree
Novo | New Party
Patri | Patriot (Political Party)
PCB | Brazilian Communist Party
PCB | Brazilian Communist Party [1990]
PCdoB | Communist Party of Brazil
PCO | Workers' Cause Party
PDC | Draft Legislative Decree [CD]
PDL | Bill of Legislative Decree
PDN | Draft Legislative Decree [CN]
PDS | Draft Legislative Decree [SF]
PDT | Democratic Labor Party
PEC | Constitutional Amendment Bill
PEN | National Ecological Party
PFC | Proposal of Oversight and Control
PFL | Liberal Front Party
PFS | Proposal of Oversight and Control
PHS | Humanist Party of Solidarity
PL | Bill of Law
PLC | Bill of the Chamber of Deputies
PLP | Bill of Supplementary Law
PLS | Bill of the Senate
PLV | Bill of Conversion
PMB | Party of the Brazilian Women
PMDB | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
PMN | Party of the National Mobilization
PMR | Municipal Renewal Party
Pode | We Can (Political Party)
PP | Progressive Party
PPB | Brazilian Progressive Party
PPL | Free Homeland Party
PPS | Popular Socialist Party [1992]
PR | Party of the Republic
PRB | Brazilian Republican Party [2006]
PRC | Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies
PRN | Bill of Resolution of the National Congress
PRN | National Reconstruction Party
Pros | Republican Party of the Social Order
PRP | Progressive Republican Party
PRS | Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate
PRT | Revolutionary Workers' Party
PRTB | Brazilian Labor Renovation Party
PSB | Brazilian Socialist Party
PSC | Christian Social Party
PSD | Social Democratic Party
PSDB | Brazilian Social Democracy Party
PSDC | Christian Social Democratic Party [1997]
PSL | Social Liberal Party
PSN | National Solidarist Party
PSN | National Solidarity Party
PSol | Socialism and Freedom Party
PSTU | Unified Workers' Socialist Party
PT | Workers’ Party
PTB | Brazilian Labor Party
PTC | Christian Labor Party
PTdoB | Labour Party of Brazil
PTN | National Labour Party
PV | Green Party
RCCN | Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress
RCD | Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies
RCN | Resolution of the National Congress
Rede | Sustainability Network (Political Party)
Republicanos | Republicans (Political Party)
RICD | Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies
RISF | Standing Rules of the Federal Senate
RSF | Resolution of the Federal Senate
SD | Solidarity (Political Party)
SF | Federal Senate
SGM | Secretariat-General of the Board
TVR | Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters
UP | Popular Unity (Political Party)
VTS | Separate Vote

Glossary of Legislative Terms

Absolute Majority — Quorum for adopting matters that requires a favorable number of votes, greater than half the composition of the collegiate.

CF, article 47; RICD, article 183, § 1º; RISF, article 288, III.

See also: Simple Majority.

General Concept: Quorum for Deliberation.

Translation: Maioria Absoluta (Portuguese); Mayoría Absoluta (Spanish).

Abstention — Act by which legislators exercise the right not to choose one of the alternatives available for voting. It is computed exclusively for the presence quorum required for the validation of the deliberation.

RICD, articles 180, paragraph 2, and 183, paragraph 2; RISF, articles 288, paragraph 2, 294, I, “b”, and 298.

Translation: Abstenção (Portuguese); Abstención (Spanish).

Acclamation — Unanimous expression of a collegiate or assembly (civil or military) in a deliberative process. In the legislative process, the election by acclamation is the vote by voice and applause, unanimously, rather than by ballot or individual vote.

See also: Symbolic Voting.

Translation: Aclamação (Portuguese); Aclamación (Spanish).

Act of the Board — Regulatory act issued by the Board or the Directing Committee of a Legislative House on matters of its competent jurisdiction.

RICD, article 17.

General Concept: Regulatory Act.

Translation: Ato da Mesa (Portuguese); Acto de la Mesa (Spanish).

Ad hoc Rapporteur — See Substitute Rapporteur

Additional Round of Debate — Round to which a full substitute bill is submitted after adopted in a single round of voting by the plenary or by a committee.

RISF, articles 270, sole paragraph, and 282, paragraph 2.

See also: Wording for an Additional Round of Debate.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

General Concept: Round of Debate and Voting.

Translation: Turno Suplementar (Portuguese); Ronda Suplementaria (Spanish).

Additive Amendment — An amendment that proposes adding provisions to the text of the main proposal.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 6; RISF, article 246, II.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Emenda Aditiva (Portuguese); Enmienda Aditiva (Spanish).

Adjournment of the Session — It is equivalent to the closure of a plenary session. In the Chamber of Deputies, it occurs in cases of serious disturbance, death of a legislator in office or of the head of one of the Branches of the Republic, decree of official mourning or presence in the debates of less than one tenth of the total number of Federal Deputies. In the Federal Senate, it occurs in the event of death of the President of the Republic, of the Vice President of the Republic or of a member of the National Congress. In the National Congress, it occurs due to the death of a legislator or of the head of one of the Branches of the Republic.

RCCN, article 25; RICD, article 71; RISF, article 220.

Translation: Levantamento da Sessão (Portuguese); Levantamiento de la Sesión (Spanish).

Administrative Bulletin — Official publication containing all acts and facts related to the general administration of a Legislative House.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Boletim Administrativo (Portuguese); Boletín Administrativo (Spanish).

Admissibility — Fulfillment of the requirements for processing a proposal. In the current terminology of the Legislative Houses, admissibility is widely used in reference to meeting the requirements of urgency and relevance of provisional presidential decrees. It also applies to the requirements of constitutionality, juridicity, compatibility, as well as financial and budgetary adequacy of proposals in general. In the case of the admissibility of amendments, the appropriateness of the subject matter is also considered.

RCN 1/2002, articles 4, paragraph 4, and 8; RICD, articles 32, IV, “b”, coupled with 202, and 125; RISF, article 230, I.

See also: Constitutionality, Juridicity and Admissibility Report.

Specific Concepts: Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree and Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Translation: Admissibilidade (Portuguese); Admisibilidad (Spanish).

Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill — Fulfillment of the constitutional requirements for processing a Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC). The Committee on Constitution and Justice and on Citizenship (CCJC) carries out the analysis.

RICD, article 32, IV, “b”.

See also: Unconstitutionality and Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC).

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Admissibility.

Translation: Admissibilidade de Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (Portuguese); Admisibilidad de Propuesta de Enmienda a la Constitución (Spanish).

Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree — Fulfillment of the constitutional requirements of a provisional presidential decree.

RCN 1/2002.

See also: Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV) and Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree.

General Concept: Admissibility.

Translation: Admissibilidade de Medida Provisória (Portuguese); Admisibilidad de Medida Provisional (Spanish).

Admissibility Report — Advisory Opinion that analyzes the assumptions for admissibility of a proposal, such as its constitutionality, juridicity or economy.

See also: Admissibility, Preliminary Examination and Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to content analyzed>.

Translation: Parecer de Admissibilidade (Portuguese); Dictamen de Admisibilidad (Spanish).

Adoption of a Proposal — Results from the vote in favor of a proposal. The presiding officer of the plenary session or of the committee meeting proclaims it.

RICD, articles 17, I, “r”, 41, X, 182, 185, head of the article, and 200; RISF, article 298.

See also: Proposal and Rejection of a Proposal.

Translation: Aprovação de Proposição (Portuguese); Aprobación de Proposición (Spanish).

Advice and Consent — See Confirmation Hearing

Advisory Opinion — A type of ancillary legislative proposal, in which an opinion is expressed in favor or against a proposal.

See also: Divergent Advisory Opinions.

Specific Concepts: Advisory Opinion <as to place where it was delivered>, Advisory Opinion <as to result of the deliberation>, Advisory Opinion <as to content analyzed> and Advisory Opinion <as to authorship>.

Translation: Parecer (Portuguese); Dictamen (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion <as to authorship>

General Concept: Advisory Opinion.

Specific Concepts: Committee Advisory Opinion and Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur.

Translation: Parecer <quanto à autoria> (Portuguese); Dictamen <en cuanto a la autoría> (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion <as to content analyzed>

General Concept: Advisory Opinion.

Specific Concepts: Terminative Advisory Opinion, Admissibility Report and Advisory Opinion on the Merits.

Translation: Parecer <quanto ao teor analisado> (Portuguese); Dictamen <en cuanto al contenido analizado> (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion <as to place where it was delivered>

General Concept: Advisory Opinion.

Specific Concept: Advisory Opinion of the Plenary.

Translation: Parecer <quanto ao local em que foi proferido> (Portuguese); Dictamen <en cuanto al local> (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion <as to result of the deliberation>

General Concept: Advisory Opinion.

Specific Concepts: Contrary Advisory Opinion, Favorable Advisory Opinion and Prevailing Advisory Opinion.

Translation: Parecer <quanto ao resultado da deliberação> (Portuguese); Dictamen <en cuanto al resultado de la deliberación> (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion of the Plenary — Advisory Opinion delivered in plenary by a rapporteur designated by the chairperson on behalf of the committee in the cases provided for in their respective Standing Rules.

RCCN, article 20; RCN nº 1/2006, article 107; RICD, article 157, paragraph 2; RISF, articles 140 and 346.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to place where it was delivered>.

Translation: Parecer de Plenário (Portuguese); Dictamen del Pleno (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur — Rapporteur's opinion on the adoption or rejection of a matter.

RICD, article 56.

See also: Prevailing Advisory Opinion.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Report [SF].

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to authorship>.

Translation: Parecer do Relator (Portuguese); Dictamen del Ponente (Spanish).

Advisory Opinion on the Merits — Advisory Opinion on the merits of a matter under analysis, focusing on the timeliness and technical-political convenience of the measures proposed.

RCCN, article 17; RICD, article 53, I; RISF, article 90, XII.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to content analyzed>.

Translation: Parecer de Mérito (Portuguese); Dictamen de Fondo (Spanish).

Agenda — List of proposals or of other matters to be considered at a particular committee meeting or plenary session.

See also: Inversion of the Agenda, Removal from the Agenda and Suspension of the Agenda.

Translation: Pauta (Portuguese); Agenda (Spanish).

Agglutinative Amendment — An amendment to merge texts of other amendments or to merge the text of an amendment with the text of a main proposal to create congruence of the respective objects.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 3.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Emenda Aglutinativa (Portuguese); Enmienda Aglutinante (Spanish).

Amendment — Ancillary proposal intended to change the main proposal.

RICD, article 118; RISF, articles 211, VI, 230 to 234.

General Concept: Ancillary Proposal.

Specific Concepts: Additive Amendment, Agglutinative Amendment, Modifying Amendment, Suppressive Amendment, Amendment of the Wording, Second Degree Amendment and Substitute Bill.

Translation: Emenda (Portuguese); Enmienda (Spanish).

Amendment of the Wording — An amendment to remedy any language mistakes, incorrect legislative technique or blatant errors in the proposal.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 8; RISF, articles 234 and 323.

See also: Modifying Amendment.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Emenda de Redação (Portuguese); Enmienda de Redacción (Spanish).

Ancillary Proposal — Proposal that exists in relation to another proposal in course.

General Concept: Proposal.

Specific Concepts: Amendment and Bill of Conversion (PLV).

Translation: Proposição Acessória (Portuguese); Proposición Accesoria (Spanish).

Annals of the Chamber of Deputies — Official publication of the Chamber of Deputies containing legislative decisions and speeches of legislators.

RICD, article 97, paragraph 1.

See also: Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD).

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Anais da Câmara dos Deputados (Portuguese); Boletín Oficial de la Cámara de Diputados (Spanish).

Annals of the Federal Senate — Official publication of the Federal Senate containing legislative decisions and speeches of the legislators. The publication of these annals ended in 2011.

RISF, articles 209 and 210.

See also: Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF).

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Anais do Senado Federal (Portuguese); Boletín Oficial del Senado Federal (Spanish).

Annals of the National Constituent Assembly — Official publication of the National Constitutional Convention containing decisions and speeches of the constituent legislators.

See also: Constitutional Convention.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Anais da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (Portuguese); Boletín Oficial de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (Spanish).

Appeal [CD] — Type of legislative proposal to reverse a decision by appealing to a higher instance, such as the Plenary.

RICD, article 100.

General Concept: Proposal.

Specific Concepts: Appeal against Conclusive Examination, Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion and Appeal in a Point of Order.

Translation: Recurso [CD] (Portuguese); Recurso [CD] (Spanish).

Appeal [SF] — With this instrument of the Standing Rules, the reversal of a decision is proposed, by appealing to a higher instance, such as the Plenary.

RISF, articles 48, XI and paragraphs 1 to 3, 91, paragraphs 3 to 5, 101, paragraph 1, 254, sole paragraph, and 405.

Specific Concepts: Appeal in a Terminative Matter and Appeal in a Point of Order.

Translation: Recurso [SF] (Portuguese); Recurso [SF] (Spanish).

Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion — Instrument of the Standing Rules that aims at the examination by the Plenary of a matter with a Terminative Advisory Opinion as to its constitutionality or juridicity and/or as to its financial or budgetary adequacy.

RICD, articles 54 and 144.

See also: Terminative Advisory Opinion.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Appeal [CD].

Translation: Recurso contra Parecer Terminativo de Comissão (Portuguese); Recurso contra Dictamen Definitivo de Comisión (Spanish).

Appeal against Conclusive Examination — Instrument of the Standing Rules that aims at the examination of a conclusive matter by the Plenary.

CF, article 58, paragraph 2, I; RICD, articles 24, II, 58 and 132, paragraph 2.

See also: Conclusive Examination.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Appeal in a Terminative Matter.

General Concept: Appeal [CD].

Translation: Recurso contra Apreciação Conclusiva (Portuguese); Recurso contra Análisis Conclusivo (Spanish).

Appeal in a Point of Order — Instrument of the Standing Rules that aims at the examination of a terminative matter by the Plenary.

RCCN, article 132; RICD, articles 57, XXI, and 95, paragraph 8; RISF, article 408.

See also: Point of Order.

General Concepts: Appeal [CD] and Appeal [SF].

Translation: Recurso em Questão de Ordem (Portuguese); Recurso en Cuestión de Orden (Spanish).

Appeal in a Terminative Matter — Instrument of the Standing Rules that aims at the examination of a terminative matter by the Plenary.

RISF, article 91, paragraphs 3 to 5.

See also: Conclusive Examination and Terminative Decision.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Appeal against Conclusive Examination.

General Concept: Appeal [SF].

Translation: Recurso em Matéria Terminativa (Portuguese); Recurso en Materia Definitiva (Spanish).

Appreciation — Debate and voting of a proposal.

See also: Consideration.

Specific Concepts: Conclusive Examination and Preliminary Examination.

It has parts: Debate of a Proposal and Voting.

Translation: Apreciação (Portuguese); Examination (Spanish).

Assignment — In the legislative process, assignment is an act of the President that defines which committees are competent to express an opinion about a proposal submitted to the Legislative House.

RICD, article 139; RISF, article 48, X, article 49.

Synonymous: Initial Order.

General Concept: Order.

Translation: Distribuição (Portuguese); Distribución (Spanish).

Attendance of a Cabinet Minister — Presence of a Cabinet Minister in a committee or plenary session resulting from a summons or an invitation. The attendance may also take place spontaneously at the initiative of the Minister.

CF, article 50; RICD, articles 91, 219 to 222; RISF, articles 397 to 400-A.

See also: Summons of an Authority.

Translation: Comparecimento de Ministro de Estado (Portuguese); Comparecencia de Ministro de Estado (Spanish).

Author — Person or institution submitting a proposal.

CF, article 62; RICD, article 102, paragraph 1; RISF, article 243.

See also: Support for a Proposal, Submission of a Proposal, Initiative and Popular Initiative.

Translation: Autor (Portuguese); Autor (Spanish).

Bicameral — Legislative branch composed of two legislative chambers or houses. This is the case of the National Congress, composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate.

See also: Initiating House and Revising House.

Translation: Bicameral (Portuguese); Bicameral (Spanish).

Bill of Consolidation — Proposal to systematize into a single law the provisions on a matter contained in different laws. It should be restricted to formal aspects, without changing the contents of the consolidated rules.

LCP 95/1998, article 13; RICD, articles 212 and 213; RISF, articles 213-A to 213-E.

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Projeto de Consolidação (Portuguese); Proposición de Consolidación (Spanish).

Bill of Conversion (PLV) — Proposal submitted by the rapporteur of a provisional presidential decree consolidating the proposed amendments to its original text.

CF, article 62; RCN 1/2002, article 5, paragraph 4.

See also: Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV) and Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV).

General Concept: Ancillary Proposal.

Translation: Projeto de Lei de Conversão (PLV) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Ley de Conversión (PLV) (Spanish).

Bill of Law (PL) — Proposal to provide for a matter of the regulatory jurisdiction of the Union and pertinent to the duties of the National Congress. It is subject, after passing, to either sanction or veto of the president.

RICD, article 109, I; RISF, article 213, I.

See also: Ordinary Law, Sanction and Presidential Veto.

Synonymous: Bill of the Chamber of Deputies (PLC) and Bill of the Senate (PLS).

General Concept: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Lei (PL) (Portuguese); Proposición de Ley (PL) (Spanish).

Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL) — Proposal to regulate matters of the exclusive jurisdiction of the Legislative Branch, without the sanction of the President of the Republic.

RICD, article 109, II; RISF, article 213, II.

See also: Legislative Decree.

Synonymous: Draft Legislative Decree [CD] (PDC), Draft Legislative Decree [CN] (PDN) and Draft Legislative Decree [SF] (PDS).

General Concept: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Decreto Legislativo (PDL) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Decreto Legislativo (PDL) (Spanish).

Bill of Popular Initiative — Proposal, at the initiative of citizens, submitted to the Chamber of Deputies.

CF, article 61, paragraph 2; RICD, article 252.

See also: Popular Initiative.

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Projeto de Lei de Iniciativa Popular (Portuguese); Proposición de Ley de Iniciativa Popular (Spanish).

Bill of Resolution — Proposal for the drafting of a resolution.

RCCN, article 128; RICD, article 109, III; RISF, article 213, III.

See also: Resolution.

Specific Concepts: Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC), Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN) and Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS).

Translation: Projeto de Resolução (Portuguese); Proyecto de Resolución (Spanish).

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC) — Proposal for the drafting of a resolution of the Chamber of Deputies.

RICD, article 109, III.

See also: Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD).

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concepts: Bill of Resolution and Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Resolução da Câmara dos Deputados (PRC) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Resolución de la Cámara de Diputados (PRC) (Spanish).

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS) — Proposal for the drafting of a Resolution of the Federal Senate.

RISF, article 213, III.

See also: Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF).

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

General Concepts: Bill of Resolution and Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Resolução do Senado Federal (PRS) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Resolución del Senado Federal (PRS) (Spanish).

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN) — Proposal for the drafting of a Resolution of the National Congress.

RCCN, articles 119, paragraph 2, and 128.

See also: Resolution of the National Congress (RCN).

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Bill of Resolution and Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Resolução do Congresso Nacional (PRN) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Resolución del Congreso Nacional (PRN) (Spanish).

Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP) — Proposal for the drafting of a Supplementary Law.

CF, article 69; RICD, article 109, I; RISF, article 213, I.

See also: Supplementary Law (LC).

General Concept: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Lei Complementar (PLP) (Portuguese); Proyecto de Ley Complementaria (PLP) (Spanish).

Bill of the Chamber of Deputies (PLC) — See Bill of Law (PL)

Bill of the National Congress — Proposal to provide for budgetary matters of exclusive initiative of the Head of the Executive Branch. It is analyzed by the CMO, which will issue an advisory opinion on it, and passed by the National Congress.

CF, article 166; RCN nº 1/2006, article 2.

General Concept: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Projeto de Lei do Congresso Nacional (PLN) (Portuguese); Proposición de Ley del Congreso Nacional (PLN) (Spanish).

Bill of the Senate (PLS) — See Bill of Law (PL)

Blockage of the Agenda — See Suspension of the Agenda

Board of the Chamber of Deputies — See Directing Committee

Board of the Federal Senate — See Directing Committee

Board of the National Congress — Body responsible for conducting the work of the joint sessions of the National Congress. The President of the Federal Senate chairs it, the other positions being held alternately by the occupants of equivalent positions in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Federal Senate.

CF, article 57, paragraph 5.

Translation: Mesa do Congresso Nacional (Portuguese); Mesa del Congreso Nacional (Spanish).

Brief Communications — Speeches of up to five minutes held in the first part of the ordinary sessions of the Chamber of Deputies. They are also called Short-Address Speeches. They also occur in the joint sessions of the National Congress.

RCCN, article 31; RICD, article 81.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Breves Comunicações (Portuguese); Comunicaciones Breves (Spanish).

Budget Bill — Proposal estimating revenues and setting expenditures for the following financial year. Formally submitted to the Legislative Branch by the head of the Executive Branch within the constitutional deadline, with the structure and level of detail defined by the law on budgetary directives (LDO) of the fiscal year.

CF, article 166; RCCN, articles 89 to 103; RCN 1/2006.

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Projeto de Lei Orçamentária (Portuguese); Proyecto de Ley de Presupuestos (Spanish).

By the Order — Instrument of the Standing Rules used by legislators to request information on the business of the session, to complain regarding the observance of the Standing Rules and to point out a flaw or a mistake in the agenda. It is different from a "Point of Order".

RISF, article 14, X, “a”.

See also: Point of Order and Complaint.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Pela Ordem (Portuguese); Moción de Orden (Spanish).

Call for Extraordinary Legislative Sessions — Act by which the National Congress is summoned to work in a period other than that foreseen for its regular operation.

CF, article 57, paragraph 6; RICD, article 2, paqragraph 4; RISF, article 2, II.

See also: Period of Operation of the National Congress and Extraordinary Legislative Session.

Translation: Convocação Extraordinária (Portuguese); Convocatoria Extraordinaria (Spanish).

CD — See Chamber of Deputies (CD)

Censure of a Legislator — Verbal or written penalty applicable to a legislator in case of actions considered to be in violation of or incompatible with decorum.

RICD, articles 17, I, x, and 73, IX; RCD 2/2011, articles 10, I, 11 and 12; RISF, article 24, V; RSF 20/1993, articles 7th and 9th.

See also: Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum and Parliamentary Decorum.

Translation: Censura ao Parlamentar (Portuguese); Censura al Parlamentario (Spanish).

CF — See Federal Constitution (CF)

Chamber of Deputies (CD) — Federal Legislative House that is part of the National Congress. It is composed of representatives of the people, elected by the proportional system, in each state of the Federation, territory and the Federal District.

CF, article 45.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to federative level>.

Translation: Câmara dos Deputados (CD) (Portuguese); Cámara de Diputados (CD) (Spanish).

City Council — Body of the Legislative Branch of each municipality for which the people elect the members. It is responsible for drafting, debating and passing legal norms of its competent jurisdiction.

CF, articles 29 to 31

General Concept: Legislative House <as to federative level>.

Translation: Câmara Municipal (Portuguese); Órgano Legislativo Municipal (Spanish).

Clerk's Office — See Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Closure of a Session — Act of the President closing the proceedings of the Plenary session.

RISF, articles 155, paragraph 4, and 177.

See also: Opening of a Session.

Synonymous: End of Session.

Translation: Encerramento de Sessão (Portuguese); Clausura de la Sesión (Spanish).

CME — See Special Joint Committee (CME)

CMMPV — See Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

CN — See National Congress (CN)

Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum — Rule that establishes the ethical principles and basic rules of decorum to guide the conduct of Federal Deputies and Senators.

RCD 25/2001 and 2/2011; RSF 20/1993.

See also: Censure of a Legislator, Council of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum and Parliamentary Decorum.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Código de Ética e Decoro Parlamentar (Portuguese); Código de Ética y Decoro Parlamentario (Spanish).

College of Leaders — Body composed of the leaders of the Majority, the Minority, the parties, the parliamentary blocs and the government. Among other duties, it is responsible for issuing an opinion on matters of the competent jurisdiction of the President and of the Directing Board of the Chamber of Deputies.

RICD, article 20.

See also: Parliamentary Bloc, Leadership, Parliamentary Majority and Parliamentary Minority.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Colégio de Líderes (Portuguese); Junta de Portavoces (Spanish).

Commencement of the Legislative Session — Act of the President proclaiming the inauguration of the activities of the National Congress.

RCCN, article 57.

See also: Commencement Session of a Legislative Session.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

Synonymous: Opening of a Legislative Session.

Translation: Inauguração da Sessão Legislativa (Portuguese); Apertura de las Sesiones Legislativas (Spanish).

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session — Joint session of the National Congress to inaugurate the Ordinary Legislative Session.

CF, article 57, paragraph 3, I; RCCN, articles 57-59.

See also: Commencement of the Legislative Session.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Session <as to purpose>, Joint Session and Solemn Session.

Translation: Sessão de Inauguração de Sessão Legislativa (Portuguese); Sesión de Apertura de las Sesiones Legislativas (Spanish).

Committee — A parliamentary body formed by a portion of the members of the Legislative Houses and established in accordance with their respective Standing Rules. It is responsible for a series of duties both of the legislative process and of oversight and control of the Public Administration.

CF, article 58; RCCN, articles 9 to 21; RICD, articles 22-64; RISF, articles 71 to 153.

See also: Installation Meeting.

Specific Concepts: Committee <as to membership>, Committee <as to temporality> and Representative Committee.

Translation: Comissão (Portuguese); Comisión (Spanish).

Committee <as to membership>

General Concept: Committee.

Specific Concept: Joint Committee.

Translation: Comissão <quanto à composição> (Portuguese); Comisión <en cuanto a la composición> (Spanish).

Committee <as to temporality>

General Concept: Committee.

Specific Concepts: Standing Committee and Temporary Committee.

Translation: Comissão <quanto à temporalidade> (Portuguese); Comisión <en cuanto a la temporalidad> (Spanish).

Committee Advisory Opinion — Advisory Opinion by which a committee expresses its views on any matter subject to its study. It is subject to adoption by the Plenary of the committee.

RCCN, articles 15 and 16; RICD, articles 126 to 130; RISF, articles 133 to 139.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to authorship>.

Translation: Parecer de Comissão (Portuguese); Dictamen de la Comisión (Spanish).

Committee Advisory Opinion Debated in the Plenary — Advisory opinion to be voted on by the Plenary in which a committee responds to a consultation submitted by another committee or by the Plenary.

RISF, arts. 99, I, 101, I.

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Parecer de Comissão Deliberado em Plenário (Portuguese); Dictamen de Comisión para Deliberación del Pleno (Spanish).

Committee Substitute — Committee member designated to replace any of the members of the respective parliamentary group in the committee.

RICD, article 26, paragraph 1; RISF, article 84.

Translation: Suplente de Comissão (Portuguese); Suplente de Comisión (Spanish).

Complaint — With this act, a Federal Deputy protests against non-compliance with the standing rules or against any malfunction of the administrative services of the House.

RICD, articles 55, sole paragraph, and 96.

See also: By the Order.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Reclamação (Portuguese); Moción de Repudio (Spanish).

Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters (TVR) — A Presidential Message accompanies this type of matter and submits to the National Congress the concession or renewal of concession of radio and television broadcasters. It is initially submitted to the Committee on Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology of the Chamber of Deputies. If the Committee agrees to its contents, the Committee will draft the respective Bill of Legislative Decree, which will then follow the regular process.

CF, articles 49, XII, and 223; RICD, article 32, III, “h”; RISF, article 104-C, VII.

Translation: Ato de Concessão e Renovação de Concessão de Emissora de Rádio e Televisão (TVR) (Portuguese); Acto de Concesión y Renovación de Concesión de Emisoras de Radio y Televisión (TVR) (Spanish).

Conclusive Examination — Examination phase of a proposal by the committees, with the power to pass or reject it, without further consideration of the plenary, unless there is an appeal by one tenth of the members of the Legislative House, pursuant to its Standing Rules.

CF, article 58, paragraph 2, I; RICD, articles 24, II, 58 and 132, paragraph 2.

See also: Conclusive Power, Appeal against Conclusive Examination and Appeal in a Terminative Matter.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Terminative Decision.

General Concept: Appreciation.

Translation: Apreciação Conclusiva (Portuguese); Análisis Conclusivo (Spanish).

Conclusive Power — Power of the Committees of the Chamber of Deputies to consider proposals, waiving the deliberation of the Plenary.

CF, article 58, paragraph 2, I; RICD, articles 24, II, 58 and 132, paragraph 2.

See also: Conclusive Examination.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Poder Conclusivo (Portuguese); Poder Conclusivo (Spanish).

Confirmation Hearing — Legislative procedure whereby the competent committee inquires the nominee for public office in the cases provided for in the Federal Constitution.

CF, article 52, III and IV; RISF, article 383, II, “e”.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Synonymous: Advice and Consent.

Translation: Arguição Pública (Portuguese); Comparecencia Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Conflict of Jurisdiction — Question raised by any Deputy or committee about a committee's competent jurisdiction to consider a matter, based on the provisions of the house's Standing Rules. The President of the Chamber decides about any conflict of jurisdiction.

RICD, article 141.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Conflito de Competência (Portuguese); Conflicto de Competencia (Spanish).

Congress — Period of operation of the Legislative Branch lasting four years. It runs from the inauguration of legislators on February 1 of the year following their election to the inauguration of their successors in the subsequent election. Each congress comprises four ordinary legislative sessions.

CF, article 44, sole paragraph.

See also: Legislative Session.

Translation: Legislatura (Portuguese); Legislatura (Spanish).

Consideration — Act by collegiate bodies to decide on a matter in the agenda. Deliberation consists of voting on a matter.

RCCN, article 43; RICD, article 180; RISF, article 288.

See also: Appreciation and Voting.

Translation: Deliberação (Portuguese); Deliberación (Spanish).

Constitution — Fundamental rule of the legal system of a State.

See also: Constitutional Amendment.

Synonymous: Magna Carta.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Specific Concept: Federal Constitution (CF).

Translation: Constituição (Portuguese); Constitución (Spanish).

Constitutional Amendment — Type of legal norm that amends the Federal Constitution.

CF, article 60.

See also: Constitution, Federal Constitution (CF) and Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC).

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Emenda Constitucional (Portuguese); Enmienda Constitucional (Spanish).

Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC) — Legislative proposal to amend the Federal Constitution.

CF, article 60; RICD, articles 201 to 203; RISF, article 354.

See also: Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill, Federal Constitution (CF) and Constitutional Amendment.

General Concept: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (PEC) (Portuguese); Propuesta de Enmienda a la Constitución (PEC) (Spanish).

Constitutional Convention — Assembly summoned specially or extraordinarily to write the Constitution of a State.

See also: Annals of the National Constituent Assembly.

Translation: Assembleia Constituinte (Portuguese); Asamblea Constituyente (Spanish).

Constitutional Fast Track — Urgency required by the President of the Republic to process bills of his or her initiative. It has precedence over the others.

CF, article 64, paragraph 1.

See also: Fast-track.

Translation: Urgência Constitucional (Portuguese); Urgencia Constitucional (Spanish).

Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree — The constitutional requirements of relevance and urgency as a prerequisite for the examination of the merits of provisional presidential decrees.

CF, article 62; RCN 1/2002.

See also: Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree, Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV) and Admissibility Report.

Translation: Pressupostos Constitucionais de Medida Provisória (Portuguese); Requisitos Constitucionales de Medida Provisional (Spanish).

Constitutionality — Quality of what is constitutional, that is, that is in conformity with the precepts of the Federal Constitution. The Committee on Constitution and Justice and on Citizenship, in general, examines the constitutionality of the proposals pending before the House.

RICD, article 53, III; RISF, article 101, I.

See also: Admissibility, Juridicity and Legality.

Translation: Constitucionalidade (Portuguese); Constitucionalidad (Spanish).

Contrary Advisory Opinion — Committee advisory opinion for the rejection based on the merits of a proposal.

RICD, article 133; RISF, article 254.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to result of the deliberation>.

Translation: Parecer Contrário (Portuguese); Dictamen en Contra (Spanish).

Council of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum — Disciplinary body, charged with ensuring observance of ethical precepts and parliamentary decorum. It is responsible for initiating and gathering information in disciplinary cases arising from complaints concerning conducts that violate the parliamentary decorum or are incompatible with it.

RICD, article 21-E; RCD 25/2001 (Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum of the Chamber of Deputies), articles 6 to 8; RSF 20/1993.

See also: Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum and Parliamentary Decorum.

Translation: Conselho de Ética e Decoro Parlamentar (Portuguese); Consejo de Ética y Decoro Parlamentario (Spanish).

CPI — See Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI)

CPMI — See Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

DCD — See Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD)

DCN — See Journal of the National Congress (DCN)

Debate of a Proposal — Phase of a proposal examination that precedes voting. In the course of the debate, registered speakers take the floor to speak for or against a proposal.

RCCN, articles 37-40; RICD, articles 165-179; RISF, articles 272-279.

See also: Postponement of Discussion, Proposal and Speech.

Part of: Appreciation.

Translation: Discussão de Proposição (Portuguese); Debate de Proposición (Spanish).

Debate Session — Plenary session exclusively for the speeches of and debate among legislators, without a matter for discussion or voting.

RICD, articles 65, III, “a”, and 66, paragraph 3.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Thematic Debates Session.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Translation: Sessão de Debates (Portuguese); Sesión de Discusión (Spanish).

Declaration of Vote — It allows legislators to explain the reasons for their vote on a matter, after announcement of the result of the voting. This procedure cannot be done in secret sessions or in secret voting.

RCCN, article 45; RICD, article 182, sole paragraph; RISF, article 316.

Translation: Declaração de Voto (Portuguese); Declaración del Voto (Spanish).

Delegated Law — Type of normative instrument drafted by the head of the Executive Branch following delegation of the Legislative Branch. The delegation must be approved by a specific resolution explaining both its content and exercise. A delegated law cannot deal with: acts of exclusive jurisdiction of the National Congress; acts of private jurisdiction of the Chamber of Deputies or of the Federal Senate; matters reserved for supplementary laws; organization of the Judiciary or of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the career or guarantees of their members; nationality, citizenship or individual, political or electoral rights; multi-year plans, budgetary directives and budgets.

CF, article 68; RCCN, articles 116-127.

See also: Legislative Delegation.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Lei Delegada (Portuguese); Ley de Delegación (Spanish).

Deliberative Meeting — Committee meeting to decide on a legislative proposal.

RICD, article 46, paragraph 7, coupled with 50; RISF, articles 108 and 109.

General Concept: Meeting <as to purpose>.

Translation: Reunião Deliberativa (Portuguese); Reunión Deliberativa (Spanish).

Deliberative Session — Ordinary session or extraordinary session in which there is an agenda or an order of business defined by the President of the Legislative House to debate and vote on proposals.

RICD, article 65, II; RISF, article 154, I, paragraphs 1 and 2.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Specific Concepts: Extraordinary Session, Ordinary Session [CD] and Ordinary Session [SF].

Translation: Sessão Deliberativa (Portuguese); Sesión Deliberativa (Spanish).

Detailed Report — Document submitted by a Parliamentary Committee of Investigation at the end of its inquiry, containing its conclusions and suggestions. The report must be forwarded to the competent authorities in accordance with the Standing Rules.

RICD, article 37, head of the article.

See also: Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI).

Translation: Relatório Circunstanciado (Portuguese); Informe Circunstanciado (Spanish).

Directing Board — See Directing Committee

Directing Committee — Governing body responsible for the legislative work and administrative tasks of the Legislative House.

CF, articles 57, pargraph 4, and 58, paragraph 1; RICD, articles 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 14 and 15; RISF, articles 46, 73, 77 and 98.

See also: Election of the Board.

Synonymous: Board of the Chamber of Deputies, Board of the Federal Senate and Directing Board.

General Concept: Standing Committee.

Translation: Comissão Diretora (Portuguese); Comisión Directiva (Spanish).

Directions for a Parliamentary Group — Guidance given by the leader to members of a political party or of a parliamentary bloc to take a stand or vote in a particular way.

RICD, articles 10, IV, and 192, paragraph 2; RISF, article 308.

See also: Parliamentary Bloc and Leader.

Translation: Orientação de Bancada (Portuguese); Sentido del Voto (Spanish).

Dismissal of a Proposal — Act of storing a proposal in the archives of a Legislative House.

RICD, articles 17, II, “d”, 105, 133, 145, paragraph 3, 164, paragraph 4; RISF, articles 101, § 1º, 254, 334, § 4º.

See also: Retrieval of a Proposal, Mootness and Proposal.

Translation: Arquivamento de Proposição (Portuguese); Archivo de Proposición (Spanish).

Divergent Advisory Opinions — Advisory opinions of distinct committees that diverge in relation to the same proposal.

RICD, article 24, II, “g”.

See also: Advisory Opinion.

Translation: Pareceres Divergentes (Portuguese); Dictámenes Divergentes (Spanish).

Draft Bill — Outline, proposal or preliminary version of a text not yet formally submitted as a proposal to the Legislative House.

See also: Proposal.

Translation: Anteprojeto (Portuguese); Anteproyecto (Spanish).

Draft Legislative Decree [CD] (PDC) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Draft Legislative Decree [CN] (PDN) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Draft Legislative Decree [SF] (PDS) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

DSF — See Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF)

DVS — See Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS)

Election Certificate — Document issued by the Electoral Court that certifies a candidate's election to the parliamentary term of office. It must be presented to the Directing Board of the respective Legislative House as a condition of inauguration.

RICD, article 3; RISF, article 4.

Translation: Diploma (Portuguese); Credencial (Spanish).

Election of the Board — Election held at the beginning of the first and third legislative sessions of each congress for the selection of the members of the Directing Board, composed of the President, two Vice-Presidents, four Secretaries and four substitute Secretaries.

RICD, article 5; RISF, articles 59 and 60.

See also: Directing Committee.

Translation: Eleição da Mesa (Portuguese); Elección de la Mesa (Spanish).

Electronic Panel — Electronic equipment installed in the plenary or committees to register voters, directions to parliamentary groups, votes and the result of each voting carried out by the electronic system, and to record attendance of legislators.

See also: Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel.

Translation: Painel Eletrônico (Portuguese); Panel Electrónico (Spanish).

Enactment — Act of declaring the official existence of a rule in the legal system.

CF, 66, paragraph 7; RCN 1/2002, article 12; RICD, article 200; RISF, article 328.

See also: Sanction.

Translation: Promulgação (Portuguese); Promulgación (Spanish).

End of Session — See Closure of a Session

Engrossed Bill — Official document forwarded for sanction or enactment, or to the other Legislative House containing the final text of the proposal adopted by one of the Legislative Houses or by a joint session of the National Congress.

RCCN, articles 134 and 139; RICD, article 200, paragraph 1; RISF, articles 328 and 329.

Translation: Autógrafo (Portuguese); Mensaje Motivado (Spanish).

Examination of Proposition — See Request for Examination

Express Repeal of Rule — Effect of an act that expressly extinguishes the validity of a rule or part of it.

LCP 95/1998, article 9, head.

Translation: Revogação Expressa de Norma (Portuguese); Derogación Expresa (Spanish).

External Committee — Temporary Committee that a Legislative House may create to represent it outside its seat in events to which the House has been invited or which it has to attend.

RICD, article 38; RISF, article 75.

General Concept: Temporary Committee.

Translation: Comissão Externa (Portuguese); Comisión Externa (Spanish).

Extraordinary Legislative Session — Period of parliamentary work in which the National Congress is summoned for extraordinary work, for a certain period, during the parliamentary recess, in the cases and conditions provided for in the Federal Constitution.

CF, article 57, paragraph 6 to 8; RICD, article 2, II; RISF, article 2, II.

See also: Call for Extraordinary Legislative Sessions, Period of Operation of the National Congress and Parliamentary Recess.

General Concept: Legislative Session.

Translation: Sessão Legislativa Extraordinária (Portuguese); Sesión Legislativa Extraordinaria (Spanish).

Extraordinary Meeting — Committee meeting held at a time or day other than the regular meetings of the committee.

RICD, article 46, paragraphs 4 and 5; RISF, article 107, II.

General Concept: Meeting <as to the periodicity>.

Translation: Reunião Extraordinária (Portuguese); Reunión Extraordinaria (Spanish).

Extraordinary Session — Session that takes place on a day or time different from those of the ordinary sessions. It lasts four hours and is exclusively devoted to the debate and voting of the matters included in the Order of Business.

RICD, article 65, II, “b”, and 67; RISF, article 154, I, “b”, and paragraph 2.

General Concept: Deliberative Session.

Translation: Sessão Extraordinária (Portuguese); Sesión Extraordinaria (Spanish).

Fast-track — Procedural rite that waives certain requirements, deadlines and formalities so that a particular proposal can be promptly examined, until a final decision is taken upon it.

RICD, articles 52, I, 151, I, and 152; RISF, articles 336 et seq., 375 et seq.

See also: Constitutional Fast Track, Procedural Fast Track and Utmost Urgency.

General Concept: Special Regime.

Translation: Regime de Urgência (Portuguese); Procedimiento de Urgencia (Spanish).

Favorable Advisory Opinion — Advisory opinion of a committee for passing a proposal based on its merits.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to result of the deliberation>.

Translation: Parecer Favorável (Portuguese); Dictamen Favorable (Spanish).

Federal Constitution (CF) — Fundamental rule of the legal system of a Federative State.

See also: Constitutional Amendment and Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC).

General Concept: Constitution.

Translation: Constituição Federal (CF) (Portuguese); Constitución Federal (CF) (Spanish).

Federal Deputy — Legislator who represents the people, elected in each unit of the Federation by the proportional system for the Chamber of Deputies. The number of deputies is proportional to the population of each unit of the Federation. A minimum of eight and a maximum of seventy are elected for one term in office of four years, the same duration of a congress.

CF, article 45.

See also: Senator and Substitute Federal Deputy.

General Concept: Legislator.

Translation: Deputado Federal (Portuguese); Diputado Federal (Spanish).

Federal Senate (SF) — Body of the National Congress composed of representatives of the States and of the Federal District, elected according to the majority principle.

CF, article 46.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to federative level>.

Translation: Senado Federal (SF) (Portuguese); Senado Federal (SF) (Spanish).

Filibuster — In a broad sense, it is the use, by legislators, of all procedural means to delay or to avoid voting on a matter. The most commonly used mechanisms are long speeches, requests for postponement of the debate and the voting, and exit from the Plenary to avoid quorum. In a strict sense, it is the instrument used to avoid voting on a matter, announced by the leader of a party or of a bloc. With this tactic, the legislators under the leader have their attendance considered for the quorum of deliberation.

RICD, article 82, paragraph 6; RISF, articlde 13, paragraph 2.

See also: Postponement of Discussion, Postponement of Voting, Parliamentary Speech and Quorum.

Translation: Obstrução (Portuguese); Obstrucción (Spanish).

Final Text

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Translation: Texto Final (Portuguese); Texto Final (Spanish).

Final Wording — Legislative text resulting from the adoption of a proposal by the Plenary. It is presented as an Advisory Opinion and submitted for adoption of the Plenary.

RCCN, article 51; RICD, articles 195, paragraph 1, and 196; RISF, articles 317 ff.

Specific Concept: Final Wording of the Substitute Bill.

Translation: Redação Final (Portuguese); Redacción Final (Spanish).

Final Wording Amended — Legislative text that consolidates both the final wording and the amendments passed in the final or single debate of the proposal.

RICD, article 198, paragraph 2.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Final Wording of the Substitute Bill.

Translation: Redação Final Emendada (Portuguese); Redacción Final Enmendada (Spanish).

Final Wording of the Substitute Bill — Legislative text which, based on the wording for an additional round of debate, consolidates the amendments adopted in that additional round. It is presented as an Advisory Opinion and submitted for adoption of the Plenary.

RISF, articles 317 and 324.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Final Wording Amended.

General Concept: Final Wording.

Translation: Redação Final do Substitutivo (Portuguese); Redacción Final de la Proposición Sustitutiva (Spanish).

First Round Wording [CD] — Wording of the text of a proposal as adopted in the first round of voting.

RICD, article 194.

Equivalent term in the other House Wording for the Second Round of Voting.

Translation: Redação do Vencido [CD] (Portuguese); Redacción del Vencido [CD] (Spanish).

First Round Wording [SF] — See Wording for an Additional Round of Debate

First-Round Wording Rapporteur — See Substitute Rapporteur

General Committee — Plenary event to debate relevant matters, discuss bills of popular initiative or the attendance of a Cabinet Minister.

RICD, article 91.

See also: Thematic Debates Session.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Comissão Geral (Portuguese); Comisión General (Spanish).

General Rapporteur — Legislator designated to consolidate partial reports (in the case of codes) or sectorial reports (in the case of Annual Budget Bill (PLOA) and present the general report.

RCN 1/2006, articles 65 ff. RICD, articles 57, II, and 205, IV; RISF, articles 374 ff.

General Concept: Rapporteur <as to the scope>.

Translation: Relator-Geral (Portuguese); Ponente General (Spanish).

Global Voting — Voting on the text of a proposal as a whole and not in parts or article by article.

RCCN, article 49, paragraphs 1 and 2; RICD, article 189; RISF, article 300, II.

General Concept: Voting <as to scope>.

Translation: Votação em Globo (Portuguese); Votación Global (Spanish).

Impeachment — See Removal from Office

Impediment — Situation in which a legislator is unable to take part in a vote or hold a position.

RCCN, article 48; RICD, article 180, paragraph 6; RISF, article 306.

See also: Voting.

Translation: Impedimento (Portuguese); Impedimento (Spanish).

Initial Order — See Assignment

Initiating Chamber — See Initiating House

Initiating House — In bicameral legislative systems, it is the legislative house that initiates a proposal that may be reviewed by the other house.

CF, articles 61, paragraph 2, and 65.

See also: Bicameral and Revising House.

Synonymous: Initiating Chamber.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to bicameralism phase>.

Translation: Casa Iniciadora (Portuguese); Cámara de Origen (Spanish).

Initiative — Capacity, power or duty, provided for in the Federal Constitution, laws or Standing Rules, assigned to a person or a group of persons to submit a legislative proposal.

CF, article 61.

See also: Submission of a Proposal and Author.

Specific Concept: Popular Initiative.

Translation: Iniciativa (Portuguese); Iniciativa (Spanish).

Installation Meeting — Specific meeting of a committee to set it up and elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons, convened by the President of the Legislative House. In the case of the Federal Senate, the most senior member (RISF, article 88, paragraph 1) may convene the installation meeting.

RICD, article 39, paragraph 1; RISF, article 88.

See also: Committee.

General Concept: Meeting <as to purpose>.

Translation: Reunião de Instalação (Portuguese); Reunión Constitutiva (Spanish).

Interruption — Brief and opportune interruption of the speaker on the tribune for inquiry, comment or clarification of the subject under debate.

RICD, article 176; RISF, article 14, XII.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Aparte (Portuguese); Interrupción del Orador (Spanish).

Interstice — Required time interval between the successive stages of the legislative process. It is counted in sessions, days or hours.

RCCN, article 143, VI; RICD, article 150; RISF, article 280.

Translation: Interstício (Portuguese); Intervalo (Spanish).

Inversion of the Agenda — Change in the order of examination of agenda items for a Plensary session or a committee meeting. It can only occur if a request is passed by the respective collegiate.

RCCN, article 34, sole paragraph; RICD, articles 50, first paragraph, and 83, sole paragraph, II, “d”; RISF, article 175, IV.

See also: Order of Business and Agenda.

Synonymous: Inversion of the Order of Business.

Translation: Inversão de Pauta (Portuguese); Cambio en la Agenda (Spanish).

Inversion of the Order of Business — See Inversion of the Agenda

Joint Committee — Committee composed of Deputies and Senators. It may be permanent or temporary.

RCCN, articles 9th to 21th; RCN 1/2006, 1/2002, 2/2007, 2/2013, 1/2014, 2/2014 and 1/2011.

General Concept: Committee <as to membership>.

Specific Concepts: Special Joint Committee (CME), Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV) and Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI).

Translation: Comissão Mista (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta (Spanish).

Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV) — Temporary Committee responsible for giving advisory opinions on Provisional Presidential Decrees issued by the President of the Republic on non-budgetary matters. Its duration follows the validity of the provisional presidential decree (up to one hundred and twenty days). The Committee may extend for another sixty days to issue a legislative decree to regulate the juridical relations in force during the validity of MPV, in case it was rejected or lost effectiveness due to a deadline expiration, or in case it passed as a Bill of Conversion.

CF, article 62, paragraph 9; RCN 1/2002.

See also: Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV) and Bill of Conversion (PLV).

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Joint Committee and Temporary Committee.

Translation: Comissão Mista de Medida Provisória (CMMPV) (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta de Medida Provisional (CMMPV) (Spanish).

Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI) — Joint temporary Committee created at the request of at least one-third of the members of each House of the National Congress, to investigate a fact for a defined period, with powers of judicial authorities, in addition to other powers provided for by the Houses' Standing Rules.

CF, article 58, paragraph 3; RCCN, articles 21; RICD, articles 35 to 37; RISF, articles 145 to 153.

General Concepts: Joint Committee and Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI).

Translation: Comissão Parlamentar Mista de Inquérito (CPMI) (Portuguese); Comisión Parlamentaria Mixta de Investigación (CPMI) (Spanish).

Joint Processing — Attachment of a proposal to the case docket of another of the same type, dealing with an analogous or related matter, so that they may be considered together.

RICD, articles 139, I, 142 and 143; RISF, articles 48, paragraph 1 to 3, 258 to 260.

Synonymous: Temporary Attachment.

Translation: Tramitação em Conjunto (Portuguese); Tramitación Conjunta (Spanish).

Joint Session — Session in which Federal Deputies and Senators meet to: inaugurate the legislative session; swear in the President and Vice-President elected; enact amendments to the Federal Constitution; discuss and vote on the budget; deliberate on vetoed matters; delegate to the President of the Republic powers to legislate; draft or reform the Joint Standing Rules, and address other cases foreseen in the Federal Constitution and in the Joint Standing Rules.

CF, article 57, paragraph 3; RCCN, article 1.

General Concept: Session <as to membership>.

Specific Concepts: Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic, Commencement Session of a Legislative Session and Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State.

Translation: Sessão Conjunta (Portuguese); Sesión Conjunta (Spanish).

Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN) — Systematized set of disciplinary norms for the organization and operation of the National Congress.

General Concept: Standing Rules.

Translation: Regimento Comum do Congresso Nacional (RCCN) (Portuguese); Reglamento del Congreso Nacional (RCCN) (Spanish).

Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD) — Official publication of the Chamber of Deputies containing, inter alia, the minutes of committee meetings and plenary sessions, as well as proposals.

See also: Annals of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Diário da Câmara dos Deputados (DCD) (Portuguese); Diario de la Cámara de Diputados (DCD) (Spanish).

Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF) — Official publication of the Federal Senate containing, inter alia, the minutes of committee meetings and plenary sessions, as well as proposals.

See also: Annals of the Federal Senate.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Diário do Senado Federal (DSF) (Portuguese); Diario del Senado Federal (DSF) (Spanish).

Journal of the National Congress (DCN) — Official publication of the National Congress containing, inter alia, the minutes of the committee meetings and plenary sessions, as well as proposals.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Translation: Diário do Congresso Nacional (DCN) (Portuguese); Diario del Congreso Nacional (DCN) (Spanish).

Juridicity — Compliance with the juridical system in force. One of the aspects analyzed in admissibility.

See also: Admissibility, Constitutionality and Legality.

Translation: Juridicidade (Portuguese); Juridicidad (Spanish).

LC — See Supplementary Law (LC)

Leader — Legislator chosen to represent his or her parliamentary group or bloc.

RCCN, articles 4 to 8; RICD, articles 9 to 11; RISF, articles 62 and 66.

See also: Parliamentary Group, Party Parliamentary Group, Parliamentary Bloc, Leadership and Directions for a Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Líder (Portuguese); Portavoz (Spanish).

Leaders' Communication — Communication on matters of national relevance made by the leaders or delegated to their respective vice-leaders. In the Chamber of Deputies, it can occur at any time during the session. The time used by the leaders is always proportional to the size of the group they represent. The announcement is of at least three minutes and of at most ten minutes. The government leader has the right to speak for an average of the time allotted for representations of the Majority and of the Minority. In the Federal Senate, the announcement can last up to five minutes and may occur at any time during the session, except during the Order of Business. In the sessions of the National Congress, it may last up to five minutes.

RCCN, article 6; RICD, articles 66, paragraph 1, and 89; RISF, article 14, II, “a”.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Comunicação de Liderança (Portuguese); Comunicación del Portavoz (Spanish).

Leadership — Group of a leader and vice-leaders elected to conduct parliamentary groups, be they partisans, parliamentary blocs, of the Majority or of the Minority. The President of the Republic appoints the leadership of the Government.

RICD, article 9; RISF, articles 61 to 66-A.

See also: Leadership Agreement, Parliamentary Group, Parliamentary Bloc, College of Leaders, Leader, Parliamentary Majority and Parliamentary Minority.

Translation: Liderança (Portuguese); Liderazgo (Spanish).

Leadership Agreement — Agreement between the leaders of parliamentary groups and blocs to address outstanding issues.

RICD, article 150, sole paragraph; RISF, article 412, III.

See also: Parliamentary Group, Parliamentary Bloc and Leadership.

Translation: Acordo de Lideranças (Portuguese); Acuerdo entre Portavoces (Spanish).

Leadership Vote — In the symbolic voting process, the vote of the leaders represents that of their party members present at the session. In the nominal voting process, leaders vote first, so that other legislators know the vote of their party leaders. Other legislators vote after the vote of the leaders.

RCCN, article 45; RISF, articles 293, II, and 294, III.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Translation: Voto de Liderança (Portuguese); Voto del Portavoz (Spanish).

Legal Norm — Manifestation of authority that expresses obligatory precept imposed or recognized as such by the State, designed to regulate juridical relations between persons and between persons and the State.

Specific Concepts: Regulatory Act, Constitution, Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum, Legislative Decree, Constitutional Amendment, Supplementary Law (LC), Delegated Law, Ordinary Law, Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV), Standing Rules and Resolution.

Translation: Norma Jurídica (Portuguese); Norma Jurídica (Spanish).

Legality — Compliance with the law. One of the aspects analyzed in admissibility.

See also: Constitutionality and Juridicity.

Translation: Legalidade (Portuguese); Legalidad (Spanish).

Legislative Chamber — The Legislative House of the Federal District, whose members are elected by the people. It is responsible for drafting, debating and passing legal norms of its competent jurisdiction.

CF, article 32.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to federative level>.

Translation: Câmara Legislativa (Portuguese); Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal (Spanish).

Legislative Decree — Type of normative instrument that addresses matters of the exclusive competent jurisdiction of the Legislative Branch. By means of legislative decrees, the National Congress examines the accounts of the President of the Republic; decides definitively on treaties, agreements or international acts; examines the concession or renewal of concession of radio and television broadcasters; authorizes the absence of the President of the Republic from the country for more than fifteen days; regulates the juridical relations arising from provisional presidential decrees not converted into law; chooses two-thirds of the Ministers of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU); authorizes referenda and calls plebiscites; and suspends the regulatory acts of the Executive Branch that extrapolate its regulatory power.

CF, articles 49 and 59, VI.

See also: Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL).

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Decreto Legislativo (Portuguese); Decreto Legislativo (Spanish).

Legislative Delegation — Act by which the National Congress delegates to the President of the Republic, at his or her request, the power to issue delegated laws.

CF, article 68; RCCN, article 116 et seq; RICD, article 24, XII.

See also: Delegated Law.

Translation: Delegação Legislativa (Portuguese); Delegación Legislativa (Spanish).

Legislative House — Chamber or assembly of the Legislative Branch at each political and administrative level (federal, state, district and municipal).

Specific Concepts: Legislative House <as to federative level> and Legislative House <as to bicameralism phase>.

Translation: Casa Legislativa (Portuguese); Cámara Legislativa (Spanish).

Legislative House <as to bicameralism phase>

General Concept: Legislative House.

Specific Concepts: Initiating House and Revising House.

Translation: Casa Legislativa <quanto à fase no bicameralismo> (Portuguese); Cámara Legislativa <en cuanto a la fase en el bicameralismo> (Spanish).

Legislative House <as to federative level>

General Concept: Legislative House.

Specific Concepts: State Legislative Assembly, Legislative Chamber, City Council, Chamber of Deputies (CD) and Federal Senate (SF).

Translation: Casa Legislativa <quanto à esfera federativa> (Portuguese); Cámara Legislativa <en cuanto al ámbito de la Federación> (Spanish).

Legislative Idea — Suggestion offered by a citizen registered in the e-Citizenship Website for the creation, modification or extinction of a legal norm. It is submitted to the possibility of support of other citizens for four months. This is the deadline for obtaining twenty thousand individual votes and the consequent conversion into a Legislative Suggestion, which is then analyzed by the CDH.

RSF 19/2015.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Translation: Ideia Legislativa (Portuguese); Idea Legislativa (Spanish).

Legislative Process — Sequence of procedural acts subordinated to the formalities provided for in the Federal Constitution and in the Standing Rules of the Legislative Houses and of the National Congress to carry out the typical activities of the Legislative Branch: drafting of legal norms and oversight of the public administration.

CF, articles 59-69.

Translation: Processo Legislativo (Portuguese); Procedimiento Legislativo (Spanish).

Legislative Session — Period of parliamentary work.

See also: Congress.

Specific Concepts: Extraordinary Legislative Session and Ordinary Legislative Session.

Translation: Sessão Legislativa (Portuguese); Sesión Legislativa (Spanish).

Legislative Suggestion — Form of participation of civil society in the legislative process by submitting a draft legislative proposal. In the Chamber of Deputies, it may be submitted by an association, a class body, a trade union or an organized entity through a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Participatory Legislation. If it receives a favorable advisory opinion from said Committee, it will be converted into a legislative proposal of the Committee on Participatory Legislation itself. In the Federal Senate, in addition to the above-mentioned entities, the Young Senator program or any citizen may submit a draft legislative proposal. The citizen's proposal must be forwarded through the e-Citizenship website and must have obtained more than 20,000 individual votes over 4 months. Legislative suggestions are considered by the Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH).

RICD, articles 32, XII, “a”; RISF, article 102-E; RSF 42/2010, article 20, sole paragraph; RSF 19/2015, article 6, sole paragraph.

See also: Popular Initiative.

Translation: Sugestão Legislativa (Portuguese); Sugerencia Legislativa Popular (Spanish).

Legislator — Member of Parliament who, in the National Congress, corresponds to a Federal Deputy or to a Senator of the Republic. "Parlamentar" is also used to describe that which belongs to or is related to the Parliament, such as "recesso parlamentar" (parliamentary recess).

Specific Concepts: Federal Deputy and Senator.

Translation: Parlamentar (Portuguese); Parlamentario (Spanish).

Long Address — Phase of the plenary session in the Chamber of Deputies with non-extendable duration of fifty minutes that follows the Short Address. It is intended for speeches of twenty-five minutes each, including interruptions, of previously enrolled legislators.

RICD, articles 66, II, and 87.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Period of Address.

Part of: Ordinary Session [CD].

Translation: Grande Expediente (Portuguese); Gran Turno de Palabra (Spanish).

Magna Carta — See Constitution

Matter — Subject matter under examination or speech.

Translation: Matéria (Portuguese); Materia (Spanish).

Meeting — Event in which legislators meet as a collegiate body for debate or deliberation of matters in the Committees. In the Federal Senate, meetings are also events intended only to clear the agenda, when the plenary was unable to hold a session due to a lack of quorum or to force majeure.

RICD, article 46; RISF, articles 106, 107, 155, paragraph 2, coupled with article 154, paragraph 6, I and IV.

See also: Opening of a Meeting.

Specific Concepts: Meeting <as to purpose>, Meeting <as to the periodicity> and Meeting <as to publicity>.

Translation: Reunião (Portuguese); Reunión (Spanish).

Meeting <as to publicity>

General Concept: Meeting.

Specific Concepts: Public Meeting, Restricted Meeting and Secret Meeting.

Translation: Reunião <quanto à publicidade> (Portuguese); Reunión <en cuanto a la publicidad> (Spanish).

Meeting <as to purpose>

General Concept: Meeting.

Specific Concepts: Public Hearing, Deliberative Meeting and Installation Meeting.

Translation: Reunião <quanto à finalidade> (Portuguese); Reunión <en cuanto a la finalidad> (Spanish).

Meeting <as to the periodicity>

General Concept: Meeting.

Specific Concepts: Extraordinary Meeting and Ordinary Meeting.

Translation: Reunião <quanto à periodicidade> (Portuguese); Reunión <en cuanto a la periodicidad> (Spanish).

Meeting Opening Quorum — Minimum number of legislators required to start a meeting. The Chamber of Deputies requires the presence of half its members for the deliberation of a matter. The Federal Senate demands one fifth of its members. The National Congress requires one third of members (as a general rule) or one third of the members of each House in the case of committees on provisional presidential decrees.

RCCN, article 12; RCN 1/2002, article 4, paragraph 6; RICD, article 50; RISF, article 108.

See also: Opening of a Meeting.

General Concept: Quorum.

Specific Concept: Quorum for Opening a Public Hearing.

Translation: Quórum de Abertura de Reunião (Portuguese); Cuórum de Apertura de la Reunión (Spanish).

Message — Official communication among the heads of Government Branches.

Specific Concept: Message from the Executive Branch.

Translation: Mensagem (Portuguese); Comunicaciones (Spanish).

Message from the Executive Branch — Official communication from the head of the Executive Branch to the other Branches. When addressed to the Legislative Branch, it is used, among other purposes, to inform about a fact that is relevant for the public administration; submit the government plan at the opening of a legislative session; submit to the National Congress matters that depend on the deliberation of their Houses; submit vetoes.

General Concept: Message.

Specific Concept: Veto Message.

Translation: Mensagem do Poder Executivo (Portuguese); Comunicaciones del Poder Ejecutivo (Spanish).

Minutes — Official notes taken to record the events usually of a committee meeting or of a plenary session.

RCCN, article 30, paragraph 1; RICD, articles 62, sole paragraph, I and VIII, 63 and 97; RISF, articles 114, sole paragraph, I, 115, 201 to 208.

Translation: Ata (Portuguese); Acta (Spanish).

Modifying Amendment — Amendment for specific changes in the text of a proposal while preserving its general content.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 5; RISF, article 246, II.

See also: Amendment of the Wording.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Emenda Modificativa (Portuguese); Enmienda Modificativa (Spanish).

Mootness — Effect from the loss of possibility for a proposal to be examined, due to any situation foreseen in the Standing Rules, such as a previous decision and the loss of opportunity. A declaration of mootness results in the dismissal of the matter without deliberation.

RCCN, article 49, paragraph 6; RICD, articles 163 and 164; RISF, article 334.

See also: Dismissal of a Proposal.

Translation: Prejudicialidade (Portuguese); Perjudicialidad (Spanish).

Motion — In the legislative tradition, it is a request whereby a Legislative House expresses an opinion about a fact that gives rise to repudiation, praise, support, distrust, solidarity and joy, among others.

RICD, article 117, XVIII and XIX and paragraphs 3 and 4; RISF, articles 218 and 222.

Translation: Moção (Portuguese); Moción (Spanish).

MPV — See Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

National Congress (CN) — According to the constitution, the institution that exercises the Legislative Power at the federal level. It is composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. The Houses of the National Congress hold joint sessions and meetings for specific agendas under the Federal Constitution and the Joint Standing Rules.

CF, articles 44 to 46.

Translation: Congresso Nacional (CN) (Portuguese); Congreso Nacional (CN) (Spanish).

Nominal Voting — Open voting process in which voters and their respective votes can be identified. It can occur through individual call of a legislator or by electronic system.

RCCN, article 46; RICD, articles 186 and 187; RISF, article 294.

General Concept: Open Voting.

Translation: Votação Nominal (Portuguese); Votación Nominal (Spanish).

Non-Deliberative Session — Plenary session with no Agenda or Order of Business for debate or voting of proposals.

RICD, article 65, III; RISF, article 154, II.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Translation: Sessão não Deliberativa (Portuguese); Sesión no Deliberativa (Spanish).

Notice — Official communication used by a Cabinet Minister or equivalent authority to deal with official matters with other bodies of the Public Administration, including the Legislative Houses.

Translation: Aviso (Portuguese); Aviso (Spanish).

Objection to a Proposal — See Return of a Proposal

Office of the Parliamentary Attorney — Body responsible for the defense of the institution, its bodies and members, when affected in their honor or image before society, by virtue of the exercise of the parliamentary term of office or its institutional duties.

RICD, article 21; RSF 40/1995.

Translation: Procuradoria Parlamentar (Portuguese); Fiscalía Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman — Body responsible for receiving, examining and forwarding to the competent bodies the complaints, representations and suggestions of individuals or legal entities regarding violations or any form of discrimination that violates fundamental rights and freedoms; illegal acts or abuse of power; poor quality of the legislative and administrative services of a House.

RICD, article 21-A; Act of the Senate Federal Bureau 1/2011.

Translation: Ouvidoria Parlamentar (Portuguese); Oficina del Defensor del Pueblo (Spanish).

Official Publication — Written statement, in printed or digital media, resulting from an act of publication of a competent authority.

See also: Publication.

Specific Concepts: Annals of the National Constituent Assembly, Annals of the Chamber of Deputies, Annals of the Federal Senate, Separate, Administrative Bulletin, Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD), Journal of the National Congress (DCN) and Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF).

Translation: Publicação Oficial (Portuguese); Publicación Oficial (Spanish).

Open Voting — Voting method in which legislators publicly express their vote. It can occur either by symbolic or by nominal process.

RICD, article 184; RISF, articles 293 and 294.

See also: Voting Method.

General Concept: Voting <as to publicity>.

Specific Concepts: Nominal Voting and Symbolic Voting.

Translation: Votação Ostensiva (Portuguese); Votación Pública (Spanish).

Opening of a Legislative Session — See Commencement of the Legislative Session

Opening of a Meeting — Act of the committee presiding officer who initiates a committee meeting.

RCCN, article 12; RICD, article 50; RISF, article 108.

See also: Meeting Opening Quorum and Meeting.

Translation: Abertura de Reunião (Portuguese); Apertura de la Reunión (Spanish).

Opening of a Session — Act of the presiding officer declaring open the proceedings of the plenary session.

RCCN, article 29; RICD, article 79, paragraph 2; RISF, article 155.

See also: Closure of a Session, Quorum for Opening a Session and Session.

Translation: Abertura de Sessão (Portuguese); Apertura de la Sesión (Spanish).

Opposition — Group of parties and parliamentary blocs politically opposed to the Government, aligning, in general, with the Minority.

See also: Parliamentary Minority.

Translation: Oposição (Portuguese); Oposición (Spanish).

Order — Act by which the President of a Legislative House or one of its collegiate bodies decides on matters within its competent jurisdiction, as well as determines measures to other legislative or administrative bodies.

Specific Concept: Assignment.

Translation: Despacho (Portuguese); Despacho (Spanish).

Order of Business — Phase of the session in which the matters in the agenda are discussed and voted on. In the Chamber of Deputies, committee meetings also have an Order of Business. In the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, during of the Order of Business of the respective Legislative House or of the National Congress, the operation of any standing or temporary committee is prohibited. In the Federal Senate, the prohibition of holding meetings during the Order of Business of an extraordinary session does not apply.

RCCN, article 32; RICD, articles 46, paragraph 1, 66, III, 67 and 82; RISF, article 107, sole paragraph.

See also: Separate of the Order of Business, Inversion of the Agenda and Removal from the Agenda.

Part of: Ordinary Session [CD] and Ordinary Session [SF].

Translation: Ordem do Dia (Portuguese); Período del Orden del Día (Spanish).

Ordinary Law — Normative instrument that deals with any matter pertinent to the legislative jurisdiction of the federative entity that publishes it, provided it is not reserved for another instrument. It is examined in an ordinary process and needs a simple majority of votes for passing.

CF, article 61.

See also: Bill of Law (PL).

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Lei Ordinária (Portuguese); Ley Ordinaria (Spanish).

Ordinary Legislative Procedure — The most common rite for the processing of proposals. It complies with all formalities, requirements and interstices provided for in the Standing Rules of the Legislative House.

RICD, articles 52, III, e 151, III; RISF, articles 251 ff.

See also: Processing.

Translation: Regime de Tramitação Ordinária (Portuguese); Procedimiento de Tramitación Ordinaria (Spanish).

Ordinary Legislative Session — Period corresponding to one year of parliamentary work, starting on February 2 and ending on December 22, with a parliamentary recess from July 18 to 31. The session will be interrupted only after adoption of the bill of budgetary directives (LDO) by the National Congress.

CF, article 57; RICD, article 2, I; RISF, article 2, I.

See also: Period of Operation of the National Congress.

General Concept: Legislative Session.

Translation: Sessão Legislativa Ordinária (Portuguese); Sesión Legislativa Ordinaria (Spanish).

Ordinary Meeting — Committee meeting on pre-defined days and times. It may not occur during the Order of Business of an ordinary session, in the case of the Senate; or of an ordinary or extraordinary session, in the case of the Chamber of Deputies or of the National Congress.

RICD, article 46, head of the article; RISF, articles 107, I, sole paragraph, and 154, paragraph 6, III.

General Concept: Meeting <as to the periodicity>.

Translation: Reunião Ordinária (Portuguese); Reunión Ordinaria (Spanish).

Ordinary Session [CD] — Deliberative plenary session held once a day, from Tuesday to Thursday, starting at two p. m. The ordinary session lasts five hours and consists of Short Address, Long Address, Order of Business and Parliamentary Communications.

RICD, articles 65, II, “a”, e 66, I to IV.

General Concept: Deliberative Session.

It has parts: Parliamentarian Communications, Long Address, Order of Business and Short Address.

Translation: Sessão Ordinária [CD] (Portuguese); Sesión Ordinaria [CD] (Spanish).

Ordinary Session [SF] — Plenary session held once a day on weekdays, from Monday to Friday. It may be deliberative or non-deliberative.

RISF, article 154.

General Concept: Deliberative Session.

It has parts: Order of Business and Period of Address.

Translation: Sessão Ordinária [SF] (Portuguese); Sesión Ordinaria [SF] (Spanish).

Panel — Fractional body of a standing committee of the Chamber of Deputies, with no decision-making power, established within the scope of the thematic committee, provided that the committee does not have a standing subcommittee. Each committee may be divided into two panels.

RICD, articles 30 and 31.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Turma (Portuguese); Junta (Spanish).

Parliament — Chamber or assembly of chambers composed of representatives elected to exercise the Legislative Branch (federal, state, district or municipal). In Brazil, the federal Parliament is the National Congress, constituted by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate.

Translation: Parlamento (Portuguese); Parlamento (Spanish).

Parliamentarian Communications — Speeches of no more than ten minutes by legislators appointed by the leaders for this purpose. They take place at the end of the regular sessions, if there is time before closure.

RICD, article 90.

See also: Short Address.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Part of: Ordinary Session [CD].

Translation: Comunicações Parlamentares (Portuguese); Comunicación Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Activity — See Parliamentary Participation

Parliamentary Bloc — Alliance of parliamentary representations of two or more political parties for joint action in a Legislative House as a single group, under common leadership.

RICD, article 12; RISF, article 61.

See also: Leadership Agreement, Parliamentary Group, College of Leaders, Leadership, Leader and Directions for a Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Bloco Parlamentar (Portuguese); Fracción Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI) — Temporary committee created at the request of at least one-third of the total number of members of a Legislative House, to investigate a fact for a defined period, with powers of judicial authorities, in addition to other powers provided for by the House's Standing Rules.

CF, article 58, paragraph 3; RICD, articles 35 to 37; RISF, articles 145 to 153.

See also: Summons of an Authority and Detailed Report.

General Concept: Temporary Committee.

Specific Concept: Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI).

Translation: Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito (CPI) (Portuguese); Comisión Parlamentaria de Investigación (CPI) (Spanish).

Parliamentary Decorum — Principles and rules of conduct that guide the behavior of legislators during their term in office and that establish disciplinary measures in case of noncompliance.

CF, article 55, § 1º; RICD, article 244; RSF 20/1993.

See also: Censure of a Legislator, Council of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum and Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum.

Translation: Decoro Parlamentar (Portuguese); Decoro Parlamentario (Spanish).

Parliamentary Disciplinary Board — Body responsible for promoting the maintenance of parliamentary decorum, order and discipline within each Legislative House. It also investigates reports of parliamentary misconduct.

RICD, article 21-F; RSF 17/1993, article 2.

Translation: Corregedoria Parlamentar (Portuguese); Oficina Parlamentaria de Asuntos Internos (Spanish).

Parliamentary Group — Organized grouping of legislators, which may be provided for in the Standing Rules or based on agendas or interests. For example, the group of legislators from a certain region (the Northeast group) or those who represent certain interests (ruralist and evangelical groups).

RICD, article 27.

See also: Leadership Agreement, Parliamentary Bloc, Leadership and Leader.

Specific Concepts: State Parliamentary Group and Party Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Bancada Parlamentar (Portuguese); Grupo Parlamentario (Spanish).

Parliamentary Leave — Temporary absence of the legislator for reasons expressly defined in the Federal Constitution and in the Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate. It may or may not entail calling of the substitute.

CF, article 56, paragraph 1; RICD, article 235; RISF, articles 43 to 44-A.

Translation: Licença Parlamentar (Portuguese); Licencia Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Majority — The Majority is a political party or parliamentary bloc composed of an absolute majority of the members of the Legislative House. If no representation reaches an absolute majority, the party or parliamentary bloc with the largest number of representatives takes on the procedural and constitutional functions of the Majority.

RICD, article 13; RISF, article 65, paragraph 1.

See also: College of Leaders, Leadership and Parliamentary Minority.

Translation: Maioria Parlamentar (Portuguese); Mayoría Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Minority — Largest party or parliamentary bloc that opposes the parliamentary majority.

RICD, article 13; RISF, article 65, paragraph 2.

See also: College of Leaders, Leadership, Parliamentary Majority and Opposition.

Translation: Minoria Parlamentar (Portuguese); Minoría Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Name — Name used by legislators upon taking office. It usually consists of two elements: one first and one second name; two last names or two first names.

RICD, article 3, paragraph 1; RISF, article 7.

Translation: Nome Parlamentar (Portuguese); Nombre Parlamentario (Spanish).

Parliamentary Participation — Performance of activities related to the exercise of the parliamentary term of office.

Synonymous: Parliamentary Activity.

Translation: Atuação Parlamentar (Portuguese); Actuación Parlamentaria (Spanish).

Parliamentary Pronouncement — See Parliamentary Speech

Parliamentary Recess — Suspension of parliamentary activities of the National Congress. If there is no call for extraordinary legislative sessions, the recess occurs from July 18 to 31 and from December 23 to February 1. The July recess can only occur after the Congress passes the bill of budgetary directives (LDO). To ensure the prerogatives of the Legislative, a Representative Committee works during the recess. This committee has certain powers, such as passing additional credits requested by the Government and overseeing the Executive.

CF, article 57.

See also: Representative Committee, Period of Operation of the National Congress and Extraordinary Legislative Session.

Translation: Recesso Parlamentar (Portuguese); Receso del Congreso (Spanish).

Parliamentary Speech — Public speech by a legislator from the tribune of a Legislative House on a specific subject.

See also: Filibuster.

Synonymous: Parliamentary Pronouncement.

General Concept: Speech.

Specific Concepts: Speech Considered as Read and Speech Forwarded for Publication.

Translation: Discurso Parlamentar (Portuguese); Discurso Parlamentario (Spanish).

Parliamentary Term of Office — Set of political powers delegated to a legislator, by means of an election, to represent, during a given period of time, the people, if a Federal Deputy, or a unit of the Federation, if a Senator. In Brazil, the term in office of a Federal Deputy is of four years, which corresponds to one congress. The term in office of a Senator is of eight years.

CF, articles 44-46.

See also: Removal from Office.

Translation: Mandato Parlamentar (Portuguese); Mandato Parlamentario (Spanish).

Partial Rapporteur — Legislator appointed to draft a report on part of a Proposal.

RICD, articles 57, II, and 205, paragraph 5; RISF, articles 374 ff.

General Concept: Rapporteur <as to the scope>.

Translation: Relator-Parcial (Portuguese); Ponente Parcial (Spanish).

Party Parliamentary Group — ¿Organized grouping of legislators of the same party representation. It is up to the party group to indicate its leadership for the purposes of the Standing Rules.

RICD, article 27; RISF, article 65, paragraph 6.

See also: Leader.

General Concept: Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Bancada Parlamentar de Partido (Portuguese); Grupo Parlamentario de Partido (Spanish).

Party Proportionality [Principle] — See Principle of Party Proportionality

Party Representative — Legislator who performs some of the functions of a party leader when the party has less than one hundredth of the number of members of the Chamber of Deputies.

RICD, article 9, paragraph 4.

See also: Political Party.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Representante de Partido (Portuguese); Representante del Partido (Spanish).

PDC — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDL — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDN — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDS — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PEC — See Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC)

Period of Address — First part of the deliberative sessions of the Federal Senate. In the case of non-deliberative sessions, it comprises the entire duration of the session. This period is for the submission of proposals, communications to the Directing Board, reading of letters and other documents received by the House, speeches and urgent communications. This time is also for condolences, celebrations and tributes.

RISF, articles 156 to 161.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Long Address and Short Address.

Part of: Ordinary Session [SF].

Translation: Período do Expediente (Portuguese); Período del Turno de Palabra (Spanish).

Period of Operation of the National Congress — Ordinary period of activities of the National Congress, its Houses and its committees, from February 2 to July 17 and from August 1 to December 22.

CF, article 57; RICD, article 2; RISF, article 2, I.

See also: Call for Extraordinary Legislative Sessions, Parliamentary Recess, Extraordinary Legislative Session and Ordinary Legislative Session.

Translation: Período de Funcionamento do Congresso Nacional (Portuguese); Período de Funcionamiento del Congreso Nacional (Spanish).

PFC — See Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

PFS — See Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

PL — See Bill of Law (PL)

PLC — See Bill of Law (PL)

Plenary — Highest decision-making body of a Legislative House, composed of all its members. It also refers to the place where legislators hold the sessions.

Translation: Plenário (Portuguese); Pleno (Spanish).

PLP — See Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP)

PLS — See Bill of Law (PL)

PLV — See Bill of Conversion (PLV)

Point of Order — With this act, a legislator raises doubts about the interpretation of the Standing Rules, in its exclusive implementation or in relation to the Federal Constitution.

RCCN, article 131; RICD, articles 57, XXI, and 95; RISF, article 403.

See also: Suspensive Appeal against a Decision of the President on a Point of Order, By the Order and Appeal in a Point of Order.

Translation: Questão de Ordem (Portuguese); Cuestión de Orden (Spanish).

Political Party — Organization of people with common interests or ideologies, who associate to take the power and implement a government program. It has legal personality under private law and enjoys autonomy and freedom with respect to its creation, organization and operation, in accordance with constitutional principles and precepts.

CF, article 17.

See also: Party Representative.

Translation: Partido Político (Portuguese); Partido Político (Spanish).

Popular Initiative — Initiative of a bill of law, at the federal level, submitted by a portion of Brazilian citizens. For its exercise, the subscription of a minimum of one percent of the national electorate is required, distributed over at least five states, with no less than three-tenths of a percent of the electorate in each state.

CF, article 61, paragraph 2; RICD, article 252.

See also: Author, Bill of Popular Initiative and Legislative Suggestion.

General Concept: Initiative.

Translation: Iniciativa Popular (Portuguese); Iniciativa Popular (Spanish).

Postponement of Discussion — Postponement of a proposal examination to another session or meeting.

RCCN, article 40; RICD, article 177; RISF, article 279.

See also: Debate of a Proposal, Filibuster and Removal from the Agenda.

Translation: Adiamento de Discussão (Portuguese); Aplazamiento del Debate (Spanish).

Postponement of Voting — Postponement of voting to another session or meeting.

RCCN, article 40; RICD, article 193; RISF, article 315.

See also: Filibuster, Removal from the Agenda and Voting.

Translation: Adiamento de Votação (Portuguese); Aplazamiento de la Votación (Spanish).

PRC — See Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Preference — Precedence that a proposal has over others to be discussed or voted on, due to the relevance or urgency of the matter, its stage of processing or a request for preference passed by the Plenary.

RCCN, article 49, paragraph 5; RICD, articles 159 and 160; RISF, article 311.

Translation: Preferência (Portuguese); Preferencia (Spanish).

Preferential Separate Voting — Separate Voting of a bill or of a substitute bill when preference is given to one of them or to an attached proposal. The bill or substitute bill whose preference is to be changed undergoes separate voting.

RICD, article 161, IV.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Separate Voting <as to voting order>.

Translation: Destaque de Preferência (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada de Preferencia (Spanish).

Preliminary Examination — Examination phase of a proposal in the Plenary, in which only the aspects of admissibility of a proposal that are juridical (constitutionality and juridicity) or financial-budgetary are examined. It occurs only if an appeal against a committee's terminative advisory opinion is granted.

RICD, articles 54, 120, I, 139, II, “b” and “c”, 144, 145, 146 and 147.

See also: Admissibility Report.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Appreciation.

Translation: Apreciação Preliminar (Portuguese); Análisis Preliminar (Spanish).

Preparatory Meeting — See Preparatory Session and Election of the Board

Preparatory Session and Election of the Board — Plenary session preceding the commencement of work in the first and third ordinary legislative sessions of each congress. The first ordinary legislative session is for the inauguration of legislators and for the election of the members of the Directing Board; the third ordinary legislative session is for the election of the members of the Directing Board for the second biennium of the congress.

CF, article 57, paragraph 4; RICD, articles 4 to 6; RISF, article 3.

Synonymous: Preparatory Meeting.

General Concept: Session <as to purpose>.

Translation: Sessão Preparatória e de Eleição da Mesa (Portuguese); Junta Preparatoria y Elección de la Mesa (Spanish).

Presidential Veto — Instrument used by the President of the Republic to refuse sanctioning a bill, in whole or in part, under the argument of unconstitutionality or opposition to the public interest. The veto may be maintained or rejected by the National Congress, under the terms of the Joint Standing Rules.

CF, article 66; RCCN, article 104-A et seq.

See also: Veto Message and Bill of Law (PL).

Translation: Veto Presidencial (Portuguese); Veto Presidencial (Spanish).

Prevailing Advisory Opinion — Advisory Opinion that mirrors the predominant view of the members of a committee when it rejects the opinion of the original rapporteur.

RICD, article 57, XII; RISF, articles 128 and 132, paragraph 5º.

See also: Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur, Substitute Rapporteur and Report [SF].

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to result of the deliberation>.

Translation: Parecer Vencedor (Portuguese); Dictamen Ganador (Spanish).

Principle of Party Proportionality — Principle according to which the representation of political parties and parliamentary blocs in a Legislative House should be reproduced proportionately as far as possible in the composition of its Directing Board, of the Committees and of other fractional collegiate bodies.

CF, article 58, paragraph 1; RCCN, article 10; RICD, articles 8, 21, paragraph 1, 25, paragraph 1, and 29, paragraph 2; RISF, article 59.

Synonymous: Party Proportionality [Principle].

Translation: Princípio da Proporcionalidade Partidária (Portuguese); Principio de la Proporcionalidad Partidaria (Spanish).

Priority — See Priority Regime

Priority Regime — Processing regime that waives procedural requirements for a proposal to be included into the Order of Business of the following session, right after fast-track proposals.

RICD, articles 52, II, 151, II, and 158.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Synonymous: Priority.

Translation: Regime de Prioridade (Portuguese); Procedimiento Prioritario (Spanish).

PRN — See Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Procedural Fast Track — Expedited deliberation for some matters, such as danger to the national security or public calamity. To expedite the progress of a proposal, procedural formalities are waived, except for the quorum, advisory opinions and publications. The request to apply procedural fast track requires qualified authors, according to article 338 of the RISF. Some matters do not require a request to enter procedural fast track, according to article 353 of the RISF.

RISF, articles 336 to 344, and 353.

See also: Fast-track and Utmost Urgency.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Translation: Urgência Regimental (Portuguese); Urgencia Reglamentaria (Spanish).

Procedural Number — See Quorum for Opening a Session

Processing — Course of a legislative proposal in accordance with the constitutional rules and those established in the Standing Rules.

RICD, articles 131 to 136; RISF, articles 251 to 255.

See also: Ordinary Legislative Procedure.

Translation: Tramitação (Portuguese); Tramitación (Spanish).

Proposal — Generic name of all matters submitted to the Chamber, the Senate or the National Congress.

RICD, article 100; RISF, article 211.

See also: Draft Bill, Support for a Proposal, Submission of a Proposal, Adoption of a Proposal, Dismissal of a Proposal, Retrieval of a Proposal, Return of a Proposal, Debate of a Proposal, Rejection of a Proposal and Withdrawal of a Proposal.

Synonymous: Proposition.

Specific Concepts: Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>, Proposition <as to matter>, Ancillary Proposal, Appeal [CD] and Request.

Translation: Proposição (Portuguese); Proposición (Spanish).

Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>

General Concept: Proposal.

Specific Concepts: Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV), Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL), Bill of Law (PL), Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP), Bill of the National Congress, Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC), Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN), Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS) and Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC).

Translation: Proposição <quanto à espécie normativa> (Portuguese); Proposición <en cuanto al tipo normativo> (Spanish).

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD] — Legislative proposal to investigate irregularities in the public administration.

RICD, articles 60 and 61.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF].

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Proposta de Fiscalização e Controle (PFC) [CD] (Portuguese); Propuesta de Fiscalización y Control (PFC) [CD] (Spanish).

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF] — Matter for the oversight and control of the acts of the Executive Branch including those of the Indirect Administration.

RISF, article 102-B.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD].

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Proposta de Fiscalização e Controle (PFS) [SF] (Portuguese); Propuesta de Fiscalización y Control (PFS) [SF] (Spanish).

Proposition — See Proposal

Proposition <as to matter>

General Concept: Proposal.

Specific Concepts: Recommendation, Committee Advisory Opinion Debated in the Plenary, Bill of Consolidation, Budget Bill, Bill of Popular Initiative, Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD] and Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF].

Translation: Proposição <quanto à matéria> (Portuguese); Proposición <en cuanto al asunto> (Spanish).

Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV) — Normative instrument of exclusive initiative of the President of the Republic, with force of law, used in case of urgency and relevance, effective since its publication. Its conversion into law depends on examination by the National Congress. If the National Congress does not examine the provisional presidential decree within the prescribed period, it loses its effects. The juridical relations established during its validity will be regulated by a Legislative Decree or, in its absence, will continue to be regulated by the provisional presidential decree.

CF, article 62; RCN 1/2002.

See also: Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree, Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV), Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree and Bill of Conversion (PLV).

General Concepts: Legal Norm and Proposal <as to type of normative instrument>.

Translation: Medida Provisória (MPV) (Portuguese); Medida Provisional (MPV) (Spanish).

PRS — See Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Public Consultation — Opportunity, during the course of a proposal, for citizens to have a say on its relevance. In the Chamber of Deputies, citizens use the e-Democracy website to express opinions. In the Federal Senate, they use the e-Citizenship website.

RICD, article 255 et seq; RSF 26/2013 and 19/2015.

Translation: Consulta Pública (Portuguese); Consulta Pública (Spanish).

Public Hearing — Meeting held by a collegiate body with representatives of the civil society to discuss pending legislative matters or to debate issues of relevant public interest.

RCN 1/2006; RICD, articles 21-A, VII, 255 to 258; RISF, article 93.

See also: Quorum for Opening a Public Hearing.

General Concept: Meeting <as to purpose>.

Translation: Audiência Pública (Portuguese); Audiencia Pública (Spanish).

Public Meeting — Committee meeting in which the presence of the public is allowed.

RICD, article 48; RISF, article 110.

General Concept: Meeting <as to publicity>.

Translation: Reunião Pública (Portuguese); Reunión Pública (Spanish).

Public Session — Every session is public unless declared secret or restricted. In addition to the legislators, substitutes, former legislators and staff on duty may be present in the plenary. The press and the public must stay in the place reserved for each. They must remain silent, without applauding or expressing disapproval of any kind.

RICD, article 69 et seq; RISF, articles 155 and 182 to 184.

General Concept: Session <as to publicity>.

Translation: Sessão Pública (Portuguese); Sesión Pública (Spanish).

Publication — Act publicizing the enactment of legislation to its addressees by means of the official press. It is a pre-condition for the effectiveness of a rule. It also applies to the publication of acts of the legislative process.

RICD, articles 17, V, 98 and 107; RISF, articles 249 and 250.

See also: Official Publication.

Translation: Publicação (Portuguese); Publicación (Spanish).

Qualified Quorum — Any quorum other than a simple majority.

RICD, articles 7, 20-B, paragraph 3, 20-C, paragraph 3, 52, paragraph 5, 110, 117, § 4º, 120, II, “a”, 155, 183, paragraph 1, 202, paragraph 7, 217, § 1º, 218, § 9º, 233, 237, § 1º, 240, § 1º; RISF, article 288.

General Concept: Quorum.

Translation: Quórum Qualificado (Portuguese); Cuórum Cualificado (Spanish).

Quorum — Minimum number of legislators required by the Federal Constitution or by the Standing Rules for the performance of certain acts.

See also: Filibuster.

Specific Concepts: Qualified Quorum, Meeting Opening Quorum, Quorum for Opening a Session, Quorum for Adoption and Quorum for Deliberation.

Translation: Quórum (Portuguese); Cuórum (Spanish).

Quorum for Adoption — Minimum number of votes required for a matter to be adopted.

General Concept: Quorum.

Translation: Quórum de Aprovação (Portuguese); Cuórum de Aprobación (Spanish).

Quorum for Deliberation — Minimum number of legislators that must be present at a committee meeting or at a Plenary session for deliberation on any matter.

CF, article 47; RICD, article 183; RISF, article 288.

Synonymous: Quorum for Voting.

General Concept: Quorum.

Specific Concepts: Absolute Majority and Simple Majority.

Translation: Quórum de Deliberação (Portuguese); Cuórum de Deliberación (Spanish).

Quorum for Opening a Public Hearing — Minimum number of legislators required to start a public hearing. In the Chamber of Deputies, it can be any number. The Federal Senate requires at least two Senators.

RICD, article 50; RISF, article 93, paragraph 3.

See also: Public Hearing.

General Concept: Meeting Opening Quorum.

Translation: Quórum de Abertura de Audiência Pública (Portuguese); Cuórum de Apertura de Audiencia Pública (Spanish).

Quorum for Opening a Session — Minimum number of legislators required to start a session. The Chamber of Deputies requires one tenth of its members, discarding fractions. The Federal Senate requires one twentieth of its members. The National Congress demands one-sixth of the members of each House.

RCCN, article 28; RICD, article 79, paragraph 2; RISF, article 155.

See also: Opening of a Session.

Synonymous: Procedural Number.

General Concept: Quorum.

Translation: Quórum de Abertura de Sessão (Portuguese); Cuórum de Apertura de la Sesión (Spanish).

Quorum for Voting — See Quorum for Deliberation

Rapporteur — Legislator designated to examine a legislative proposal or monitoring document on budget and financial implementation and fiscal management, in its form and content. He or she also prepares a report on these issues and recommends its adoption or rejection.

RCN nº 1/2006, articles. 16 e 17; RICD, article 41, VI; RISF, articles 126 et seq.

See also: Rapporteurship.

Specific Concepts: Rapporteur <as to role> and Rapporteur <as to the scope>.

Translation: Relator (Portuguese); Ponente (Spanish).

Rapporteur <as to role>

General Concept: Rapporteur.

Specific Concepts: Reviewing Rapporteur and Substitute Rapporteur.

Translation: Relator <quanto ao papel> (Portuguese); Ponente <en cuanto al rol> (Spanish).

Rapporteur <as to the scope>

General Concept: Rapporteur.

Specific Concepts: General Rapporteur and Partial Rapporteur.

Translation: Relator <quanto à abrangência> (Portuguese); Ponente <en cuanto al abarcamiento> (Spanish).

Rapporteurship — Task assigned to a legislator, by the President of the Legislative House or of a Committee, to prepare an Advisory Opinion on the matter to be considered by the Plenary or by the Committee.

RICD, article 41, IV, and 157, paragraph 2; RISF, articles 126 et seq.

See also: Rapporteur.

Translation: Relatoria (Portuguese); Ponencia (Spanish).

RCCN — See Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN)

RCD — See Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD)

RCN — See Resolution of the National Congress (RCN)

Recommendation — Type of proposal by which a legislator suggests to another Government Branch the application of a measure, the implementation of an administrative or management act, or the submission of a bill on the matter of its exclusive initiative.In the Chamber of Deputies, it can also be used to suggest the opinion of one or more committees about the drafting of a bill on a matter of the initiative of the Chamber. In the Federal Senate, it can also be used to suggest that the matter at hand be subject to a certain action or study by the competent House to clarify or draft a legislative proposal.

RICD, article 113; RISF, article 224.

General Concept: Proposition <as to matter>.

Translation: Indicação (Portuguese); Recomendación (Spanish).

Regulatory Act — Internal rule issued by a competent authority or collegiate body.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Specific Concept: Act of the Board.

Translation: Ato Normativo (Portuguese); Acto Normativo (Spanish).

Rejection of a Proposal — Fact resulting from voting against a matter, respecting the quorums necessary for deliberation in the collegiate.

RICD, articles 17, I, “r”, 41, X, 182, and 185, head of the article; RISF, article 301.

See also: Adoption of a Proposal and Proposal.

Translation: Rejeição de Proposição (Portuguese); Rechazo a la Proposición (Spanish).

Removal from Office — Termination of the parliamentary term of office applicable to legislators who incur in the situations provided for in the Federal Constitution.

CF, article 55; RICD articles 21-F, sole paragraph, 32, IV, “p”, 109, III, “a”, 238, III; RISF, articles 32-35; RSF 20/1993.

See also: Parliamentary Term of Office.

Synonymous: Impeachment.

Translation: Perda de Mandato (Portuguese); Pérdida del Mandato (Spanish).

Removal from the Agenda — Exclusion of a proposal from the Order of Business.

RCCN, article 42; RICD, articles 83, sole paragraph, II, “c”, and 117, VI; RISF, article 235, III, “d”, 7.

See also: Postponement of Discussion, Postponement of Voting, Order of Business and Agenda.

Translation: Retirada de Pauta (Portuguese); Retirada de la Agenda (Spanish).

Report [CD] — An integral part of an Advisory Opinion, the report is a detailed account of the matter under examination.

RICD, article 129, I.

Translation: Relatório [CD] (Portuguese); Informe [CD] (Spanish).

Report [SF] — A detailed account of the matter to be decided by the Committee in addition to the rapporteur's views as to its adoption or rejection. The report becomes an Advisory Opinion if adopted by the Committee.

RISF, articles 130 and 132.

See also: Prevailing Advisory Opinion.

Equivalent term in the other House Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur.

Translation: Relatório [SF] (Portuguese); Informe [SF] (Spanish).

Representative Committee — Committee of Deputies and Senators chosen by their respective Houses to represent the National Congress during its recess. The Joint Standing Rules defines its duties.

CF, article 58, paragraph 4; RCN 3/1990; RICD, article 224.

See also: Parliamentary Recess.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concept: Committee.

Translation: Comissão Representativa (Portuguese); Diputación Permanente (Spanish).

Request — A type of proposal whereby a legislator makes a written or verbal request to be decided upon by the President of the House or chair of a Committee, by the Plenary or by the Committees.

RICD, articles 114-117; RISF, articles 214 ff.

General Concept: Proposal.

Translation: Requerimento (Portuguese); Requerimiento (Spanish).

Request for Examination — Instrument of the Standing Rules that enables the legislator to suspend the consideration of proposals within the committees for a more detailed analysis of their content.

RICD, article 57, XVI; RISF, article 132, paragraphs 1 to 4.

Synonymous: Examination of Proposition.

Translation: Pedido de Vista (Portuguese); Solicitación de Plazo Adicional (Spanish).

Resolution — Regulatory Act that addresses matters of the exclusive competent jurisdiction of the Legislative House, of a political, procedural, legislative or administrative nature.

CF, article 59, VII.

See also: Bill of Resolution.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Specific Concepts: Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD), Resolution of the National Congress (RCN) and Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF).

Translation: Resolução (Portuguese); Resolución (Spanish).

Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD) — Regulatory Act that addresses matters of the exclusive competent jurisdiction of the Chamber of Deputies, of a political, procedural, legislative or administrative nature.

See also: Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC).

General Concept: Resolution.

Translation: Resolução da Câmara dos Deputados (RCD) (Portuguese); Resolución de la Cámara de Diputados (RCD) (Spanish).

Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF) — Regulatory Act that addresses matters of the exclusive competent jurisdiction of the Federal Senate, of a political, procedural, legislative or administrative nature.

See also: Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS).

General Concept: Resolution.

Translation: Resolução do Senado Federal (RSF) (Portuguese); Resolución del Senado Federal (RSF) (Spanish).

Resolution of the National Congress (RCN) — Regulatory Act that addresses matters of the exclusive competent jurisdiction of the National Congress, of a political, procedural, legislative or administrative nature.

See also: Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN).

General Concept: Resolution.

Translation: Resolução do Congresso Nacional (RCN) (Portuguese); Resolución del Congreso Nacional (RCN) (Spanish).

Restricted Meeting — A meeting in which there is a matter to be discussed in the presence only of legislators, staff on duty and technicians, or authorities invited by the committee.

RICD, article 48, paragraph 1.

General Concept: Meeting <as to publicity>.

Translation: Reunião Reservada (Portuguese); Reunión Privada (Spanish).

Retrieval of a Proposal — Retrieval of a proposal from the archives of a Legislative House to resume its processing from the point where it stopped, in accordance with the hypotheses established in the Standing Rules of the Legislative House.

RICD, article 105, sole paragraph; RISF, article 332, paragraphs 1 and 2.

See also: Dismissal of a Proposal and Proposal.

Translation: Desarquivamento de Proposição (Portuguese); Desarchivo de Proposición (Spanish).

Return of a Proposal — Prerogative of the President of a Legislative House to return to the author proposals that are unconstitutional; violate the Standing Rules; are not properly formalized; or deal with matters beyond the competent jurisdiction of the House.

RICD, article 137, paragraph 1; RISF, article 48, XI.

See also: Proposal.

Synonymous: Objection to a Proposal.

Translation: Devolução de Proposição (Portuguese); Devolución de Proposición (Spanish).

Reviewing Rapporteur — Legislator belonging to the House other than that of the rapporteur of the provisional presidential decree, acting as rapporteur in the House to which he or she belongs.

RCN 1/2002, article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concept: Rapporteur <as to role>.

Translation: Relator Revisor (Portuguese); Ponente Revisor (Spanish).

Revising Chamber — See Revising House

Revising House — In bicameral legislative systems, the legislative House that examines or revises the proposals passed in the other House. In the Brazilian system, either House (Chamber of Deputies or Senate) can be a reviewer.

CF, article 65.

See also: Bicameral and Initiating House.

Synonymous: Revising Chamber.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to bicameralism phase>.

Translation: Casa Revisora (Portuguese); Cámara Revisora (Spanish).

RICD — See Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD)

RISF — See Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF)

Round of Debate and Voting — Phase of the legislative process to discuss and vote on a proposal. The examination of pending proposals generally occurs in a single round of debate and voting, with the exceptions foreseen in the Federal Constitution and in the respective Standing Rules.

RCCN, article 36; RICD, article 148; RISF, articles 270 and 271.

Specific Concept: Additional Round of Debate.

Translation: Turno de Discussão e Votação (Portuguese); Ronda de Debate y Votación (Spanish).

RSF — See Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF)

Sanction — Consent by the head of the Executive Branch to bills of law adopted by the Legislative Branch.

CF, article 66.

See also: Bill of Law (PL) and Enactment.

Translation: Sanção (Portuguese); Sanción (Spanish).

Second Degree Amendment — Amendment to amend another amendment, submitted to a Committee.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 7; RISF, article 231.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Subemenda (Portuguese); Enmienda de la Enmienda (Spanish).

Secret Meeting — Committee meeting closed to the public, held exclusively with the presence of legislators and, when appropriate, of Cabinet Ministers or witnesses called to testify, who participate only for the necessary time.

RICD, article 48, paragraphs 2 to 6; RISF, articles 116 and 117.

See also: Secret Session.

General Concept: Meeting <as to publicity>.

Translation: Reunião Secreta (Portuguese); Reunión Secreta (Spanish).

Secret Session — Session closed to the public, including staff of the House, in the cases foreseen in the Federal Constitution and in the Standing Rules of each Legislative House.

CF, article 52, IV; RCCN, article 27; RICD, articles 92-94; RISF, article 190 to 198.

See also: Secret Meeting.

General Concept: Session <as to publicity>.

Translation: Sessão Secreta (Portuguese); Sesión Secreta (Spanish).

Secret Voting — Voting method in which a legislator votes secretly in the cases provided for in the Federal Constitution and in the respective Standing Rules.

CF, article 52, III, IV and XI; RICD, article 188; RISF, articles 291 and 295 to 297.

See also: Voting Method.

General Concept: Voting <as to publicity>.

Translation: Votação Secreta (Portuguese); Votación Secreta (Spanish).

Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM) — Main technical and legislative advisory body of the Directing Board, it is also responsible for receiving and forwarding proposals, and for monitoring legislative work. The Secretary-General of the Board of the Congress is also the Secretary-General of the Board of the Senate.

RICD, article 3, paragraph 2, article 139, III, and article 252, V; RCD 20/1971, article 16; RISF, articles. 169 e 261, III, paragraph 2, III.

Synonymous: Clerk's Office.

Translation: Secretaria-Geral da Mesa (SGM) (Portuguese); Secretaría General de la Mesa (SGM) (Spanish).

Select Committee — Temporary committee that may be created to issue an advisory opinion on: 1) a constitutional amendment bill; 2) a bill of code; 3) a proposal that falls within the competent jurisdiction of more than three merit committees (standing committees). There are three more cases for which a select committee may be created: (1) amendment or reform of the RICD; 2) in case of a lawsuit in impeachable offenses of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic and of a Cabinet Minister; 3) when so determined by the President of the Chamber of Deputies.

RICD, articles 17, I, “m”, 34, 202, paragraphs 2 to 4, 205, 206 and 216, paragraph 2, II; Law No. 1,079/1950, articles 19 to 21.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Temporary Committee.

Specific Concept: Special Joint Committee (CME).

Translation: Comissão Especial (Portuguese); Comisión Especial (Spanish).

Select Subcommittee — Type of subcommittee that performs specific activities or addresses a matter defined in its respective act of creation.

RICD, article 29, II.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Subcommittee.

Translation: Subcomissão Especial (Portuguese); Subcomisión Especial (Spanish).

Seminar — Committee event to discuss a topic within the thematic field of that Committee.

RICD, article 24.

Translation: Seminário (Portuguese); Congreso (Spanish).

Senator — Legislator representing the states or the Federal District elected by the majority system for the Federal Senate. Three Senators represent each unit of the Federation and their term in office lasts two congresses, that is, eight years. Unlike the elections for Deputies, seats for Senators are filled every four years at the rate of one-third and two-thirds of the total number of seats, alternately.

CF, articles 53-56.

See also: Federal Deputy and Substitute of Senator of the Republic.

General Concept: Legislator.

Translation: Senador (Portuguese); Senador (Spanish).

Separate — Official publication composed of texts of proposals, advisory opinions and other information that directly contributes to the examination of a matter.

General Concept: Official Publication.

Specific Concept: Separate of the Order of Business.

Translation: Avulso (Portuguese); Documentación Complementaria (Spanish).

Separate of the Order of Business — Document containing the matters on the agenda, a list of speakers, deadlines for the submission of amendments and appeals, among other relevant information on the progress of the work of the Legislative House.

RICD, articles 58, paragraph 2, and 132, paragraph 2; RISF, articles 163 and 170, paragraph 2.

See also: Order of Business.

General Concept: Separate.

Translation: Avulso da Ordem do Dia (Portuguese); Orden del Día (Spanish).

Separate Vote (VTS) — An alternative to the vote of the rapporteur in a committee. It may be submitted by any member.

RICD, article 57, X; RISF, article 132, paragraph 6, I.

Translation: Voto em Separado (VTS) (Portuguese); Voto Particular (VTS) (Spanish).

Separate Voting — Instrument of the Standing Rules that allows a later examination of part of a proposal, an amendment or a second-degree amendment by means of a request passed by the Plenary or by a committee.

RCCN, article 50; RICD, articles 161 and 162; RISF, articles 312 to 314.

Specific Concepts: Separate Voting <as to authorship>, Separate Voting <as to purpose>, Separate Voting <as to voting form> and Separate Voting <as to voting order>.

Translation: Destaque (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada (Spanish).

Separate Voting <as to authorship>

General Concept: Separate Voting.

Specific Concept: Separate Voting by a Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Destaque <quanto à autoria> (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada <en cuanto a la autoría> (Spanish).

Separate Voting <as to purpose>

General Concept: Separate Voting.

Specific Concepts: Simple Suppressive Separate Voting and Separate Voting for the Creation of an Autonomous Bill.

Translation: Destaque <quanto à finalidade> (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada <en cuanto a la finalidad> (Spanish).

Separate Voting <as to voting form>

General Concept: Separate Voting.

Specific Concepts: Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel and Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS).

Translation: Destaque <quanto à forma de votação> (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada <en cuanto a la forma> (Spanish).

Separate Voting <as to voting order>

General Concept: Separate Voting.

Specific Concept: Preferential Separate Voting.

Translation: Destaque <quanto à ordem de votação> (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada <en cuanto al orden> (Spanish).

Separate Voting by a Parliamentary Group — Separate voting submitted by a parliamentary group within the quota foreseen in the Standing Rules for each voting.

RCCN, article 106-D; RICD, article 161, paragraph 2; RISF, article 312, sole paragraph.

General Concept: Separate Voting <as to authorship>.

Translation: Destaque de Bancada (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada Propuesta por Grupo Parlamentario (Spanish).

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel — Instrument of the Standing Rules that allows the voting of provisions vetoed on the electronic panel (separate voting to remove a provision from the electronic ballot). It is submitted by means of a request of leaders regardless of approval by the Plenary. It must subject to the quota foreseen in the Standing Rules for each parliamentary group.

RCCN, article 106-D.

See also: Electronic Panel.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Separate Voting <as to voting form> and Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS).

Translation: Destaque para Apreciação no Painel Eletrônico (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada por el Panel Electrónico (Spanish).

Separate Voting for the Creation of an Autonomous Bill — Type of separate voting on an amendment or on part of a proposal to make it into an independent bill, which will be processed as a new proposal as of the adoption of the separate voting.

RICD, articles 161, III, and 162, XI; RISF, article 312, I.

General Concept: Separate Voting <as to purpose>.

Translation: Destaque para Constituição de Projeto Autônomo (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada para Constitución de Proposición Autónoma (Spanish).

Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS) — Separate Voting that aims to vote separately part of the text of the main proposal.

RICD, article 161, I, and paragraph 2; RISF, article 312, II.

General Concept: Separate Voting <as to voting form>.

Specific Concept: Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel.

Translation: Destaque para Votação em Separado (DVS) (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada por Separado (DVS) (Spanish).

Session — Event in which legislators meet as a collegiate body for debate or deliberation on proposals in the Plenary; or for the exercise of other powers foreseen in the Federal Constitution and in the Standing Rules of each House.

RICD, articles 65-78; RISF, article 154.

See also: Opening of a Session.

Specific Concepts: Session <as to membership>, Session <as to purpose>, Session <as to nature> and Session <as to publicity>.

Translation: Sessão (Portuguese); Sesión (Spanish).

Session <as to membership>

General Concept: Session.

Specific Concept: Joint Session.

Translation: Sessão <quanto à composição> (Portuguese); Sesión <en cuanto a la composición> (Spanish).

Session <as to nature>

General Concept: Session.

Specific Concepts: Deliberative Session, Special Session, Solemn Session, Debate Session, Thematic Debates Session and Non-Deliberative Session.

Translation: Sessão <quanto à natureza> (Portuguese); Sesión <en cuanto a la naturaleza> (Spanish).

Session <as to publicity>

General Concept: Session.

Specific Concepts: Public Session and Secret Session.

Translation: Sessão <quanto à publicidade> (Portuguese); Sesión <en cuanto a la publicidad> (Spanish).

Session <as to purpose>

General Concept: Session.

Specific Concepts: Preparatory Session and Election of the Board, Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic, Commencement Session of a Legislative Session and Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State.

Translation: Sessão <quanto à finalidade> (Portuguese); Sesión <en cuanto a la finalidad> (Spanish).

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic — Joint session of the National Congress intended to take the oath and swear in the President and Vice-President of the Republic.

CF, art. 57, paragraph 3, III; RCCN, articles 60 to 67.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Session <as to purpose>, Joint Session and Solemn Session.

Translation: Sessão da Posse do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República (Portuguese); Sesión de Toma de Posesión del Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República (Spanish).

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State — Session to welcome a Head of State.

RCCN, articles 68-71.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Session <as to purpose>, Joint Session and Solemn Session.

Translation: Sessão de Recepção a Chefe de Estado Estrangeiro (Portuguese); Sesión de Recepción a Jefe de Estado Extranjero (Spanish).

SF — See Federal Senate (SF)

SGM — See Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Short Address — First phase of the ordinary session of the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. It lasts no longer than sixty minutes. It is intended for the subject matter of the session and for communications of previously registered legislators.

RICD, articles 66, I, and 79-81.

See also: Parliamentarian Communications.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Period of Address.

Part of: Ordinary Session [CD].

Translation: Pequeno Expediente (Portuguese); Pequeño Turno de Palabra (Spanish).

Simple Majority — Quorum of adoption requiring a number of votes greater than half of those present in the collegiate, provided that an absolute majority of its members is present.

CF, article 47; RICD, article 183; RISF, article 288.

See also: Absolute Majority.

General Concept: Quorum for Deliberation.

Translation: Maioria Simples (Portuguese); Mayoría Simple (Spanish).

Simple Suppressive Separate Voting — Separate voting to exclude a provision from a proposal. The parts of a proposal that have been subject to suppressive separate voting are adopted together with the proposal. For those parts to be excluded from the text already adopted, suppressive separate voting must pass.

RICD, article 161, V.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Separate Voting <as to purpose>.

Translation: Destaque Supressivo Simples (Portuguese); Votación Fragmentada para Supresión Simple (Spanish).

Solemn Inauguration Pledge — Upon taking office, the oath taken by legislators to defend the Federal Constitution, the laws, the general good of the people, and the integrity and independence of the country.

RICD, article 4, paragraph 3; RISF, article 4, paragraph 2.

Translation: Compromisso Solene de Posse (Portuguese); Juramento (Spanish).

Solemn Session — Session of the National Congress or of the Chamber of Deputies for special celebrations or tributes, or for the reception of high-level personalities.

RCCN, articles 1, paragraph 2, and 53 to 71; RICD, articles 65, III, “b”, and 68.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress and the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Special Session.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Specific Concepts: Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic, Commencement Session of a Legislative Session and Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State.

Translation: Sessão Solene (Portuguese); Sesión Solemne (Spanish).

Speaker — Legislator who speaks during a committee meeting or a plenary session.

RICD, article 73, IV; RISF, article 14.

See also: Speech.

Translation: Orador (Portuguese); Orador (Spanish).

Special Joint Committee (CME) — Committee created at the request of any legislator, according to the decision of the President of the National Congress in the Joint Session of December 11, 1991, and published in the Journal of the National Congress of December 12, 1991. The request, to be examined in a joint session, must indicate the purpose of the committee, the number of members and the duration, which may be extended once for half the initial period.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress.

General Concepts: Select Committee and Joint Committee.

Translation: Comissão Mista Especial (CME) (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta Especial (CME) (Spanish).

Special Regime — Rite provided for the processing of proposals that have certain constitutional or procedural peculiarities that distinguish them from bills in general. Examples are proposals for amendments to the Federal Constitution, bills of codes and draft amendments to the Standing Rules, among others.

RICD, article 201 et seq .; RISF, articles 354 ff.

Specific Concept: Fast-track.

Translation: Regime Especial (Portuguese); Procedimiento Especial (Spanish).

Special Session — Session of the Federal Senate held for special celebrations or tributes, or for the reception of high-level personalities.

RISF, articles 154, paragraph 5, 199 and 200.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Solemn Session.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Translation: Sessão Especial (Portuguese); Sesión Especial (Spanish).

Speech — Prerogative of legislators to express themselves orally for the presentation of ideas and standpoints, as well as for interpellations, interruptions, oral requests, and other statements under the terms of the Standing Rules.

RICD, articles 17, I, “c”, and 173 et seq; RISF, articles 14 and 158.

See also: Debate of a Proposal and Speaker.

Specific Concepts: Interruption, Brief Communications, Urgent Communication, Leaders' Communication, Parliamentary Speech, Voting Guidance and By the Order.

Translation: Uso da Palavra (Portuguese); Turno de Palabra (Spanish).

Speech Considered as Read — Parliamentary speech not delivered orally and forwarded to the Directing Board for publication in the journal of that Legislative House, its reading in Plenary being waived.

RICD, article 75.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Equivalent term in the other House Speech Forwarded for Publication.

General Concept: Parliamentary Speech.

Translation: Discurso Dado como Lido (Portuguese); Discurso Considerado Leído (Spanish).

Speech Forwarded for Publication — Parliamentary speech not delivered orally and forwarded to the Directing Board for publication in the journal of that Legislative House, its reading by third parties in Plenary being waived.

RISF, article 203.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Speech Considered as Read.

General Concept: Parliamentary Speech.

Translation: Discurso Encaminhado à Publicação (Portuguese); Discurso Remetido a la Publicación (Spanish).

Stand — A usually elevated or prominent place, from where orators speak.

RICD, article 73, IV; RISF, articles. 17, sole paragraph, 20.

Translation: Tribuna (Portuguese); Tribuna de Oradores (Spanish).

Standing Committee — Specialized body that is part of the institutional framework of the Legislative House, with a thematic scope previously defined in the Standing Rules. Generally with deliberative competent jurisdiction, it examines the matters or proposals submitted. It also monitors governmental plans and programs, and oversees the budget of the Union within the scope of its respective theme.

CF, article 58; RICD, articles 22, I, and 32; RISF, articles 97 to 105.

See also: Temporary Committee and Summons of an Authority.

General Concept: Committee <as to temporality>.

Specific Concept: Directing Committee.

Translation: Comissão Permanente (Portuguese); Comisión Permanente Legislativa (Spanish).

Standing Rules — Systematized set of rules that regulates the organization and operation of each Legislative House or of the National Congress.

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Specific Concepts: Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN), Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD) and Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF).

Translation: Regimento Interno (Portuguese); Reglamento (Spanish).

Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD) — Systematized set of rules that regulates the organization and operation of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Standing Rules.

Translation: Regimento Interno da Câmara dos Deputados (RICD) (Portuguese); Reglamento de la Cámara de Diputados (RICD) (Spanish).

Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF) — Systematized set of rules that regulates the organization and operation of the Federal Senate.

General Concept: Standing Rules.

Translation: Regimento Interno do Senado Federal (RISF) (Portuguese); Reglamento del Senado Federal (RISF) (Spanish).

State Legislative Assembly — Legislative Body of each state of the Federation whose members are elected by the people. It is responsible for writing, discussing and passing the legal norms within their competent jurisdiction.

General Concept: Legislative House <as to federative level>.

Translation: Assembleia Legislativa (Portuguese); Asamblea Legislativa (Spanish).

State Parliamentary Group — Organized grouping of legislators from the same Federation Unit. Its duties include, for example, presenting amendments to the Annual Budget Bill (PLOA).

RCN 1/2006, article 46 et seq.

General Concept: Parliamentary Group.

Translation: Bancada Parlamentar Estadual (Portuguese); Grupo Parlamentario Estatal (Spanish).

Subcommittee — Fractional body of a standing or temporary committee to study a specific matter within the thematic field of the committee.

RICD, article 29 et seq; RISF, article 73.

Specific Concept: Select Subcommittee.

Translation: Subcomissão (Portuguese); Subcomisión (Spanish).

Submission of a Proposal — Submission of a proposal to a Legislative House.

RICD, articles 100, paragraph 2, 101, 137; RISF, article 235 et seq.

See also: Author, Initiative and Proposal.

Translation: Apresentação de Proposição (Portuguese); Presentación de Proposición (Spanish).

Subscription — Act of signing a document indicating the subscriber's approval of its content. Some proposals require a minimum number of subscribers for processing.

CF, article 60, I; RICD, articles 102, paragraph 1 and 107, I; RISF, article 243.

Translation: Subscrição (Portuguese); Suscripción (Spanish).

Substitute Amendment — See Substitute Bill

Substitute Bill — Amendment to replace the entire text of a main proposal, making substantial changes or merely formal changes in part or in the whole main text. In the Federal Senate, the substitute bill is subject to a new round of debate and voting (additional round of debate).

RICD, article 118, paragraph 4; RISF, article 282.

Synonymous: Substitute Amendment.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Substitutivo (Portuguese); Proposición Sustitutiva (Spanish).

Substitute Federal Deputy — Candidate who, in the proportional elections, did not obtain sufficient votes to take office as a federal deputy. He or she is included, according to the decreasing number of votes received, into the party's or coalition's list of substitutes. He or she may be called to replace temporarily the incumbent deputies in their absence or leave, or definitively in the event of their death, resignation or removal from office.

CF, article 56, paragraph 1; RICD, articles 241-243.

See also: Federal Deputy.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Substitute Legislator.

Translation: Suplente de Deputado Federal (Portuguese); Suplente de Diputado Federal (Spanish).

Substitute Legislator — A member called to replace the incumbent of a parliamentary term of office in the event of a temporary or permanent absence.

CF, article 56, paragraph 1.

Specific Concepts: Substitute Federal Deputy and Substitute of Senator of the Republic.

Translation: Suplente de Parlamentar (Portuguese); Suplente de Parlamentario (Spanish).

Substitute of Senator of the Republic — A citizen who, in the majority elections for the Federal Senate, ran as a substitute on the ticket of the Senator-elect. Each Senator is elected with two substitutes. They may be called to replace temporarily the Senator in his or her absence or leave, or definitively in the event of his or her death, resignation or removal from office.

CF, article 56, paragraph 1; RISF, article 45.

See also: Senator.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

General Concept: Substitute Legislator.

Translation: Suplente de Senador de la República (Portuguese); Suplente de Senador de la República (Spanish).

Substitute Rapporteur — Legislator designated by the chair of the Committee to replace the original rapporteur of the legislative proposal, in the following cases: the original rapporteur is unable to attend a Committee or Plenary meeting; or in the event of rejection of the report (SF) or of the Advisory Opinion (CD) of the original rapporteur.

RICD, articles 41, VI, 51 and 57, XII; RISF, articles 126, paragraph 1, 128 and 147.

See also: Prevailing Advisory Opinion.

Synonymous: Ad hoc Rapporteur and First-Round Wording Rapporteur.

General Concept: Rapporteur <as to role>.

Translation: Relator Substituto (Portuguese); Ponente Sustituto (Spanish).

Summons of a Cabinet Minister — Prerogative of the Chamber of Deputies, of the Federal Senate or of any of their committees to summon the Cabinet Minister and heads of bodies directly subordinated to the President of the Republic so they can testify or provide information on a matter previously specified under penalty of liability.

CF, article 50; RICD, articles 24, IV, 213 to 219; RISF, article 90, III and articles 397 to 400-A.

Translation: Convocação de Ministro de Estado (Portuguese); Convocatoria de Ministro de Estado (Spanish).

Summons of an Authority — Act by which the CPIs, by virtue of their competent jurisdiction, determine the attendance of an authority or person for testimony. Standing committees may summon only Cabinet Ministers or heads of the bodies directly subordinated to the President of the Republic. Other authorities or any citizens receive an invitation requesting their attendance.

CF, article 58, paragraph 2, III; RICD, articles 24, IV, and 36, II; RISF, articles 90 and 148.

See also: Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI), Standing Committee and Attendance of a Cabinet Minister.

Translation: Convocação de Autoridade (Portuguese); Convocatoria de Autoridad (Spanish).

Supplementary Law (LC) — An infraconstitutional type of normative instrument resulting from a bill of supplementary law passed by an express constitutional requirement and by an absolute majority of the members of the Legislative Branch.

CF, article 69.

See also: Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP).

General Concept: Legal Norm.

Translation: Lei Complementar (LC) (Portuguese); Ley Complementaria (LC) (Spanish).

Support for a Proposal — Expression of support by a legislator for a particular legislative proposal. Support is a necessary condition for the processing of some types of proposals. In the Chamber of Deputies, support implies co-authoring. In the Federal Senate, the Plenary votes on support for a proposal.

RCCN, article 12, paragraph 2; RICD, articles 82, paragraph 4, 95, paragraph 9, 102, paragraph 1, 107, I, 119, I, 158, paragraph 2, III, 185, paragraph 3, and 202, paragraph 1; RISF, articles. 247 and 248.

See also: Author and Proposal.

Translation: Apoiamento de Proposição (Portuguese); Apoyo a una Proposición (Spanish).

Suppressive Amendment — Amendment to remove part of a proposal.

RICD, article 118, paragraph 2º; RISF, article 246, II.

General Concept: Amendment.

Translation: Emenda Supressiva (Portuguese); Enmienda Supresora (Spanish).

Suspension of the Agenda — Temporary impossibility of deliberating on certain matters, due to the occurrence of a compelling event, such as the examination of a provisional presidential decree with an expired deadline; or a bill on fast-track; or non-examination of presidential vetoes within the constitutional deadline. While these matters are not voted on, the agenda is blocked or suspended.

CF, articles 62, paragraph 6, 64, paragraph 2, 66, paragraph 6; RCN 1/2002, article 9; RCCN, article 106, paragraph 3.

See also: Agenda.

Synonymous: Blockage of the Agenda.

Translation: Sobrestamento de Pauta (Portuguese); Suspensión de la Agenda (Spanish).

Suspensive Appeal against a Decision of the President on a Point of Order — Provision of the Standing Rules that allows, in the event of an appeal against a decision of the President on a point of order, for the decision to have its effects suspended until examination of the appeal. In the Chamber of Deputies, the support of one third of those present in plenary is required. In joint sessions of the National Congress, there is no such possibility (RCCN, article 132, paragraph 1).

RCCN, article 132, paragraph 1 (inverse meaning); RICD, article 95, paragraph 9; RISF, article 408, paragraph 1.

See also: Point of Order.

Translation: Efeito Suspensivo de Recurso contra Decisão da Presidência em Questão de Ordem (Portuguese); Efecto Suspensivo de Recurso contra una Decisión de la Presidencia sobre una Cuestión de Orden (Spanish).

Symbolic Voting — Voting process in which legislators express themselves physically. Upon announcing the vote, the president invites the legislators in favor of a matter to remain seated, and those opposed to express it, which is usually done by raising an arm. This is the most common form of voting.

RCCN, article 45; RICD, article 185; RISF, article 293.

See also: Acclamation.

General Concept: Open Voting.

Translation: Votação Simbólica (Portuguese); Votación por Asentimiento (Spanish).

Temporary Attachment — See Joint Processing

Temporary Committee — Committee created for a specific task, with a defined period. It must be dissolved, in the Chamber of Deputies, at the end of the congress. In the Federal Senate or in the National Congress, at the end of the legislative session. In any case, if it has achieved its purpose; or if the time established for its duration has expired. A temporary committee may be select, external or of parliamentary investigation.

CF, article 58; RICD, article 33; RISF, articles 74 to 76.

See also: Standing Committee.

General Concept: Committee <as to temporality>.

Specific Concepts: Select Committee, External Committee, Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV) and Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI).

Translation: Comissão Temporária (Portuguese); Comisión Temporal (Spanish).

Terminative Advisory Opinion — Advisory Opinion issued, in the Chamber of Deputies, by the committees on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC); Finance and Taxation (CFT) or by a select committee. It deals exclusively with the aspects of juridical admissibility (constitutionality and juridicity) or financial-budgetary of a proposal. The opinion is called "terminative" because of its decisive character on these aspects. It may even determine the dismissal of a proposal. It may be subject to appeal, which must be signed by at least one tenth of the members of the Legislative House.

RICD, article 54.

See also: Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

General Concept: Advisory Opinion <as to content analyzed>.

Translation: Parecer Terminativo (Portuguese); Dictamen Definitivo (Spanish).

Terminative Decision — Decision taken by a Committee, under the terms of the Standing Rules, which waives the competent jurisdiction of the Plenary. One tenth of the members of the Legislative House may appeal the Terminative Decision for examination of the matter by the Plenary.

CF, article 58, paragraph 2, I; RISF, articles 91 and 92.

See also: Appeal in a Terminative Matter.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Conclusive Examination.

Synonymous: Terminative Deliberation and Terminative Examination.

Translation: Decisão Terminativa (Portuguese); Decisión Definitiva (Spanish).

Terminative Deliberation — See Terminative Decision

Terminative Examination — See Terminative Decision

Thematic Debates Session — Session to address a relevant matter of national interest previously defined. It results from a call by the President or from the conversion of a deliberative session at the request of a third of Senators or of the President, passed by the Plenary.

RISF, article 154, paragraphs 7 and 8.

See also: General Committee.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House Debate Session.

General Concept: Session <as to nature>.

Translation: Sessão de Debates Temáticos (Portuguese); Sesión Permanente (Spanish).

TVR — See Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters (TVR)

Unconstitutionality — Disagreement, inadequacy or incompatibility, be it formal or material, of a regulatory act, or omission about the principles and rules of the Constitution.

See also: Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Translation: Inconstitucionalidade (Portuguese); Inconstitucionalidad (Spanish).

Urgent Communication — Communication by a Senator on an urgent matter. It may occur once per session for up to five minutes.

RISF, article 14, IX.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Comunicação Inadiável (Portuguese); Comunicación Inaplazable (Spanish).

Utmost Urgency — Instant deliberation of a matter considered of relevant and urgent national interest. To expedite the progress of a proposal, all procedural formalities are waived, except for the quorum, advisory opinions, and publications. The request for utmost urgency must be submitted by an absolute majority of the deputies or by leaders who represent such majority. After approval of the request, also by an absolute majority, the proposal may be automatically included into the Order of Business for discussion and voting in the same session.

RICD, article 155.

See also: Fast-track and Procedural Fast Track.

Note: in-house terminology of the Chamber of Deputies.

Translation: Urgência Urgentíssima (Portuguese); Suma Urgencia (Spanish).

Verification of Quorum — See Verification of Voting

Verification of Voting — Voting procedure of a proposal by roll-call right after the announcement of its result by the symbolic process. In the Chamber of Deputies, the verification of voting must be requested by six hundredths of the deputies or by the same amount of leaders. In the Federal Senate, verification of voting must be formally requested and supported by at least three Senators. In the National Congress, a leader, five Senators or twenty Deputies must formally request it.

RCCN, article 45, paragraph 1; RICD, articles 185, paragraph 3, and 186, III; RISF, article 293, III-VI.

Synonymous: Verification of Quorum.

Translation: Verificação de Votação (Portuguese); Recuento del Resultado (Spanish).

Veto Message — Written communication whereby the head of the Executive Branch informs the Legislative that he or she has vetoed a bill, in whole or in part, and states reasons for the veto.

CF, article 66, paragraph 1.

See also: Presidential Veto.

General Concept: Message from the Executive Branch.

Translation: Mensagem de Veto (Portuguese); Mensaje de Veto (Spanish).

Voting — Phase of the legislative process in which a body decides on the adoption or rejection of a matter. It can be open, adopting a symbolic or a roll-call process; or secret, using an electronic system, ballots, or, in the case of the Federal Senate, a sphere.

RCCN, articles 43 e 44; RICD, articles 180 to 193; RISF, articles 289 to 292 and 297.

See also: Postponement of Voting, Consideration, Voting Guidance, Impediment and Voting Method.

Specific Concepts: Voting <as to scope> and Voting <as to publicity>.

Part of: Appreciation.

Translation: Votação (Portuguese); Votación (Spanish).

Voting <as to publicity>

General Concept: Voting.

Specific Concepts: Open Voting and Secret Voting.

Translation: Votação <quanto à publicidade> (Portuguese); Votación <en cuanto a la publicidad> (Spanish).

Voting <as to scope>

General Concept: Voting.

Specific Concept: Global Voting.

Translation: Votação <quanto à abrangência> (Portuguese); Votación <en cuanto al abarcamiento> (Spanish).

Voting Guidance — Speech by leaders or legislators designated by them for or against the proposal whose vote was announced to guide the voting of the respective group.

RCCN, article 49; RICD, article 192; RISF articles 14, VI, and 308 to 310.

See also: Voting.

General Concept: Speech.

Translation: Encaminhamento de Votação (Portuguese); Turno de Portavoces (Spanish).

Voting Method — The manner by which legislators cast their votes, which can be open or secret.

RICD, articles 184-188; RISF, articles 289-292.

See also: Voting, Open Voting and Secret Voting.

Translation: Modalidade de Votação (Portuguese); Sistemas de Votación (Spanish).

VTS — See Separate Vote (VTS)

Withdrawal of a Proposal — Prerogative granted to the author to cease the progress of a proposal. This may occur at any stage of the proceedings, subject to the decision of the President of the House or of the Plenary.

RICD, article 104; RISF, articles 256 and 257.

See also: Proposal.

Translation: Retirada de Proposição (Portuguese); Retirada de Proposición (Spanish).

Wording for an Additional Round of Debate — Legislative text resulting from the adoption of a proposal by the Plenary, in a single voting, in the form of a full substitute bill that includes any amendments. It is presented as an Advisory Opinion and submitted for adoption of the Plenary.

RISF, article 317.

See also: Additional Round of Debate.

Note: in-house terminology of the Federal Senate.

Synonymous: First Round Wording [SF].

Translation: Redação para o Turno Suplementar (Portuguese); Redacción para la Ronda Suplementaria (Spanish).

Wording for the Second Round of Voting — Legislative text resulting from the adoption by the Plenary, in the first round of voting, of a proposal that must be submitted to two rounds of voting. It is presented as an Advisory Opinion and submitted for adoption of the Plenary. If amendments (on the wording only) are adopted in the second round, there will also be a final wording including these amendments.

RCCN, article 143; RISF, article 363 coupled with article 365.

Note: in-house terminology of the National Congress and the Federal Senate.

Equivalent term in the other House First Round Wording [CD].

Translation: Redação para o Segundo Turno (Portuguese); Redacción para la Segunda Ronda (Spanish).

List of Standing Committees

Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN] — The Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament, the liaison body between the National Congress and the Mercosur Parliament, was created by Resolution No. 1 of 2011-CN and is composed of twenty-seven Federal Deputies, ten Senators and an equal number of substitutes. It is incumbent upon the Brazilian Representation to assess and issue an Advisory Opinion on all matters of interest to Mercosur, to examine draft bills submitted by the Mercosur Parliament, and to participate in projects resulting from cooperation agreements with international organizations celebrated by the Mercosur Parliament.

RCN 1/2011.

Translation: Representação Brasileira no Parlamento do Mercosul (CPCMS) [CN] (Portuguese); Representación Brasileña en el Parlamento del Mercosur (CPCMS) [CN] (Spanish).

CAE — See Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF]

CAPADR — See Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD]

CAS — See Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF]

CCai — See Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN]

CCJ — See Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF]

CCJC — See Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD]

CCT — See Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF]

CCTCI — See Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD]

CCult — See Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD]

CDC — See Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD]

CDeics — See Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD]

CDH — See Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF]

CDHM — See Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD]

CDR — See Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF]

CDU — See Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD]

CE — See Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF]

CE — See Committee on Education (CE) [CD]

Cespo — See Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD]

CFFC — See Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD]

CFT — See Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD]

CI — See Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF]

CIdoso — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD]

Cindra — See Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD]

CLP — See Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD]

CMA — See Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF]

CMads — See Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD]

CMCPLP — See Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN]

CMCVM — See Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN]

CME — See Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD]

CMMC — See Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN]

CMO — See Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN]

CMulher — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD]

Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD] — CCTCI is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) scientific and technological development; national science and technology policy and institutional organization of the sector; cooperation agreements with other countries and international organizations; b) national statistical, cartographic and demographic system; c) media and press freedom; d) production and programming of radio and television broadcasters; e) issues related to communications, telecommunications, information technology, telematics and robotics in general; f) computing industries and their strategic aspects; g) postal, telegraphic, telephone, telex, broadcasting and data transmission services; h) granting and renewal of the operation of sound and of sound and image broadcasting services; i) national policy on information technology, automation and telecommunications; j) legal regime for telecommunications and information technology.f) computer industries and their strategic aspects; g) postal, telegraphic, telephonic, telex, broadcasting and data transmission services; h) granting and renewal of exploration of sound broadcasting services and of sounds and images; i) national informatics and automation policy and telecommunications policy; j) legal statute of telecommunications and information technology.

RICD, article 32, III.

Translation: Comissão de Ciência e Tecnologia, Comunicação e Informática (CCTCI) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Ciencia y Tecnología, Comunicación e Informática (CCTCI) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF] — CRA is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - agrarian law; II - planning, monitoring and implementing agricultural and land policy; III - agriculture, livestock and supply; IV - family agriculture and food security; V - forestry, aquaculture and fishing; VI - trade and inspection of products and inputs, food inspection and oversight, surveillance and defense of animal and plant health; VII - irrigation and drainage; VIII - use and conservation of the soil in agriculture; IX - use and conservation of water and genetic resources in agriculture; X - investment policy and agricultural financing, rural insurance and rural indebtedness; XI - taxation of rural activity; XII - alienation or concession of public lands with an area greater than two thousand and five hundred hectares, purchase or leasing of rural property by foreign individuals or legal entities, definition of small and mediums-sized rural property; XIII - temporary use or possession of land and legalization of ownership of rural lands and their occupation; XIV - settlement and agrarian reform; XV-cooperativism and rural associativism; XVI - employment, social security and rural income; XVII - policies to support small and medium rural properties; XVIII - policy for the technological development of agriculture and livestock, with fiscal, financial and credit incentives for agricultural research and experimentation, research, planting and sale of genetically modified organisms; XIX - rural extension; XX - organization of rural education; XXI - other related issues.

RISF, article 104-B.

Translation: Comissão de Agricultura e Reforma Agrária (CRA) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Agricultura y Reforma Agraria (CRA) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD] — CAPADR is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) agricultural policy and matters pertaining to agriculture and professional fishing, notably: 1 - organization of the rural sector; national cooperative policy; social conditions in rural areas; rural-urban migration; 2 - fiscal, financial and credit incentives to agriculture, agricultural research and experimentation; 3 - national rural credit policy and system; 4 - agricultural policy and planning and agricultural technological development policy; rural extension; 5 - agricultural insurance; 6 - policy for the supply, trade and export of agricultural, marine and aquaculture products; 7 - rural electrification policy; 8 - national irrigation policy and program; 9 - animal and plant health surveillance and defense; 10 - standardization and inspection of plant and animal products; 11 - standardization, inspection and oversight of the use of agrochemical pesticides in agricultural activities; 12 - agricultural inputs policy; 13 - meteorology and climatology; b) land policy and issues; land reform; agrarian justice; agrarian law, notably: 1 - temporary use or possession of land; agricultural contracts; 2 - official and private colonization; 3 - legalization of ownership of rural lands and their occupation; 4 - purchase or lease of rural properties by natural or legal persons abroad and in border areas; 5 - alienation and concession of public lands.

RICD, article 32, I.

Translation: Comissão de Agricultura, Pecuária, Abastecimento e Desenvolvimento Rural (CAPADR) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería, Abastecimiento y Desarrollo Rural (CAPADR) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD] — CCJC is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) constitutional, legal, juridical, and procedural aspects, as well as the legislative technique that applies to projects, amendments or substitute bills, subject to the examination of the Chamber or of its committees; b) admissibility of a constitutional amendment bill; c) matters of a juridical or constitutional nature submitted by the President of the Chamber, by its Plenary or another committee, or due to any appeal provided for in the RICD; d) matters relating to fundamental rights and guarantees, the organization of the State, the organization of the Branches and the essential functions of Justice; e) matters relating to constitutional, electoral, civil, criminal, prison, procedural and notarial law; f) political parties, term in office and political representation, electoral systems and elections; g) public records; h) expropriations; i) nationality, citizenship, naturalization, legal regime of foreigners; emigration and immigration; j) federal intervention; l) use of national symbols; m) creation of new States and Territories; incorporation, subdivision or dismemberment of areas of States or Territories; n) temporary transfer of the seat of Government; o) amnesty; p) rights and duties of the term in office; Deputies' removal from office, in the cases of items I, II and VI of article 55 of the Federal Constitution; Deputies' leave to join the Armed Forces; q) first-round wording in the Plenary and final wording of proposals in general.

RICD, article 32, IV.

Translation: Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania (CCJC) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Constitución y Justicia y de Ciudadanía (CCJC) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF] — CCJ is responsible for: I - giving advisory opinions on the constitutionality, juridical and procedural aspects of the matters submitted by decision of the Plenary, by order of the President, by consultation of any committee, or when, due to these, there is an appeal to the plenary against a committee's terminative decision; II - giving advisory opinions, excluding the duties of other committees, on the merits, of matters within the competent jurisdiction of the Union, especially the following: a) creation of States and Territories, incorporation or dismemberment of areas belonging to them; b) state of defense, state of siege and federal intervention (FC, article 49, IV) civil conscription and amnesty; c) public security, military fire departments, police, including maritime, border air, road and railway police; d) civil, commercial, criminal, procedural, electoral, aeronautical, space, maritime and prison law; e) use of national symbols, nationality, citizenship and naturalization, extradition and expulsion of foreigners, emigration and immigration; f) bodies of the civil public service of the Union and employees of the direct and indirect administration of the Judiciary, Public Prosecution Service and Territories; g) general rules for bidding and contracting, in all modalities, for the direct administration, autonomous government agencies or foundations of the Union, of the States, of the Federal District and of the Municipalities, subject to the provisions of article 37, XXI of the Federal Constitution, and for public companies and mixed economy companies, under the terms of article 173, paragraph III, also of the Federal Constitution (CF, article 22, XXVII); h) Senators' removal from office (CF, article 55), Senators' leave to join the Armed Forces (CF, article 53, paragraph 7); (i) selection of Justices of the Supreme Court, of the Superior Courts and of Governors of Territories, selection and removal of the Attorney General of the Republic (CF, article 52, III, a, c and e); j) temporary transfer of the Federal Government headquarters; l) public records, administrative and judicial organization of the Public Prosecution Service and Public Defender's Office of the Union and of the Territories, judicial organization of the Public Prosecution Service and Public Defender's Office of the Federal District; m) limits of the States and assets of the Union; n) expropriation and tenancy; o) creation, operation and processing of the small claims court, legal assistance and public defense, costs of forensic services; p) the matters referred to in article 96, II, of the Federal Constitution; III - proposing, by means of a bill of resolution, the suspension, in whole or in part, of laws declared unconstitutional by the Federal Supreme Court (CF, article 52, X); IV - issuing an opinion, in compliance with any order of the President, on amendments on the wording, under the conditions foreseen in the sole paragraph of article 234 of RISF; V - issuing an advisory opinion on legal or constitutional matters submitted by the President, on his or her own initiative, or by decision of the Plenary, or another committee; VI - issuing an advisory opinion on appeals to challenge decisions of the President.

RISF, article 101.

Translation: Comissão de Constituição, Justiça e Cidadania (CCJ) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Constitución, Justicia y Ciudadanía (CCJ) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD] — CDC is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) popular economy and repression of abuse of economic power; (b) consumer relations and consumer protection measures; c) composition, quality, presentation, advertising and distribution of goods and services.

RICD, article 32, V.

Translation: Comissão de Defesa do Consumidor (CDC) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Protección al Consumidor (CDC) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD] — CCult is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) cultural development, including historical heritage, geographic, archaeological, cultural, artistic and scientific heritage, cultural agreements with other countries; b) press rights, information and expression of thoughts, expression of intellectual, artistic, scientific and communication activity; c) intellectual production and its protection, copyright and correlated rights; d) management of government documentation and national archival assets; e) public entertainment and shows; f) commemorative dates; g) civic tributes.

RICD, article 32, XXI.

Translation: Comissão de Cultura (CCult) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Cultura (CCult) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF] — CAE is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - economic and financial aspects of any matter submitted by order of the President, by decision of the Plenary, or by consultation of a committee, and also when, due to these aspects, there is an appeal to the Plenary against a committee's terminative decision; II - (Revoked); III - economic problems of the country, policy on credit, exchange, insurance and transfer of funds, foreign and interstate trade, monetary, banking and measures system, securities and guarantee of metals, savings system, consortium and raffles and commercial propaganda; IV - taxes, tariffs, compulsory loans, public finances, general rules on tax, financial and economic law; budget, commercial boards, conflicts of jurisdiction in tax matters amidst the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities, public debt and inspection of financial institutions; V - choice of Ministers of the Federal Audit Court (CF, articles 49, XIII, and 52, III, b), and of the president and directors of the Central Bank (CF, article 52, III, d); VI - matters referred to in articles 389, 393 and 394 of the RISF; VII - other related matters. The Committee on Economic Affairs is also responsible for periodically evaluating the functionality of the National Tax System, its structure and components, and the performance of the tax administrations of the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities.

RISF, articles 99 and 99-A.

Translation: Comissão de Assuntos Econômicos (CAE) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Asuntos Económicos (CAE) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD] — Cdeics is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) international economic relations; b) national economic order; c) industrial, commercial and agricultural policy and activities; tertiary sector of the economy, except for financial services; d) monetary system; currency; foreign exchange and exchange reserves; e) foreign trade; import and export policies in general; commercial agreements, tariffs and quotas; f) state and corporate economic activity; privatization programs; monopolies of the Union; g) protection and temporary special benefits, except for those of a financial and tax nature, to Brazilian companies with national capital; h) cooperativism and other forms of association for economic activities, except when related to the subject matter of another committee; i) legal regime of companies and preferential treatment for micro and small-sized businesses; j) oversight and promotion by the State of economic activities; guidelines and bases for planning the balanced national development; national and regional or sectorial plans; l) matters related to commercial, corporate and bankruptcy law; economic law; m) industrial property and its protection; n) registration of trade and related activities; o) policies and national system of metrology, standardization and industrial quality; p) matters related to the delivery of services.

RICD, article 32, VI.

Translation: Comissão de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços (CDeics) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Desarrollo Económico, Industria, Comercio y Servicios (CDeics) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Education (CE) [CD] — CE is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) education in general; b) educational policy and system, in its institutional, structural, functional and legal aspects; c) education law; (d) human and financial resources for education.

RICD, article 32, IX.

Translation: Comissão de Educação (CE) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Educación (CE) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF] — CE is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - general rules on education, culture, education and sports, educational and cultural institutions, guidelines and bases for the national education and educational allowance; II - entertainment and public shows, artistic creations, commemorative dates and civic tributes; III - training and improvement of human resources; IV - (Revoked); V - (Revoked); VI - other related matters.

RISF, article 102.

Translation: Comissão de Educação, Cultura e Esporte (CE) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Educación, Cultura y Deportes (CE) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD] — Cmads is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) environmental national policy and system; environmental law; ecological defense legislation; b) renewable natural resources; flora, fauna and soil; edaphology and desertification; c) sustainable development.

RICD, article 32, XIII.

Translation: Comissão de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CMads) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (CMads) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD] — CFT is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) national financial system and associated entities; financial and capital markets; authorization for financial institutions to operate; financial operations; credit; stock and commodity exchanges; savings system; collection and guarantee of popular savings; b) housing financial system; c) national private insurance system and capitalization; d) bonds and securities; e) foreign capital legal system; profit remittance; f) internal and external public debt; g) public financial and budgetary matters, except for those under the competent jurisdiction of the Joint Standing Committee referred to in article 166, § of the Federal Constitution; general rules of financial law; general rules of bidding and contracting, in all modalities, for the direct and indirect public administration, including foundations created and maintained by the Government; h) public financial and budgetary aspects of any proposals that entail an increase or decrease in public revenue or expenditure, as to their compatibility or adequacy with the multi-year plan, the law on budgetary directives, and the annual budget; i) decision on the remuneration of the members of the National Congress, of the President and of the Vice-President of the Republic, of Cabinet Ministers and of the members of the federal judiciary; j) national tax system and distribution of tax revenues; general rules of tax law; legislation relating to each tax; l) taxation, collection, inspection; parafiscal charges; compulsory loans; social contributions; tax administration.

RICD, article 32, X.

Translation: Comissão de Finanças e Tributação (CFT) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Hacienda y Tributación (CFT) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD] — CFFC is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) accountability of the President of the Republic, in the cases in article 51, II, of the Federal Constitution; b) monitoring and oversight of accounting, financial, budgetary, operational and property of the Union and entities of the direct and indirect administration, including companies and foundations created and maintained by the Federal Government, without prejudice to the examination by the other committees in the areas of the respective competent jurisdictions and in articulation with the Joint Standing Committee mentioned in article 166, paragraph 1, of the Federal Constitution; c) national or regional development plans and programs, after examination by the other committees of the programs that concern them; d) representations from the Court of Audits requesting the suspension of challenged contract or other measures under the responsibility of the National Congress, preparing, in the event of a favorable advisory opinion, the respective bill of legislative decree (Federal Constitution, article 71, paragraph 1); e) examination of the activity reports of the Federal Audit Court (Federal Constitution, article 71, paragraph 4); f) request for information, reports, balance sheets and inspections on account or expense authorizations of federal administrative bodies and entities, directly or through the Federal Audit Court; g) implementation of the Annual Oversight and Control Plan (PAFC), pursuant to article 61-A of the RICD; h) submission of the Annual Oversight and Control Report (RAFC), pursuant to paragraph 1 of article 61-A of the RICD.

RICD, article 32, XI.

Translation: Comissão de Fiscalização Financeira e Controle (CFFC) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Fiscalización Financiera y Control (CFFC) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF] — CRE is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - proposals relating to international acts and relations (CF, Article 49, I) and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; II - foreign trade; III - indication of the name of a permanent diplomatic mission to foreign governments and of international organizations to which Brazil is a party (CF, article 52, IV); IV - (Revoked); V - Armed Forces of land, sea and air, military conscriptions, passage of foreign forces and their stay in the national territory, border issues and limits of the national territory, airspace and sea, declaration of war and celebration of peace (CF, article 49, II); VI - matters pertaining to the United Nations Organization and international entities of any nature; VII - authorization for the President or Vice President of the Republic to be absent from the national territory (CF, Article 49, III); VIII - other related matters.

RISF, article 103.

Translation: Comissão de Relações Exteriores e Defesa Nacional (CRE) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores y Defensa Nacional (CRE) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD] — CREDN is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) diplomatic and consular, economic and commercial, cultural and scientific relations with other countries; relations with multilateral and regional international entities; b) Brazilian foreign policy; Brazilian foreign service; c) international treaties, acts, agreements and conventions and other foreign policy instruments; d) public international law; international legal order; nationality; citizenship and naturalization; legal regime of foreigners; emigration and immigration; e) authorization for the President or the Vice-President of the Republic to be absent from the national territory; f) national defense policy; strategic studies and information and counterintelligence activities; g) armed forces and auxiliary forces; military public administration; military service and alternative civilian service; passage of foreign forces and their stay in the national territory; deployment of troops abroad; h) issues related to the border strip and areas considered essential to national defense; i) military law and national defense legislation; maritime, aviation and space law; j) international disputes; declaration of war; conditions of armistice or peace; civil and military conscription in case of imminent danger and in time of war.

RICD, article 32, XV.

Translation: Comissão de Relações Exteriores e de Defesa Nacional (CREDN) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores y Defensa Nacional (CREDN) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD] — CDHM is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) receiving, evaluating and investigating complaints regarding human rights threats or violations; b) oversight and monitoring of government programs related to the protection of human rights; c) collaboration with national and international nongovernmental entities that work to defend human rights; d) research and studies related to the human rights situation in Brazil and in the world, including for the purpose of public disclosure and the provision of information to other Chamber committees; e) issues related to ethnic and social minorities, especially indigenous and indigenous communities; regimen of lands traditionally occupied by indians; f) preservation and protection of the country's popular and ethnic cultures; g) promotion of racial equality.f) preservation and protection of the popular and ethnic cultures of the country; g) fostering of racial equality.

RICD, article 32, VIII.

Translation: Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Minorias (CDHM) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Minorías (CDHM) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF] — CDH is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - legislative suggestions presented by associations and class bodies, trade unions and organized civil society entities, except for political parties with political representation in the National Congress; II - technical advisory opinions, statements and proposals from scientific and cultural entities and any of the entities mentioned in item I; III - guarantee and promotion of human rights; IV - women's rights; V - protection of the family; VI - protection and social integration of people with disabilities and protection of children, youth and the elderly; VII - monitoring, evaluation and control of governmental policies related to human rights, women's rights, rights of social or ethnic minorities, the rights of foreigners, the protection and integration of persons with disabilities and the protection of children, youth and the elderly.

RISF, article 102-E.

Translation: Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Legislação Participativa (CDH) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Legislación Participativa (CDH) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF] — CI is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - land, sea and air transport, public works in general, mines, geological resources, telecommunications services, public-private partnerships and relevant regulatory agencies; II - other related matters.

RISF, article 104.

Translation: Comissão de Serviços de Infraestrutura (CI) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Servicios de Infraestructura (CI) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD] — CTasp is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) urban and rural labor matters; labor law, labor procedural law and accident law; b) individual contract and collective labor agreements; c) pertinent subjects to the organization, inspection, guardianship, safety and labor medicine; d) work of minors, women and foreigners; e) wage policy; f) employment policy; apprenticeship and professional training policy; g) individual and collective bargaining; collective labor conflicts; right to strike; h) Labor Justice; Labor Prosecutors Office; i) unionism and union organization; class representation system; trade union policy and freedom; j) labor legal relations at the international level; international organizations; conventions; l) relations between capital and labor; m) regulation of the exercise of professions; professional independent bodies; n) political-administrative organization of the Union and administrative reform; o) matters relating to administrative law in general; p) matters relating to the public service of the direct and indirect federal administration, including foundational; q) legal regime of civil and military civil servants, active and inactive; r) legal-administrative regime of public goods; s) provision of public services in general and their legal regime.

RICD, article 32, XVIII.

Translation: Comissão de Trabalho, de Administração e Serviço Público (CTasp) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Trabajo, Administración y Servicio Público (CTasp) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD] — CME is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) Brazilian mineral and energy policies and models; b) institutional structure and role of agents in the mineral and energy sectors; c) conventional and alternative energy sources; d) research and exploration of mineral and energy resources; e) forms of access to mineral goods; mining companies; f) policy and price structure of energy resources; g) trading and industrialization of minerals; h) promotion of mineral activity; i) legal regime of mineral goods and energy resources; j) management, planning and control of water resources; and the legal regime of public and private waters.

RICD, article 32, XIV.

Translation: Comissão de Minas e Energia (CME) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Minas y Energía (CME) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD] — Cindra is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) the Amazon region, especially: 1 - regional integration and legal limits; 2 - economic appreciation; 3 - indigenous issues; 4 - hunting, fishing, fauna and flora and their regulation; 5 - exploitation of mineral, plant and water resources; 6 - tourism; 7 - sustainable development; b) development and integration of the Amazon region; regional economic and social development plans; regional incentives in the Amazon; c) development and integration of regions; regional economic and social development plans; regional incentives; d) national and regional plans for spatial planning and political-administrative organization; e) matters of federal interest in the Municipalities, States, Territories and in the Federal District; f) national civil defense system; policy to combat calamities; g) internal migrations.

RICD, article 32, II.

Translation: Comissão de Integração Nacional, Desenvolvimento Regional e da Amazônia (Cindra) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Integración Nacional, Desarrollo Regional y de la Amazonia (Cindra) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD] — CLP is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) suggestions for legislative initiatives submitted by associations and class bodies, trade unions and organized civil society entities, except for political parties; b) Technical advisory opinions, exhibitions and proposals from scientific and cultural entities and any of the entities mentioned in item "a".

RICD, article 32, XII.

Translation: Comissão de Legislação Participativa (CLP) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Legislación Participativa (CLP) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD] — CSPCCO is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) prevention, inspection and combat of drug use and illicit drug trafficking or related activities; b) combat of smuggling, organized crime, kidnapping, money laundering, rural and urban violence; c) control and trade of weapons, protection of witnesses and victims of crime, and their families; d) internal public security and its institutional bodies; e) receipt, evaluation and investigation of complaints related to organized crime, drug trafficking, rural and urban violence, and any related situation affecting public security; f) prison system, criminal legislation and criminal procedural legislation, from the point of view of public security; g) public security policies and their institutional bodies; h) supervision and monitoring of governmental programs and policies of public security; i) collaboration with non-governmental entities that deal with the matters listed in this item, as well as carrying out research, studies and conferences on the matters of their competent jurisdiction.

RICD, article 32, XVI.

Translation: Comissão de Segurança Pública e Combate ao Crime Organizado (CSPCCO) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Seguridad Pública y Combate al Crimen Organizado (CSPCCO) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF] — CDR is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - regional inequalities and regional development policies of States and Municipalities; II - regional economic and social development plans; III - programs, projects, investments and incentives for regional development; IV - regional integration; V - regional development agencies and bodies; VI - tourism; VII - tourism policies; VIII - other related matters.

RISF, article 104-A.

Translation: Comissão de Desenvolvimento Regional e Turismo (CDR) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Desarrollo Regional y Turismo (CDR) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF] — CCT is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - scientific, technological and innovation development; II - national policy on science, technology, innovation, communication and information technology; III - institutional organization of the sector; IV - cooperation and innovation agreements with other countries and international organizations in the area; V - intellectual property; VI - scientific and technological creations, computer science, nuclear activities of any nature, transport and use of radioactive materials, support and promotion to the research and the creation of technology; VII - communication, press, broadcasting, television, granting and renewal of concession, permission and authorization for the broadcasting of sound, and sound and image; VIII - regulation, control, and ethical issues regarding scientific and technological research and development, technological innovation, communication and information technology; IX - other related matters.

RISF, article 104-C.

Translation: Comissão de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação, Comunicação e Informática (CCT) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Ciencia, Tecnología, Innovación, Comunicación e Informática (CCT) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF] — CAS is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - labor relations, organization of the national employment system and conditions for the exercise of professions, social security, indigenous populations and social assistance; II - protection and defense of health, conditions and requirements for the removal of human organs, tissues and substances for the purpose of transplantation, research, treatment and collection of human blood and blood products, production, control and inspection of medicines, sanitation, inspection and oversight in food and competent jurisdiction over the Unified Health System; III - (Revoked); IV - other related matters.

RISF, article 100.

Translation: Comissão de Assuntos Sociais (CAS) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Asuntos Sociales (CAS) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD] — CSSF is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) health, social security and welfare in general; b) institutional organization of health in Brazil;(c) health policy and health planning process; unified health system; d) public health services, public health campaigns, eradication of endemic diseases; epidemiological surveillance, biostatistics and immunization; e) social security medical assistance; private health institutions; f) alternative medicine; g) hygiene, education and sanitary assistance; h) medical and paramedical activities; i) control of drugs and food; blood and blood products; j) exercise of medicine and related professions; human resources for health; l) environmental health, occupational health; urban and rural labor accident insurance; m) food and nutrition; n) chemical-pharmaceutical industry; industrial drug protection; o) institutional organization of the country's social security; p) general regime and regulations of urban, rural and parliamentary social security; q) insurance and private security; r) official assistance, including maternity protection, to children, adolescents, the elderly and people with disabilities; s) legal regime of civil entities with social and welfare purposes; t) matters relating to the family, women, the unborn, children, adolescents, the elderly and persons with disabilities; u) family law and minors’ law.

RICD, article 32, XVII.

Translation: Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família (CSSF) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Seguridad Social y de la Familia (CSSF) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD] — Cespo is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) national sports system and its organization; policy and national plan for physical and sports education; b) general rules on sport; sports justice.

RICD, article 32, XXII.

Translation: Comissão do Esporte (Cespo) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Deportes (Cespo) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF] — CMA is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: I - protection of the environment, pollution control, conservation of nature and protection of soil, natural and genetic resources, forests, hunting, fisheries, fauna, flora and water resources; II - national environment policy and system; III - preservation, conservation, exploitation and management of forests and biodiversity; IV - conservation and management of land use and water resources, in relation to the environment and sustainable development; V - inspection of food and agricultural and livestock products and inputs, with regard to the environment and sustainable development; VI - environmental law; VII - environmental regulatory agencies, including the National Water Agency (ANA); VIII - other related matters.

RISF, article 102-F.

Translation: Comissão de Meio Ambiente (CMA) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Medio Ambiente (CMA) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD] — CPD is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) all matters pertaining to persons with disabilities; b) receiving, evaluating and investigating complaints regarding threats or violations of the rights of persons with disabilities; (c) scientific research and studies, including those using stem cells, aimed at improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities; d) collaboration with non-governmental entities, national and international, that champion for the rights of people with disabilities; e) monitoring of actions by multilateral institutions, foreign states, e) monitoring of actions by multilateral institutions, foreign states, and international governmental organizations for the tutelage of persons with disabilities; f) monitoring of actions of the councils of rights of the people with disabilities, created by the Union, by the States, by the Federal District and by the Municipalities.

RICD, article 32, XVIII.

Translation: Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência (CPD) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Defensa de los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (CPD) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD] — CIdoso is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) receiving, evaluating and investigating complaints concerning threats or violations of the rights of the elderly; (b) oversight and monitoring government programs related to the protection of the rights of the elderly; (c) support program for the elderly in social risk; d) monitoring public policies related to the elderly; e) monitoring the councils of rights of the elderly created by the Union, by the States, by the Federal District and by the Municipalities; f) research and studies on the situation of older persons in Brazil and worldwide, including for the purpose of public disclosure and provision of information to other committees of the Chamber; g) promoting awareness of the image of the elderly in society; h) legal regime for the protection of the elderly.

RICD, article 32, XXI.

Translation: Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos da Pessoa Idosa (CIdoso) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Defensa de los Derechos de las Personas Mayores (CIdoso) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD] — CMulher is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) receiving, evaluating and investigating complaints related to threats or violations of women's rights, especially victims of domestic, physical, psychological and moral violence, and respective discussion and decisions; b) inspecting and following up on government programs related to the protection of women's rights, aiming at women's empowerment in the Brazilian society; c) promoting and monitoring support programs for women heads of monoparental families; d) monitoring of maternal, infant and neonatal health, support programs to women in puerperal state, especially in the poorest regions of the country; e) promoting and monitoring programs for the prevention of and fight against uterine, cervical, ovarian and breast cancer; f) promoting and monitoring programs for the prevention of and fight against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and AIDS; g) promoting and monitoring programs for the prevention of and fight against violence and sexual exploitation of female children and adolescents; h) monitoring the working conditions, especially of rural women; i) researches and studies on the situation of women in Brazil and worldwide, especially related to national campaigns for humanized childbirth, breastfeeding, and the right of access to daycare centers by working women; j) granting, under the terms of Resolution No. 3, of June 25, 2003, the Woman-Citizen Diploma Carlota Pereira de Queirós, observing the criteria established in Resolution No. 13, of November 20, 2003; k) promoting awareness of the image of women in society; l) matters concerning racial equality for women; receiving, evaluating and investigating complaints concerning racial discrimination of women, promotion and defense of racial equality of women.

RICD, article 32, XXI.

Translation: Comissão de Defesa dos Direitos da Mulher (CMulher) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (CMulher) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF] — CSF is responsible for promoting debates on major issues and the future of the country, as well as improving the effectiveness of the Senate in these matters.

RISF, article 104-D.

Translation: Comissão Senado do Futuro (CSF) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión Senado del Futuro (CSF) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD] — CTur is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) national tourism policy and system; b) exploration of tourism activities and services; c) collaboration with public entities and non-governmental organizations that work in the development of tourism policy.

RICD, article 32, XIX.

Translation: Comissão de Turismo (CTur) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Turismo (CTur) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD] — CVT is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) the national road system and transportation systems in general; b) air, sea, water, rail, road and subway transport; pipeline transport; c) ordering and operating transport services; d) urban, interstate, inter-municipal and international transport; e) merchant marine, ports and waterways; maritime and cabotage and inland navigation; maritime law; f) civil aviation, airports and airport infrastructure; safety and air traffic control; aeronautical law; (g) transport of passengers and cargo; legal regime and sectorial legislation; agreements and conventions; liability of the carrier; h) security, politics, education and traffic, and transport legislation.

RICD, article 32, XX.

Translation: Comissão de Viação e Transportes (CVT) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Carreteras y Transportes (CVT) [CD] (Spanish).

Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF] — CTFC is responsible for: I - supervision and control of acts of the Executive Branch, including those of the indirect administration, and may for this purpose: a) evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of government projects and programs at the national, regional and sectorial development levels, issuing Conclusive Advisory Opinions; b) assess the compatibility of budget execution with government plans and programs and of the latter with the objectives adopted by law; c) request, in writing, information from the direct and indirect administration, as well as request public documents necessary for the elucidation of the act subject to inspection; d) evaluate the accounts of administrators and others responsible for money, goods and public values of the direct and indirect administration, including foundations and societies created and maintained by the Federal Government, notably when there is evidence of loss, misplacement or irregularity of any nature that results in damage to the Treasury; e) arrange for the carrying out of expert examinations, as well as to request that the Federal Audit Court carry out inspections or audits of an accounting, a financial, a budgetary, an operational and a property nature in the administrative units of the Union and other entities referred to in paragraph "d"; f) appraise the national accounts of supranational companies in whose capital stock the Union participates directly or indirectly, as well as the application of any resources transferred by means of an agreement, a settlement, an adjustment or other similar instruments, to a State, the Federal District or a Municipality; g) promote the interaction of the Federal Senate with the bodies of the Executive Branch that, due to the nature of their activities, may possess or generate data necessary for the Senate's duty of oversight and control; h) promote the interaction of the Federal Senate with the bodies of the Judiciary Branch and of the Public Prosecution Service that, due to the nature of their activities, may provide or generate data necessary for the Senate's duty of oversight and control; i) propose to the Senate Plenary appropriate measures for appraisals and outcomes of investigations carried out by the Federal Audit Court; II - advisory opinions on matters pertaining to the following matters: a) prevention of corruption; b) monitoring and modernization of managerial practices in the direct and indirect federal public administration; c) effective and efficient rendering of public services; d) transparency and rendering of accounts and information to the population, focusing on the responsibility of fiscal management and public spending, as well as on the needs of citizens; e) dissemination and incentive, in the public administration, of new media to provide information to society -- such as networks, sites and electronic portals -- and support the states and municipalities implement these media; III - advisory opinions on issues related to consumer protection, especially: a) study, elaborate and propose rules and measures for the continuous improvement of market relations, especially those involving suppliers and consumers; b) improve regulatory, contractual and criminal legislative instruments, regarding the rights of consumers and suppliers, with an emphasis on conditions, limits and use of information, civil liability, respect for privacy, copyright, patents and the like; c) monitor policies and those developed by the Government concerning the protection of consumer rights and competition, and the repression of the formation and illegal operation of monopolies; d) receive complaints and report practices related to abuse of economic power, quality and presentation of products, advertising and publicity strategies that are harmful or misleading; e) assess the cost and price ratio of products, goods and services, with a view to establishing rules for repression of usury, excessive profits, indiscriminate price increases and the cartelization of market segments; f) analyze competition conditions with an emphasis on the protection of national manufacturers and suppliers, taking into account the interests of consumers and the national sovereignty; g) generate and make available studies, statistical data and information, within the scope of its competent jurisdiction.

RISF, article 102-A.

Translation: Comissão de Transparência, Governança, Fiscalização e Controle e Defesa do Consumidor (CTFC) [SF] (Portuguese); Comisión de Transparencia, Gobernanza, Fiscalización y Control y Protección al Consumidor (CTFC) [SF] (Spanish).

Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD] — CDU is responsible for giving advisory opinions on proposals related to the following matters: a) urbanism and architecture; politics and urban development; use, parceling and occupation of urban land; housing and the housing financial system; urban transport; urban infrastructure and environmental sanitation; b) urban planning law and the legal-urban planning of the territory; national and regional planning and political-administrative organization plans; c) municipal and territorial development and policy; d) matters related to municipal and building law; (e) metropolitan regions, urban agglomerations, integrated regions of development and micro regions.

RICD, article 32, VII.

Translation: Comissão de Desenvolvimento Urbano (CDU) [CD] (Portuguese); Comisión de Desarrollo Urbano (CDU) [CD] (Spanish).

CPCMS — See Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN]

CPD — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD]

CRA — See Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF]

CRE — See Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF]

CREDN — See Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD]

CSF — See Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF]

CSPCCO — See Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD]

CSSF — See Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD]

CTasp — See Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD]

CTFC — See Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF]

CTur — See Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD]

CVT — See Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD]

Fipa — See Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN]

Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN] — CCai is responsible for: I - conducting external control and inspection of intelligence and counterintelligence activities, including related operations, developed by Sisbin bodies in accordance with the Federal Constitution and other rules of the national legal system; II - examining and presenting suggestions for the National Intelligence Policy to be established by the President of the Republic, in accordance with the Law; III - examining and issuing advisory opinions on legislative proposals concerning intelligence and counterintelligence activity and the safeguard of confidential matters; IV - providing studies on intelligence activity; V - examining the activities and functioning of Sisbin bodies in accordance with the National Intelligence Policy; VI - presenting recommendations for the Executive Branch to improve Sisbin's functioning; VII - providing advisory opinions on the specific adjustments and conventions referred to in article 2, paragraph 2 of Law No. 9,883, of December 7, 1999; VIII - presenting legislative proposals on intelligence, counterintelligence and safeguarding sensitive information activities; IX - monitoring the elaboration and dissemination of the national intelligence doctrine and the teaching in schools of intelligence and supervising the curricula of the Schools of Intelligence of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Esint / Abin) and of intelligence educational institutions; X - preparing reports regarding its activities of control and oversight of intelligence-related actions, programs and activities; XI - receiving and investigating complaints of violations of fundamental rights and guarantees by public bodies and entities as a result of intelligence and counterintelligence activity, submitted by any citizen, political party, association, or society; XII - reviewing the portion of the budget proposal related to the bodies and entities of the direct or indirect administration that carry out intelligence and counterintelligence activities, as well as reviewing proposals for additional credits for funding or investing in intelligence and counterintelligence activities and programs, especially those submitted by civilian and military bodies that make up the Brazilian Intelligence System, and forward the result of their analysis to the Joint Committee on Plans, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO); XIII - submitting amendments to the preliminary advisory opinion of the general rapporteur for the annual budget bill; XIV - monitoring the implementation of budget appropriations for the bodies and entities of the direct or indirect administration that perform intelligence and counterintelligence activities. CCai is also responsible for: forwarding to the Board of the Federal Senate or of the Chamber of Deputies written requests for information to cabinet ministers or chief officers of bodies directly subordinated to the President of the Republic, regarding the performance of the bodies associated with their ministries that work in intelligence, counterintelligence and in the safeguard of confidential matters, observing the rules related to the handling of classified information and the protection of the national security and interests; call on cabinet ministers or chief officers of bodies directly subordinated to the President of the Republic to provide, in person, information on matters related to intelligence and counterintelligence activities and the safeguard of confidential matters, the absence of which is an impeachable crime without adequate justification; inviting any authority or citizen to provide clarification on matters related to intelligence, counterintelligence or safeguard of information.

RCN 2/2013, articles 3 to 6.

Translation: Comissão Mista de Controle das Atividades de Inteligência (CCai) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta de Control de las Actividades de Inteligencia (CCai) [CN] (Spanish).

Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN] — The Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is composed of four Federal Deputies, two Senators, and an equal number of substitutes. Among other duties, it is incumbent upon the CMCPLP: a) to evaluate and issue an advisory opinion on treaties, agreements, international acts and all matters of interest of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries that may be submitted to the National Congress; b) to discuss all matters concerning CPLP and Brazil's bilateral relations with the member states of the Community; c) to issue a detailed report on the information forwarded to the National Congress by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries or by any other body of the CPLP; and (d) to study any matter within its thematic field or scope, and promote conferences, exhibitions, lectures or seminars.

RCN 2/2014.

Translation: Comissão Mista do Congresso Nacional de Assuntos Relacionados à Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CMCPLP) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta del Congreso Nacional de Asuntos Relacionados con la Comunidad de Países de Lengua Portuguesa (CMCPLP) [CN] (Spanish).

Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN] — As foreseen in the Constitution, CMO is responsible for: I - examining and issuing advisory opinions on the bills related to the multi-year plan, budgetary directives, annual budget and additional credits, as well as the accounts submitted annually by the President of the Republic; II - examining and issuing advisory opinions on the national, regional and sectorial plans and programs provided for in the Federal Constitution and monitoring and overseeing the budget, without prejudice to the performance of the other committees of the National Congress and its Houses.

CF, article 166, paragraph 1; RCN 1/2006.

Translation: Comissão Mista de Planos, Orçamentos Públicos e Fiscalização (CMO) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta de Planes, Presupuestos Públicos y Fiscalización (CMO) [CN] (Spanish).

Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN] — The Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) is composed of ten Federal Deputies, ten Senators and an equal number of substitutes. Its purpose is to represent the National Congress in the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

RCN 2/2007.

Translation: Comissão Mista Representativa do Congresso Nacional no Fórum Interparlamentar das Américas (Fipa) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta Representativa del Congreso Nacional en el Foro Interparlamentario de las Américas (Fipa) [CN] (Spanish).

Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN] — CMMC is responsible for continuously monitoring, supervising and inspecting climate-change related actions in Brazil, especially on: I - national climate change policy and plan; II - mitigation of climate change; III - adaptation to the effects of climate change; IV - sustainability of the electric matrix, electricity generation by renewable sources and cogeneration; V - consumption of fossil and renewable fuels; VI - analysis of environmental services; VII - orderly occupation of the soil; VIII - proper solid waste management; IX - emissions of greenhouse gases due to industrial, agricultural and service sector activities; X - national and regional policies for sustainable development; XI - other related matters.

RCN 4/2008, article 11.

Translation: Comissão Mista Permanente sobre Mudanças Climáticas (CMMC) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Mixta Permanente sobre el Cambio Climático (CMMC) [CN] (Spanish).

Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN] — CMCVM is responsible for: I - diagnosing existing gaps in Social Security actions and services and the provision of public and legal security to women victims of violence; II - submitting proposals for the consolidation of the National Policy to Combat Violence against Women; III - holding public hearings with civil society entities; IV - requesting the testimony of any authority or citizen; V - promoting exchanges with international entities with a view to understanding the laws, policies and actions relevant to the purpose of the Committee.

RCN 1/2014, article 3.

Translation: Comissão Permanente Mista de Combate à Violência contra a Mulher (CMCVM) [CN] (Portuguese); Comisión Permanente Mixta de Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer (CMCVM) [CN] (Spanish).

List of Political Parties

Avante — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) — Political party created on May 9, 1996.

TSE Resolution No. 19,550 / 1996 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Comunista Brasileiro (PCB) (Portuguese); Partido Comunista Brasileño (PCB) (Spanish).

Brazilian Communist Party [1990] (PCB) — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) — Political party created on May 11, 1981.

TSE Resolution 11,042 / 1981 (Definitive registration); TSE court decision on Petition No. 128 (1286-49.1996.6.00.0000) (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).

Translation: Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB) (Portuguese); Movimiento Democrático Brasileño (MDB) (Spanish).

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Brazilian Labor Party (PTB) — Political party created on November 3, 1981.

TSE Resolution No. 11,120/1981 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB) (Portuguese); Partido Laborista Brasileño (PTB) (Spanish).

Brazilian Labor Renovation Party (PRTB) — Political party created on February 18, 1997.

TSE Resolution No. 19,785/1997 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro (PRTB) (Portuguese); Partido Renovador Laborista Brasileño (PRTB) (Spanish).

Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB) — See Progressive Party (PP)

Brazilian Republican Party [2006] (PRB) — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) — Political party created on August 24, 1989.

TSE Resolution No. 15,494 / 1989 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) (Portuguese); Partido de la Social Democracia Brasileña (PSDB) (Spanish).

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) — Political party created on July 1, 1988.

TSE Resolution No. 14,359/1988 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB) (Portuguese); Partido Socialista Brasileño (PSB) (Spanish).

Christian Democracy (DC) — Political party created on August 5, 1997.

TSE Resolution No. 19,891/1997 (Definitive registration); TSE court decision on Petition No. 96 (863-89.1996.6.00.0000) (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Christian Social Democratic Party [1997] (PSDC).

Translation: Democracia Cristã (DC) (Portuguese); Democracia Cristiana (DC) (Spanish).

Christian Labor Party (PTC) — Political party created on February 22, 1990.

TSE Resolution No. 16,281/1990 (Definitive registration); TSE Resolution No. 20,796 / 2001 (Change of name).

Previous denomination: National Reconstruction Party (PRN).

Translation: Partido Trabalhista Cristão (PTC) (Portuguese); Partido Laborista Cristiano (PTC) (Spanish).

Christian Social Democratic Party [1997] (PSDC) — See Christian Democracy (DC)

Christian Social Party (PSC) — Political party created on March 29, 1990.

TSE Resolution No. 16,375/ 1990 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Social Cristão (PSC) (Portuguese); Partido Social Cristiano (PSC) (Spanish).

Cidadania — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

Citizenship Party (Cidadania) — Political party created on March 6, 1990.

TSE Resolution No. 16,285 / 1990 (Definitive registration); Resolution TSE nº 17,930 / 1992 (Change of name); TSE court decision on Petition No. 74 (1782-78.1996.6.00.0000) (Change of name).

Previous denominations: Brazilian Communist Party [1990] (PCB) and Popular Socialist Party [1992] (PPS).

Translation: Cidadania (Cidadania) (Portuguese); Ciudadanía (Cidadania) (Spanish).

Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) — Political party created on June 23, 1988.

TSE Resolution No. 14,323 / 1988 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) (Portuguese); Partido Comunista de Brasil (PCdoB) (Spanish).

DC — See Christian Democracy (DC)

DEM — See Democrats (DEM)

Democratic Labor Party (PDT) — Political party created on November 10, 1981.

TSE Resolution No. 11.123/1981 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT) (Portuguese); Partido Democrático Laborista (PDT) (Spanish).

Democrats (DEM) — Political party created on September 11, 1986.

TSE Resolution 13,067 / 1986 (Definitive registration); TSE Resolution 22,550 / 2007 (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Liberal Front Party (PFL).

Translation: Democratas (DEM) (Portuguese); Demócratas (DEM) (Spanish).

Free Homeland Party (PPL) — Political party created on October 4, 2011.

TSE decision in RPP no. 1426-58 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Pátria Livre (PPL) (Portuguese); Partido Patria Libre (PPL) (Spanish).

Go Forward Party (Avante) — Political party created on October 11, 1994.

TSE Resolution 244/1994 (Definitive registration); Monocratic decision on Petition No. 115 (6-43.1996.6.00.000) (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Labour Party of Brazil (PTdoB).

Translation: Avante (Avante) (Portuguese); Avante (Avante) (Spanish).

Green Party (PV) — Political party created on September 30, 1993.

TSE Resolution 243/1993 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Verde (PV) (Portuguese); Partido Verde (PV) (Spanish).

Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) — Political party created on March 20, 1997.

TSE Resolution No. 19,825 / 1997 (Definitive registration); TSE Resolution 20,097 / 1998 (Change of name); TSE Resolution 20,636 / 2000 (Change of name).

Previous denominations: National Solidarist Party (PSN) and National Solidarity Party (PSN).

Translation: Partido Humanista da Solidariedade (PHS) (Portuguese); Partido Humanista de la Solidaridad (PHS) (Spanish).

Labour Party of Brazil (PTdoB) — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

Liberal Front Party (PFL) — See Democrats (DEM)

MDB — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Municipal Renewal Party (PMR) — See Republicans (Republicanos)

National Ecological Party (PEN) — See Patriot (Patri)

National Labour Party (PTN) — See We Can (Pode)

National Reconstruction Party (PRN) — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

National Solidarist Party (PSN) — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

National Solidarity Party (PSN) — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

New Party (Novo) — Political party created on September 15, 2015.

TSE decision in RPP 843-68 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Novo (Novo) (Portuguese); Partido Nuevo (Novo) (Spanish).

Novo — See New Party (Novo)

Party of the Brazilian Women (PMB) — Political party created on September 29, 2015.

TSE court decision in RPP no. 1554-73 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido da Mulher Brasileira (PMB) (Portuguese); Partido de la Mujer Brasileña (Spanish).

Party of the National Mobilization (PMN) — Political party created on October 25, 1990.

TSE Resolution No. 17,021 / 1990 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido da Mobilização Nacional (PMN) (Portuguese); Partido de la Movilización Nacional (PMN) (Spanish).

Party of the Republic (PR) — Political party created on December 19, 2006, from the merger of the Liberal Party with the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order.

TSE Resolution 22,504 / 2006 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido da República (PR) (Portuguese); Partido de la República (PR) (Spanish).

Patri — See Patriot (Patri)

Patriot (Patri) — Political party created on September 16, 2012.

TSE decision in RPP No. 1535-72 (Definitive registration). TSE decision in RPP No. 1535-72 (21,874/2011) (Change of name).

Previous denomination: National Ecological Party (PEN).

Translation: Patriota (Patri) (Portuguese); Patriota (Patri) (Spanish).

PCB — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

PCB — See Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

PCdoB — See Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

PCO — See Workers' Cause Party (PCO)

PDT — See Democratic Labor Party (PDT)

PEN — See Patriot (Patri)

PFL — See Democrats (DEM)

PHS — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PMB — See Party of the Brazilian Women (PMB)

PMDB — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

PMN — See Party of the National Mobilization (PMN)

PMR — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Pode — See We Can (Pode)

Popular Socialist Party [1992] (PPS) — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

Popular Unity (UP) — Political party created on December 10, 2019.

TSE decision in RPP 0600412-09.2019.6.00.0000 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Unidade Popular (UP) (Portuguese); Unidad Popular (UP) (Spanish).

PP — See Progressive Party (PP)

PPB — See Progressive Party (PP)

PPL — See Free Homeland Party (PPL)

PPS — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

PR — See Party of the Republic (PR)

PRB — See Republicans (Republicanos)

PRN — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

Progressive Party (PP) — Political party created on November 16, 1995 from the merger of the Progressive Reform Party (PPR) [1993-1995] and the Progressive Party (PP) [1993-1995].

TSE Resolution No. 19,386 / 1995 (Definitive registration); TSE Resolution No. 21,401 / 2003 (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB).

Translation: Partido Progressista (PP) (Portuguese); Partido Progresista (PP) (Spanish).

Progressive Republican Party (PRP) — Political party created on October 29, 1991.

TSE Resolution 17,670 / 1991 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Republicano Progressista (PRP) (Portuguese); Partido Republicano Progresista (PRP) (Spanish).

Pros — See Republican Party of the Social Order (Pros)

PRP — See Progressive Republican Party (PRP)

PRT — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

PRTB — See Brazilian Labor Renovation Party (PRTB)

PSB — See Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

PSC — See Christian Social Party (PSC)

PSD — See Social Democratic Party (PSD)

PSDB — See Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

PSDC — See Christian Democracy (DC)

PSL — See Social Liberal Party (PSL)

PSN — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PSN — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PSol — See Socialism and Freedom Party (PSol)

PSTU — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

PT — See Workers’ Party (PT)

PTB — See Brazilian Labor Party (PTB)

PTC — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

PTdoB — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

PTN — See We Can (Pode)

PV — See Green Party (PV)

Rede — See Sustainability Network (Rede)

Republican Party of the Social Order (Pros) — Political party created on September 24, 2013.

TSE decision in RPP no. 305-24 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Republicano da Ordem Social (Pros) (Portuguese); Partido Republicano del Orden Social (Pros) (Spanish).

Republicanos — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Republicans (Republicanos) — Political party created on August 25, 2005.

TSE Resolution No. 22,072/2005 (Definitive registration); TSE Resolution No. 22,167/2006 (Change of name); Monocratic decision on request, on August 15, 2019 (Change of name).

Previous denominations: Brazilian Republican Party [2006] (PRB) and Municipal Renewal Party (PMR).

Translation: Republicanos (Republicanos) (Portuguese); Republicanos (Republicanos) (Spanish).

Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT) — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

SD — See Solidarity (SD)

Social Democratic Party (PSD) — Political party created on September 27, 2011.

TSE decision in RPP No. 1417-96 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Social Democrático (PSD) (Portuguese); Partido Social Democrático (PSD) (Spanish).

Social Liberal Party (PSL) — Political party created on June 2, 1998.

TSE Resolution No. 20,211/1998 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Social Liberal (PSL) (Portuguese); Partido Social Liberal (PSL) (Spanish).

Socialism and Freedom Party (PSol) — Political party created on September 15, 2005.

TSE Resolution 22.083 / 2005 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSol) (Portuguese); Partido Socialismo y Libertad (PSol) (Spanish).

Solidarity (SD) — Political party created on September 24, 2013.

TSE decision in RPP no. 403-09 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Solidariedade (SD) (Portuguese); Solidaridad (SD) (Spanish).

Sustainability Network (Rede) — Political party created on September 22, 2015.

TSE judgment in RPP no. 594-54 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Rede Sustentabilidade (Rede) (Portuguese); Rede Sostentabilidad (Rede) (Spanish).

Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU) — Political party created on December 19, 1995.

TSE Resolution 19,420/1995 (Definitive registration); TSE decision in RGP No 2458 (132-35.1992.6.00.0000) (Change of name).

Previous denomination: Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT).

Translation: Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado (PSTU) (Portuguese); Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores Unificado (PSTU) (Spanish).

We Can (Pode) — Political party created on October 2, 1997.

TSE Resolution 19,984/1997 (Definitive registration); TSE decision in the Pet No. 52 (658-94.1995.6.00.0000) (change of name).

Previous denomination: National Labour Party (PTN).

Translation: Podemos (Pode) (Portuguese); Podemos (Pode) (Spanish).

Workers' Cause Party (PCO) — Political party created on September 30, 1997.

TSE Resolution No. 19,550 / 1996 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido da Causa Operária (PCO) (Portuguese); Partido de la Causa Obrera (PCO) (Spanish).

Workers’ Party (PT) — Political party created on February 11, 1982.

TSE Resolution 11,165 / 1981 (Definitive registration).

Translation: Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) (Portuguese); Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) (Spanish).

List of Differences and Similarities

In-house terminology for the National Congress

Term

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Commencement of the Legislative Session

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session

Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

Representative Committee

Reviewing Rapporteur

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State

Solemn Session

Special Joint Committee (CME)

Wording for the Second Round of Voting

In-house terminology for the Chamber of Deputies

Term

Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill

Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur

Agglutinative Amendment

Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion

Appeal against Conclusive Examination

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Brief Communications

College of Leaders

Complaint

Conclusive Examination

Conclusive Power

Conflict of Jurisdiction

Debate Session

Final Wording Amended

General Committee

Long Address

Panel

Parliamentarian Communications

Party Representative

Preferential Separate Voting

Preliminary Examination

Priority Regime

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

Select Committee

Select Subcommittee

Short Address

Simple Suppressive Separate Voting

Solemn Session

Speech Considered as Read

Substitute Federal Deputy

Terminative Advisory Opinion

Utmost Urgency

In-house terminology for the Federal Senate

Term

Additional Round of Debate

Appeal in a Terminative Matter

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Confirmation Hearing

Final Text

Final Wording of the Substitute Bill

Leadership Vote

Legislative Idea

Period of Address

Procedural Fast Track

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

Special Session

Speech Forwarded for Publication

Substitute of Senator of the Republic

Terminative Decision

Thematic Debates Session

Urgent Communication

Wording for an Additional Round of Debate

Wording for the Second Round of Voting

Different terms for the same concepts

Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate
Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur | Report [SF]
Appeal against Conclusive Examination | Appeal in a Terminative Matter
Conclusive Examination | Terminative Decision
Debate Session | Thematic Debates Session
Final Wording Amended | Final Wording of the Substitute Bill
Long Address | Period of Address
Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD] | Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]
Short Address | Period of Address
Solemn Session | Special Session
Speech Considered as Read | Speech Forwarded for Publication

Same term for different concepts

| Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate
Appeal | Type of legislative proposal to reverse a decision by appealing to a higher instance, such as the Plenary. | With this instrument of the Standing Rules, the reversal of a decision is proposed, by appealing to a higher instance, such as the Plenary.
Ordinary Session | Deliberative plenary session held once a day, from Tuesday to Thursday, starting at two p. m. The ordinary session lasts five hours and consists of Short Address, Long Address, Order of Business and Parliamentary Communications. | Plenary session held once a day on weekdays, from Monday to Friday. It may be deliberative or non-deliberative.
Report | An integral part of an Advisory Opinion, the report is a detailed account of the matter under examination. | A detailed account of the matter to be decided by the Committee in addition to the rapporteur's views as to its adoption or rejection. The report becomes an Advisory Opinion if adopted by the Committee.

Alphabetical and Subject Index

Absolute Majority

Abstention

Acclamation

Act of the Board

Additional Round of Debate

Additive Amendment

Ad hoc Rapporteur — See Substitute Rapporteur

Adjournment of the Session

Administrative Bulletin

Admissibility

Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill

Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree

Admissibility Report

Adoption of a Proposal

Advice and Consent — See Confirmation Hearing

Advisory Opinion

Advisory Opinion of the Plenary

Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur

Advisory Opinion on the Merits

Agenda

Agglutinative Amendment

Amendment

Amendment of the Wording

Ancillary Proposal

Annals of the Chamber of Deputies

Annals of the Federal Senate

Annals of the National Constituent Assembly

Appeal [CD]

Appeal [SF]

Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion

Appeal against Conclusive Examination

Appeal in a Point of Order

Appeal in a Terminative Matter

Appreciation

Assignment

Attendance of a Cabinet Minister

Author

Avante — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

Bicameral

Bill of Consolidation

Bill of Conversion (PLV)

Bill of Law (PL)

Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Bill of Popular Initiative

Bill of Resolution

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP)

Bill of the Chamber of Deputies (PLC) — See Bill of Law (PL)

Bill of the National Congress

Bill of the Senate (PLS) — See Bill of Law (PL)

Blockage of the Agenda — See Suspension of the Agenda

Board of the Chamber of Deputies — See Directing Committee

Board of the Federal Senate — See Directing Committee

Board of the National Congress

Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

Brazilian Communist Party [1990] (PCB) — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Brazilian Labor Party (PTB)

Brazilian Labor Renovation Party (PRTB)

Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB) — See Progressive Party (PP)

Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN]

Brazilian Republican Party [2006] (PRB) — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

Brief Communications

Budget Bill

By the Order

CAE — See Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF]

Call for Extraordinary Legislative Sessions

CAPADR — See Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD]

CAS — See Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF]

CCai — See Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN]

CCJ — See Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF]

CCJC — See Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD]

CCT — See Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF]

CCTCI — See Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD]

CCult — See Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD]

CD — See Chamber of Deputies (CD)

CDC — See Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD]

CDeics — See Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD]

CDH — See Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF]

CDHM — See Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD]

CDR — See Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF]

CDU — See Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD]

CE — See Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF]

CE — See Committee on Education (CE) [CD]

Censure of a Legislator

Cespo — See Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD]

CF — See Federal Constitution (CF)

CFFC — See Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD]

CFT — See Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD]

Chamber of Deputies (CD)

Christian Democracy (DC)

Christian Labor Party (PTC)

Christian Social Democratic Party [1997] (PSDC) — See Christian Democracy (DC)

Christian Social Party (PSC)

CI — See Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF]

Cidadania — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

CIdoso — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD]

Cindra — See Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD]

Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

City Council

Clerk's Office — See Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Closure of a Session

CLP — See Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD]

CMA — See Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF]

CMads — See Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD]

CMCPLP — See Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN]

CMCVM — See Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN]

CME — See Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD]

CME — See Special Joint Committee (CME)

CMMC — See Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN]

CMMPV — See Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

CMO — See Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN]

CMulher — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD]

CN — See National Congress (CN)

Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum

College of Leaders

Commencement of the Legislative Session

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session

Committee

Committee Advisory Opinion

Committee Advisory Opinion Debated in the Plenary

Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD]

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD]

Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF]

Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF]

Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD]

Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD]

Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD]

Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF]

Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD]

Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF]

Committee on Education (CE) [CD]

Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD]

Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD]

Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD]

Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD]

Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF]

Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF]

Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD]

Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD]

Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD]

Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD]

Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD]

Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF]

Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF]

Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF]

Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD]

Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD]

Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD]

Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF]

Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD]

Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD]

Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF]

Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD]

Committee Substitute

Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

Complaint

Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters (TVR)

Conclusive Examination

Conclusive Power

Confirmation Hearing

Conflict of Jurisdiction

Congress

Consideration

Constitution

Constitutional Amendment

Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC)

Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Fast Track

Constitutionality

Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree

Contrary Advisory Opinion

Council of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum

CPCMS — See Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN]

CPD — See Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD]

CPI — See Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI)

CPMI — See Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

CRA — See Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF]

CRE — See Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF]

CREDN — See Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD]

CSF — See Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF]

CSPCCO — See Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD]

CSSF — See Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD]

CTasp — See Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD]

CTFC — See Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF]

CTur — See Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD]

CVT — See Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD]

DC — See Christian Democracy (DC)

DCD — See Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD)

DCN — See Journal of the National Congress (DCN)

Debate of a Proposal

Debate Session

Declaration of Vote

Delegated Law

Deliberative Meeting

Deliberative Session

DEM — See Democrats (DEM)

Democratic Labor Party (PDT)

Democrats (DEM)

Detailed Report

Directing Board — See Directing Committee

Directing Committee

Directions for a Parliamentary Group

Dismissal of a Proposal

Divergent Advisory Opinions

Draft Bill

Draft Legislative Decree [CD] (PDC) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Draft Legislative Decree [CN] (PDN) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Draft Legislative Decree [SF] (PDS) — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

DSF — See Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF)

DVS — See Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS)

Election Certificate

Election of the Board

Electronic Panel

Enactment

End of Session — See Closure of a Session

Engrossed Bill

Examination of Proposition — See Request for Examination

Express Repeal of Rule

External Committee

Extraordinary Legislative Session

Extraordinary Meeting

Extraordinary Session

Fast-track

Favorable Advisory Opinion

Federal Constitution (CF)

Federal Deputy

Federal Senate (SF)

Filibuster

Final Text

Final Wording

Final Wording Amended

Final Wording of the Substitute Bill

Fipa — See Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN]

First Round Wording [CD]

First Round Wording [SF] — See Wording for an Additional Round of Debate

First-Round Wording Rapporteur — See Substitute Rapporteur

Free Homeland Party (PPL)

General Committee

General Rapporteur

Global Voting

Go Forward Party (Avante)

Green Party (PV)

Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

Impeachment — See Removal from Office

Impediment

Initial Order — See Assignment

Initiating Chamber — See Initiating House

Initiating House

Initiative

Installation Meeting

Interruption

Interstice

Inversion of the Agenda

Inversion of the Order of Business — See Inversion of the Agenda

Joint Committee

Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN]

Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN]

Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN]

Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

Joint Processing

Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN]

Joint Session

Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN]

Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN]

Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN)

Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD)

Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF)

Journal of the National Congress (DCN)

Juridicity

Labour Party of Brazil (PTdoB) — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

LC — See Supplementary Law (LC)

Leader

Leaders' Communication

Leadership

Leadership Agreement

Leadership Vote

Legality

Legal Norm

Legislative Chamber

Legislative Decree

Legislative Delegation

Legislative House

Legislative Idea

Legislative Process

Legislative Session

Legislative Suggestion

Legislator

Liberal Front Party (PFL) — See Democrats (DEM)

Long Address

Magna Carta — See Constitution

Matter

MDB — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Meeting

Meeting Opening Quorum

Message

Message from the Executive Branch

Minutes

Modifying Amendment

Mootness

Motion

MPV — See Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

Municipal Renewal Party (PMR) — See Republicans (Republicanos)

National Congress (CN)

National Ecological Party (PEN) — See Patriot (Patri)

National Labour Party (PTN) — See We Can (Pode)

National Reconstruction Party (PRN) — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

National Solidarist Party (PSN) — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

National Solidarity Party (PSN) — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

New Party (Novo)

Nominal Voting

Non-Deliberative Session

Notice

Novo — See New Party (Novo)

Objection to a Proposal — See Return of a Proposal

Office of the Parliamentary Attorney

Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman

Official Publication

Opening of a Legislative Session — See Commencement of the Legislative Session

Opening of a Meeting

Opening of a Session

Open Voting

Opposition

Order

Order of Business

Ordinary Law

Ordinary Legislative Procedure

Ordinary Legislative Session

Ordinary Meeting

Ordinary Session [CD]

Ordinary Session [SF]

Panel

Parliament

Parliamentarian Communications

Parliamentary Activity — See Parliamentary Participation

Parliamentary Bloc

Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI)

Parliamentary Decorum

Parliamentary Disciplinary Board

Parliamentary Group

Parliamentary Leave

Parliamentary Majority

Parliamentary Minority

Parliamentary Name

Parliamentary Participation

Parliamentary Pronouncement — See Parliamentary Speech

Parliamentary Recess

Parliamentary Speech

Parliamentary Term of Office

Partial Rapporteur

Party of the Brazilian Women (PMB)

Party of the National Mobilization (PMN)

Party of the Republic (PR)

Party Parliamentary Group

Party Proportionality [Principle] — See Principle of Party Proportionality

Party Representative

Patri — See Patriot (Patri)

Patriot (Patri)

PCB — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

PCB — See Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

PCdoB — See Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

PCO — See Workers' Cause Party (PCO)

PDC — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDL — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDN — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDS — See Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

PDT — See Democratic Labor Party (PDT)

PEC — See Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC)

PEN — See Patriot (Patri)

Period of Address

Period of Operation of the National Congress

PFC — See Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

PFL — See Democrats (DEM)

PFS — See Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

PHS — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PL — See Bill of Law (PL)

PLC — See Bill of Law (PL)

Plenary

PLP — See Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP)

PLS — See Bill of Law (PL)

PLV — See Bill of Conversion (PLV)

PMB — See Party of the Brazilian Women (PMB)

PMDB — See Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

PMN — See Party of the National Mobilization (PMN)

PMR — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Pode — See We Can (Pode)

Point of Order

Political Party

Popular Initiative

Popular Socialist Party [1992] (PPS) — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

Popular Unity (UP)

Postponement of Discussion

Postponement of Voting

PP — See Progressive Party (PP)

PPB — See Progressive Party (PP)

PPL — See Free Homeland Party (PPL)

PPS — See Citizenship Party (Cidadania)

PR — See Party of the Republic (PR)

PRB — See Republicans (Republicanos)

PRC — See Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Preference

Preferential Separate Voting

Preliminary Examination

Preparatory Meeting — See Preparatory Session and Election of the Board

Preparatory Session and Election of the Board

Presidential Veto

Prevailing Advisory Opinion

Principle of Party Proportionality

Priority — See Priority Regime

Priority Regime

PRN — See Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

PRN — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

Procedural Fast Track

Procedural Number — See Quorum for Opening a Session

Processing

Progressive Party (PP)

Progressive Republican Party (PRP)

Proposal

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

Proposition — See Proposal

Pros — See Republican Party of the Social Order (Pros)

Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

PRP — See Progressive Republican Party (PRP)

PRS — See Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

PRT — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

PRTB — See Brazilian Labor Renovation Party (PRTB)

PSB — See Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

PSC — See Christian Social Party (PSC)

PSD — See Social Democratic Party (PSD)

PSDB — See Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

PSDC — See Christian Democracy (DC)

PSL — See Social Liberal Party (PSL)

PSN — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PSN — See Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)

PSol — See Socialism and Freedom Party (PSol)

PSTU — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

PT — See Workers’ Party (PT)

PTB — See Brazilian Labor Party (PTB)

PTC — See Christian Labor Party (PTC)

PTdoB — See Go Forward Party (Avante)

PTN — See We Can (Pode)

Publication

Public Consultation

Public Hearing

Public Meeting

Public Session

PV — See Green Party (PV)

Qualified Quorum

Quorum

Quorum for Adoption

Quorum for Deliberation

Quorum for Opening a Public Hearing

Quorum for Opening a Session

Quorum for Voting — See Quorum for Deliberation

Rapporteur

Rapporteurship

RCCN — See Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN)

RCD — See Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD)

RCN — See Resolution of the National Congress (RCN)

Recommendation

Rede — See Sustainability Network (Rede)

Regulatory Act

Rejection of a Proposal

Removal from Office

Removal from the Agenda

Report [CD]

Report [SF]

Representative Committee

Republicanos — See Republicans (Republicanos)

Republican Party of the Social Order (Pros)

Republicans (Republicanos)

Request

Request for Examination

Resolution

Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD)

Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF)

Resolution of the National Congress (RCN)

Restricted Meeting

Retrieval of a Proposal

Return of a Proposal

Reviewing Rapporteur

Revising Chamber — See Revising House

Revising House

Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT) — See Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

RICD — See Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD)

RISF — See Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF)

Round of Debate and Voting

RSF — See Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF)

Sanction

SD — See Solidarity (SD)

Second Degree Amendment

Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Secret Meeting

Secret Session

Secret Voting

Select Committee

Select Subcommittee

Seminar

Senator

Separate

Separate of the Order of Business

Separate Vote (VTS)

Separate Voting

Separate Voting by a Parliamentary Group

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel

Separate Voting for the Creation of an Autonomous Bill

Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS)

Session

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State

SF — See Federal Senate (SF)

SGM — See Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Short Address

Simple Majority

Simple Suppressive Separate Voting

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Socialism and Freedom Party (PSol)

Social Liberal Party (PSL)

Solemn Inauguration Pledge

Solemn Session

Solidarity (SD)

Speaker

Special Joint Committee (CME)

Special Regime

Special Session

Speech

Speech Considered as Read

Speech Forwarded for Publication

Stand

Standing Committee

Standing Rules

Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD)

Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF)

State Legislative Assembly

State Parliamentary Group

Subcommittee

Submission of a Proposal

Subscription

Substitute Amendment — See Substitute Bill

Substitute Bill

Substitute Federal Deputy

Substitute Legislator

Substitute of Senator of the Republic

Substitute Rapporteur

Summons of a Cabinet Minister

Summons of an Authority

Supplementary Law (LC)

Support for a Proposal

Suppressive Amendment

Suspension of the Agenda

Suspensive Appeal against a Decision of the President on a Point of Order

Sustainability Network (Rede)

Symbolic Voting

Temporary Attachment — See Joint Processing

Temporary Committee

Terminative Advisory Opinion

Terminative Decision

Terminative Deliberation — See Terminative Decision

Terminative Examination — See Terminative Decision

Thematic Debates Session

TVR — See Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters (TVR)

Unconstitutionality

Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

Urgent Communication

Utmost Urgency

Verification of Quorum — See Verification of Voting

Verification of Voting

Veto Message

Voting

Voting Guidance

Voting Method

VTS — See Separate Vote (VTS)

We Can (Pode)

Withdrawal of a Proposal

Wording for an Additional Round of Debate

Wording for the Second Round of Voting

Workers' Cause Party (PCO)

Workers’ Party (PT)

Hierarchical Index

Abstention

Acclamation

Ad hoc Rapporteur

Adjournment of the Session

Admissibility

Admissibility of a Constitutional Amendment Bill

Admissibility of a Provisional Presidential Decree

Adoption of a Proposal

Advice and Consent

Advisory Opinion

<as to authorship>

Advisory Opinion of the Rapporteur

Committee Advisory Opinion

<as to content analyzed>

Admissibility Report

Advisory Opinion on the Merits

Terminative Advisory Opinion

<as to place where it was delivered>

Advisory Opinion of the Plenary

<as to result of the deliberation>

Contrary Advisory Opinion

Favorable Advisory Opinion

Prevailing Advisory Opinion

Agenda

Appeal [SF]

Appeal in a Point of Order

Appeal in a Terminative Matter

Appreciation

Conclusive Examination

Debate of a Proposal

Preliminary Examination

Voting

<as to publicity>

Open Voting

Nominal Voting

Symbolic Voting

Secret Voting

<as to scope>

Global Voting

Attendance of a Cabinet Minister

Author

Bicameral

Bill of Resolution

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Bill of the Chamber of Deputies (PLC)

Bill of the Senate (PLS)

Blockage of the Agenda

Board of the Chamber of Deputies

Board of the Federal Senate

Board of the National Congress

CAE

Call for Extraordinary Legislative Sessions

CAPADR

CAS

CCai

CCJ

CCJC

CCT

CCTCI

CCult

CD

Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD]

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD]

Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD]

Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD]

Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD]

Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD]

Committee on Education (CE) [CD]

Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD]

Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD]

Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD]

Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD]

Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD]

Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD]

Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD]

Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD]

Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD]

Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD]

Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD]

Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD]

Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD]

Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD]

CDC

CDeics

CDH

CDHM

CDR

CDU

CE

CE

Censure of a Legislator

Cespo

CF

CFFC

CFT

CI

CIdoso

Cindra

Clerk's Office

Closure of a Session

CLP

CMA

CMads

CMCPLP

CMCVM

CME

CME

CMMC

CMMPV

CMO

CMulher

CN

Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN]

Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN]

Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN]

Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN]

Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN]

Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN]

Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN]

College of Leaders

Commencement of the Legislative Session

Committee

<as to membership>

Joint Committee

Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

Special Joint Committee (CME)

<as to temporality>

Standing Committee

Directing Committee

Temporary Committee

External Committee

Joint Committee on Provisional Presidential Decree (CMMPV)

Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPI)

Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

Select Committee

Special Joint Committee (CME)

Representative Committee

Committee Substitute

Complaint

Concession and Renewal of Concession for Radio and Television Broadcasters (TVR)

Conclusive Power

Confirmation Hearing

Conflict of Jurisdiction

Congress

Consideration

Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Fast Track

Constitutionality

Constitutional Requirements for a Provisional Presidential Decree

Council of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum

CPCMS

CPD

CPI

Joint Parliamentary Committee of Investigation (CPMI)

CPMI

CRA

CRE

CREDN

CSF

CSPCCO

CSSF

CTasp

CTFC

CTur

CVT

DCD

DCN

Declaration of Vote

Detailed Report

Directing Board

Directions for a Parliamentary Group

Dismissal of a Proposal

Divergent Advisory Opinions

Draft Bill

Draft Legislative Decree [CD] (PDC)

Draft Legislative Decree [CN] (PDN)

Draft Legislative Decree [SF] (PDS)

DSF

DVS

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel

Election Certificate

Election of the Board

Electronic Panel

Enactment

End of Session

Engrossed Bill

Examination of Proposition

Express Repeal of Rule

Filibuster

Final Text

Final Wording

Final Wording of the Substitute Bill

Final Wording Amended

Fipa

First Round Wording [CD]

First Round Wording [SF]

First-Round Wording Rapporteur

General Committee

Impeachment

Impediment

Initial Order

Initiating Chamber

Initiative

Popular Initiative

Interstice

Inversion of the Agenda

Inversion of the Order of Business

Joint Processing

Juridicity

LC

Leader

Leadership

Leadership Agreement

Leadership Vote

Legality

Legal Norm

Code of Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum

Constitution

Federal Constitution (CF)

Constitutional Amendment

Delegated Law

Legislative Decree

Ordinary Law

Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

Regulatory Act

Act of the Board

Resolution

Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (RCD)

Resolution of the Federal Senate (RSF)

Resolution of the National Congress (RCN)

Standing Rules

Joint Standing Rules of the National Congress (RCCN)

Standing Rules of the Chamber of Deputies (RICD)

Standing Rules of the Federal Senate (RISF)

Supplementary Law (LC)

Legislative Delegation

Legislative House

<as to bicameralism phase>

Initiating House

Revising House

<as to federative level>

Chamber of Deputies (CD)

Committee of Science and Technology, Communication and Information Technology (CCTCI) [CD]

Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Food Supply and Rural Development (CAPADR) [CD]

Committee on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship (CCJC) [CD]

Committee on Consumer Protection (CDC) [CD]

Committee on Culture (CCult) [CD]

Committee on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (CDeics) [CD]

Committee on Education (CE) [CD]

Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMads) [CD]

Committee on Finance and Taxation (CFT) [CD]

Committee on Financial Oversight and Control (CFFC) [CD]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CREDN) [CD]

Committee on Human Rights and Minorities (CDHM) [CD]

Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service (CTasp) [CD]

Committee on Mines and Energy (CME) [CD]

Committee on National Integration, Regional Development and on the Amazon (Cindra) [CD]

Committee on Participatory Legislation (CLP) [CD]

Committee on Public Safety and Organized Crime Prevention (CSPCCO) [CD]

Committee on Social Security and Family (CSSF) [CD]

Committee on Sports (Cespo) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Elderly (CIdoso) [CD]

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Women (CMulher) [CD]

Committee on Tourism (CTur) [CD]

Committee on Traffic and Transportation (CVT) [CD]

Committee on Urban Development (CDU) [CD]

City Council

Federal Senate (SF)

Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF]

Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF]

Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF]

Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF]

Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF]

Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF]

Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF]

Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF]

Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF]

Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF]

Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF]

Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF]

Legislative Chamber

State Legislative Assembly

Legislative Idea

Legislative Process

Legislative Session

Extraordinary Legislative Session

Ordinary Legislative Session

Legislative Suggestion

Legislator

Federal Deputy

Senator

Magna Carta

Federal Constitution (CF)

Matter

Meeting

<as to publicity>

Public Meeting

Restricted Meeting

Secret Meeting

<as to purpose>

Deliberative Meeting

Installation Meeting

Public Hearing

<as to the periodicity>

Extraordinary Meeting

Ordinary Meeting

Message

Message from the Executive Branch

Veto Message

Minutes

Mootness

Motion

MPV

National Congress (CN)

Brazilian Representation in the Mercosur Parliament (CPCMS) [CN]

Joint Committee for the Control of Intelligence Activities (CCai) [CN]

Joint Committee of the National Congress on Issues Related to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CMCPLP) [CN]

Joint Committee on Planning, Public Budgets and Oversight (CMO) [CN]

Joint Representative Committee of the National Congress at the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (Fipa) [CN]

Joint Standing Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) [CN]

Joint Standing Committee to Combat Violence against Women (CMCVM) [CN]

Notice

Objection to a Proposal

Office of the Parliamentary Attorney

Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman

Official Publication

Administrative Bulletin

Annals of the Chamber of Deputies

Annals of the Federal Senate

Annals of the National Constituent Assembly

Journal of the Chamber of Deputies (DCD)

Journal of the Federal Senate (DSF)

Journal of the National Congress (DCN)

Separate

Separate of the Order of Business

Opening of a Legislative Session

Opening of a Meeting

Opening of a Session

Opposition

Order

Assignment

Ordinary Legislative Procedure

Panel

Parliament

Parliamentary Activity

Parliamentary Bloc

Parliamentary Decorum

Parliamentary Disciplinary Board

Parliamentary Group

Party Parliamentary Group

State Parliamentary Group

Parliamentary Leave

Parliamentary Majority

Parliamentary Minority

Parliamentary Name

Parliamentary Participation

Parliamentary Pronouncement

Speech Considered as Read

Speech Forwarded for Publication

Parliamentary Recess

Parliamentary Term of Office

Party Proportionality [Principle]

Party Representative

PDC

PDL

PDN

PDS

PEC

Period of Operation of the National Congress

PFC

PFS

PL

PLC

Plenary

PLP

PLS

PLV

Point of Order

Political Party

Postponement of Discussion

Postponement of Voting

PRC

Preference

Preparatory Meeting

Presidential Veto

Principle of Party Proportionality

Priority

Priority Regime

PRN

Procedural Fast Track

Procedural Number

Processing

Proposal

Ancillary Proposal

Amendment

Additive Amendment

Agglutinative Amendment

Amendment of the Wording

Modifying Amendment

Second Degree Amendment

Substitute Bill

Suppressive Amendment

Bill of Conversion (PLV)

Appeal [CD]

Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion

Appeal against Conclusive Examination

Appeal in a Point of Order

<as to type of normative instrument>

Bill of Law (PL)

Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP)

Bill of the National Congress

Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC)

Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

<as to matter>

Bill of Consolidation

Bill of Popular Initiative

Budget Bill

Committee Advisory Opinion Debated in the Plenary

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

Recommendation

Request

Proposition

Ancillary Proposal

Amendment

Additive Amendment

Agglutinative Amendment

Amendment of the Wording

Modifying Amendment

Second Degree Amendment

Substitute Bill

Suppressive Amendment

Bill of Conversion (PLV)

Appeal [CD]

Appeal against a Committee's Terminative Advisory Opinion

Appeal against Conclusive Examination

Appeal in a Point of Order

<as to type of normative instrument>

Bill of Law (PL)

Bill of Legislative Decree (PDL)

Bill of Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies (PRC)

Bill of Resolution of the Federal Senate (PRS)

Bill of Resolution of the National Congress (PRN)

Bill of Supplementary Law (PLP)

Bill of the National Congress

Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC)

Provisional Presidential Decree (MPV)

<as to matter>

Bill of Consolidation

Bill of Popular Initiative

Budget Bill

Committee Advisory Opinion Debated in the Plenary

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFC) [CD]

Proposal of Oversight and Control (PFS) [SF]

Recommendation

Request

PRS

Publication

Public Consultation

Quorum

Meeting Opening Quorum

Quorum for Opening a Public Hearing

Qualified Quorum

Quorum for Adoption

Quorum for Deliberation

Absolute Majority

Simple Majority

Quorum for Opening a Session

Quorum for Voting

Absolute Majority

Simple Majority

Rapporteur

<as to role>

Reviewing Rapporteur

Substitute Rapporteur

<as to the scope>

General Rapporteur

Partial Rapporteur

Rapporteurship

RCCN

RCD

RCN

Rejection of a Proposal

Removal from Office

Removal from the Agenda

Report [CD]

Report [SF]

Request for Examination

Retrieval of a Proposal

Return of a Proposal

Revising Chamber

RICD

RISF

Round of Debate and Voting

Additional Round of Debate

RSF

Sanction

Secretariat-General of the Board (SGM)

Seminar

Separate Vote (VTS)

Separate Voting

<as to authorship>

Separate Voting by a Parliamentary Group

<as to purpose>

Separate Voting for the Creation of an Autonomous Bill

Simple Suppressive Separate Voting

<as to voting form>

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel

Separate Voting of an Amendment (DVS)

Separate Voting for Examination on the Electronic Panel

<as to voting order>

Preferential Separate Voting

Session

<as to membership>

Joint Session

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State

<as to nature>

Debate Session

Deliberative Session

Extraordinary Session

Ordinary Session [CD]

Long Address

Order of Business

Parliamentarian Communications

Short Address

Ordinary Session [SF]

Order of Business

Period of Address

Non-Deliberative Session

Solemn Session

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State

Special Session

Thematic Debates Session

<as to publicity>

Public Session

Secret Session

<as to purpose>

Commencement Session of a Legislative Session

Preparatory Session and Election of the Board

Session for the Inauguration of the President and Vice-President of the Republic

Session for the Reception of a Foreign Head of State

SF

Committee on Agriculture and Land Reform (CRA) [SF]

Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) [SF]

Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) [SF]

Committee on Education, Culture and Sports (CE) [SF]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense (CRE) [SF]

Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation (CDH) [SF]

Committee on Infrastructure Services (CI) [SF]

Committee on Regional Development and Tourism (CDR) [SF]

Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Information Technology (CCT) [SF]

Committee on Social Affairs (CAS) [SF]

Committee on the Environment (CMA) [SF]

Committee on the Senate of the Future (CSF) [SF]

Committee on Transparency, Governance, Oversight and Control, and Consumer Protection (CTFC) [SF]

SGM

Solemn Inauguration Pledge

Speaker

Special Regime

Fast-track

Speech

Brief Communications

By the Order

Interruption

Leaders' Communication

Parliamentary Speech

Speech Considered as Read

Speech Forwarded for Publication

Urgent Communication

Voting Guidance

Stand

Subcommittee

Select Subcommittee

Submission of a Proposal

Subscription

Substitute Amendment

Substitute Legislator

Substitute Federal Deputy

Substitute of Senator of the Republic

Summons of a Cabinet Minister

Summons of an Authority

Support for a Proposal

Suspension of the Agenda

Suspensive Appeal against a Decision of the President on a Point of Order

Temporary Attachment

Terminative Decision

Terminative Deliberation

Terminative Examination

TVR

Unconstitutionality

Utmost Urgency

Verification of Quorum

Verification of Voting

Voting Method

VTS

Withdrawal of a Proposal

Wording for an Additional Round of Debate

Wording for the Second Round of Voting