Executive Branch
- President:
- higher-court judges
- solicitor general
- Central Bank directors
* all of these appointments have to be approved by then senate*
- impound appropriated funds
- issue decrees and provisional measures
- initiate legislation
- enact laws
Requirements to be president:
- Brazilian native
- Over 35 years old
- President:
- serves one term (has been changed before)
- appoints 48,000 different members into government
- higher-court judges
- solicitor general
- Central Bank directors
* all of these appointments have to be approved by then senate*
- controls the roles of head of government and state
- has FPTP/SMD elections and if neither running candidate gets majority, then a runoff election is taken place
- Other important powers:
- impound appropriated funds
- issue decrees and provisional measures
- initiate legislation
- enact laws
Requirements to be president:
- Brazilian native
- Over 35 years old
President: Dilma Rousseff
- favour a strong state role in strategic areas, including banking, the oil industry and energy
- promised to tackle Brazil's complicated tax system
- rose the standard of living
Most challenging part of her presidency:
- protests sparked by a rise in bus fares went to nationwide unrest by encompassing a number of grievances, including corruption, poor security, transportation and health systems
How she faced this challenge?
- got rid of corruption in the system and invested more in transportation, health and the education systems
- Named one of the world's most powerful women
- Party affiliation: Workers' Party
- First woman to be elected as president
- favour a strong state role in strategic areas, including banking, the oil industry and energy
- promised to tackle Brazil's complicated tax system
- rose the standard of living
Most challenging part of her presidency:
- protests sparked by a rise in bus fares went to nationwide unrest by encompassing a number of grievances, including corruption, poor security, transportation and health systems
How she faced this challenge?
- got rid of corruption in the system and invested more in transportation, health and the education systems
Vice President: Michel Temer
- Full name: Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia
- Party Affiliation: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
- Lawyer and politician