Dante de Oliveira Constitutional Amendment Bill

Constitutional Amendment Bill no. 5, of 1983
National Congress of Brazil
  • Disposes about the direct election for President and Vice President of the Republic.
CitationPEC 5/1983
Considered byChamber of Deputies
Legislative history
Introduced byDep. Dante de Oliveira (PMDB–MT)
Introduced18 April 1983
First reading18 April 1983
Second reading25 April 1984
Voting summary
  • 298 voted for
  • 65 voted against
  • 3 abstained
  • 113 absent
Keywords
Direct election
Status: Not passed

The Constitutional Amendment Bill no. 5, of 1983 (Portuguese: Proposta de Emenda Constitucional n° 5 de 1983), commonly known as Dante de Oliveira Amendment, introduced by then federal deputy Dante de Oliveira, aimed ro reinstate direct elections for President of Brazil, by changing Articles 74 and 148 of the 1967 Brazilian Constitution, once the democratic tradition had been interrupted by the military dictatorship.

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