Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

Chamber of Deputies

Câmara dos Deputados
Chamber of Deputies ; Câmara dos Deputados
57th Legislature of the National Congress
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
Term limits	None
History
Founded	6 May 1826
New session started	1 February 2025
Leadership
President	Hugo Motta, Republicans ; since 1 February 2025
Government Leader	José Guimarães, PT ; since 6 January 2023
Majority Leader	Arlindo Chinaglia, PT ; since 8 April 2025
Minority Leader	Caroline de Toni, PL ; since 1 February 2025
Opposition Leader	Luciano Zucco, PL ; since 1 February 2025
Structure
Seats	513
Political groups	Government (122) Brazil of Hope (80) PT (67); PCdoB (8); PV (5); ; PSB (15); PSOL-REDE (14) PSOL (13); REDE (1); ; Avante (8); Solidarity (5); Support (88) MDB (44); PSD (44); Opposition (128) PL (91); PSDB-Cidadania (17) PSDB (13); Cidadania (4); ; Podemos (15); NOVO (5); Independent (175) UNIÃO (60); PP (49); Republicans (44); PDT (17); PRD (5);
Length of term	4 years
Salary	R$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) with a 2% election threshold
Last election	2 October 2022
Next election	4 October 2026
Meeting place
	Ulysses Guimarães plenary chamber; National Congress Palace; Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Website
	www.camara.leg.br

The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. The current president of the chamber is the Deputy Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), who was elected on 1 February 2025.