government: federal presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 5 October 1988; amended many times, last in 2022
legal system: civil law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional) consists of Federal Senate (Senado Federal) and Chamber of Deputies (Camara dos Deputados)
judicial system: Supreme Federal Court or Supremo Tribunal Federal (consists of 11 justices); Tribunal of the Union, Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system
religion: Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
