Federal government of Brazil
| Portuguese: Governo Federal do Brasil | |
| Formation | 15 November 1889 |
|---|---|
| Founding document | Constitution of Brazil |
| Jurisdiction | Brazil |
| Website | gov.br |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | National Congress |
| Meeting place | National Congress Palace |
| Executive branch | |
| Leader | President of the Republic |
| Headquarters | Planalto Palace |
| Main organ | Cabinet |
| Departments | 38 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Supreme Federal Court |
| Seat | Supreme Federal Court Palace |
The federal government of Brazil (Governo Federal) is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided into 26 states and a federal district. The Brazilian state is divided into three branches: the executive, which is headed by the President, the head of state and government under a presidential system, and the cabinet; the legislative, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the bicameral National Congress; and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in nine organs, including the Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts. The seat of the federal government is located in Brasília.