Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

Chamber of Deputies

Câmara dos Deputados
57th Legislature of the National Congress
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 May 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)
Leadership
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
Gustavo Gayer, PL
since 19 December 2025
Opposition Leader
Gilberto Silva, PL
since 16 December 2025
Structure
Seats513
Political groups
Government (213)
  •   PSD (47)
  •   MDB (42)
  •   PSB (16)
  •   PSOL-REDE (15)
  •   Avante (8)

Opposition (126)

Independent (174)

Length of term
4 years
SalaryR$ 39,293 monthly (and benefits)
Elections
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.