Federal government of Brazil

Federal government of Brazil
Portuguese: Governo Federal do Brasil
Formation15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)
Founding documentConstitution of Brazil
Jurisdiction Brazil
Websitegov.br
Legislative branch
LegislatureNational Congress
Meeting placeNational Congress Palace
Executive branch
LeaderPresident of the Republic
HeadquartersPlanalto Palace
Main organCabinet
Departments38
Judicial branch
CourtSupreme Federal Court
SeatSupreme 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.