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Brazil
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Present
Electoral System
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First
Past The Post (FPTP)
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Electoral
System Type
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OLPR
Open-list
proportional representation
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Population
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176,029,560
July
2002 est.
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Age
Structure
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0-14
years: 28% 15-64 years: 66.4% 65 years and over: 5.6%
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Average
Education Level
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Age
15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.3%
male: 83.3%
female: 83.2% (1995 est.)
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Territories
(Location, Total Area)
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Eastern
South America
Land:
8,456,510 sq km
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Urban/Rural
(Ratio)
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75:25
as of 1991
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Ethnic
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White
(includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed
white and black 38%, black 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab,
Amerindian) 1%
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Geographical
Variation
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26
states and 1 federal district
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System
of Govt.
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Democracy
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Power
of Govt.
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presidential
system with three branches--executive, legislative, and judicial.
Bicameral National Congress consists of Federal Senate and Chamber
of Deputies. Each state has own judicial system
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Political
Party
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Top
5: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party or PMDB Brazilian Labor Party
or PTB Brazilian Social
Democracy Party or PSDB Brazilian Socialist Party or PSB Brazilian
Progressive Party or PPB
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Admin.
of Govt.
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2
party,
President
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Colonialism
History
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Following
three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an
independent nation in 1822
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Royal
Commission
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N/A
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Candidate
Number
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Cabinet
appointed by the president
.president
and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for
four-year terms; election last held 6 October 2002
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Economic
Structure
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import-substituting
industrialization (ISI) facilitated by a large domestic market.
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Cost
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N/A
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Security
Issue
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Government
corruption, Foreign influence
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Telecom.
Type
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http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/dd77586e.html
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IT
Dev. Level
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Developing
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Law/
Regulation
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http://www.priweb.com/internetlawlib/120.htm
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