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{{Politics of Brazil}}
The '''law of [[Brazil]]''' is based on statutes and, partly and more recently, ''Súmula Vinculante''. It derives mainly from the [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] of European countries, particularly [[Law of Portugal|Portugal]].
There are many codified statutes in force in Brazil. The current [[Constitution of Brazil|Federal Constitution]], created on October 21, 1988, is the supreme law of the country. This Constitution has been [[constitutional amendment|amended]] many times. Other important federal law documents in the country include the Civil Code, the [[Penal code of Brazil|Penal Code]], the Commercial Code, the National Tributary Code, the [[Consolidation of Labor Laws]], the Costumer Defense Code, the Civil Suit Code and the Criminal Suit Code.
[[Municipalities]] also enjoy restricted autonomy as their [[legislation]] must follow the dictates of the Constitution of the state to which they belong, and consequently to those of the Federal Constitution itself. As for the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]], it blends functions of federate states and of municipalities, and its equivalent to a constitution, named [[Organic Law]], must also obey the terms of the Federal Constitution.▼
▲The Constitution organizes the country as a Federative [[Republic]], formed by the indissoluble union of the [[States of Brazil|states]] and municipalities and of the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]]. Under the [[principle]]s established in the Federal Constitution, Brazil's [[states of Brazil|26 federate states]] have powers to adopt their own Constitutions and laws. [[Municipalities]] also enjoy restricted autonomy as their [[legislation]] must follow the dictates of the Constitution of the state to which they belong, and consequently to those of the Federal Constitution itself. As for the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]], it blends functions of federate states and of municipalities, and its equivalent to a constitution, named [[Organic Law]], must also obey the terms of the Federal Constitution.
==Division==
The powers of the Union, as defined within the Constitution, are the [[Executive (government)|Executive]], the [[Legislative]] and the [[Judiciary]], which are independent and harmonious amongst themselves. The head of the Executive is the [[President of Brazil|President of the Republic]], which is both the Chief of State and the Head of Government and is directly elected by the citizens. The Legislative, embedded in the form of National Congress and consists of two houses: The Chamber of Deputies (lower house) and the Federal Senate (upper house), both constituted by representatives who are elected by the citizens. The Judicial powers are vested upon the Federal Supreme Court, the Superior Court of Justice, the [[Regional]] [[Government of Brazil|Federal]] [[Courts]] and Federal Judges. There are also specialized courts to deal with [[electoral]], [[Labour relations|labor]] and [[military]] disputes.
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