Constitution of the United States of Brazil (1946)

by the Constituent Assembly of Brazil

For works with similar titles, see Constitution of Brazil.

We, the Representatives of the Brazilian People, assembled under the Protection of God in Constituent Assembly to Organize a democratic Regime, decree and promulgate the Following

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL

Enacted on the 18th Day of September 1946

Being the 125th Year of Brazilian Independence

And the 58th Year of the Brazilian Republic

• Title I - Federal Organization (Arts. 1-123)

  Chapter I - Preliminary Provisions

  Arts. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

  Chapter II - Legislative Power

  Section I - Preliminary Provisions

  Section II - Chamber of Deputies

  Section III - Senate

  Section IV - Attributes of Legislative Power

  Section V - Laws

  Section VI - The Budget

  Chapter III - Executive Power

  Section I - The President and Vice President of the Republic

  Section II - Attributes of the President of the Republic

  Section III - Responsibility of the President of the Republic

  Section IV - Ministers of State

  Chapter IV - Judicial Power

  Section I - Preliminary Provisions

  Section II - Federal Supreme Court

  Section III - Federal Court of Appeals

  Section IV - Military Judges and Tribunals

  Section V - Electoral Judges and Courts

  Section VI - Labor Judges and Courts

• Title II - State Justice (Arts. 124)
• Title III - The Public Ministry (Arts. 125-128)
• Title IV - The Declaration of Rights (Arts. 129-144)

  Chapter I - Nationality and Citizenship

  Chapter II - Individual Rights and Guaranties

• Title V - The Economic and Social Order (Arts. 145-162)
• Title VI - The Family, Education and Culture (Arts. 163-175)

  Chapter I - The Family

  Chapter II - Education and Culture

• Title VII - The Armed Forces (Arts. 176-183)
• Title VIII - Public Employees (Arts. 184-194)
• Title IX - General Provisions (Arts. 195-218)
• Schedule I - Signatories
• Schedule II - Transitory Provisions