56th Legislature of the National Congress

Major events

• 1 February 2019: Rodrigo Maia [2019 President of the 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election|Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election|elect president] for a third term as leader of the Chamber.
• 2 February 2019: Davi Alcolumbre elect president for his first term as leader of the Senate.
• 4 February 2019: Joint session of the National Congress to officially inaugurate the 56th Legislature.
• 10 July 2019: The Chamber of Deputies approves PEC 6/2019.
• 25 September 2019: Public hearing of sub-prosecutor Augusto Aras for Prosecutor General of the Republic in the Constitution and Justice Committee of the Federal Senate. His appointment was approved by the floor of the Senate on the same day.
• 22 October 2019: Senate floor approves PEC 6/2019.
• 4 December 2019: Chamber floor approves a substitutive project for Minister of Justice and Public Security Sergio Moro law project "anti-crime".
• 3 February 2020: National Congress opens 2nd session of the 56th Legislature with a letter from President Bolsonaro read by Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni.
• 18 March 2020: Chamber of Deputies approves the declaration of public calamity sent by president Jair Bolsonaro due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
• 20 March 2020: Senate approves the declaration of public calamity in its first virtual session presided by senator Antônio Anastasia.
• 21 October 2020: Senate approves the appointment of Nunes Marques for the Supreme Federal Court.
• 1 February 2021: Election for the Director's Board of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, with Deputy Arthur Lira elect leader of the lower house and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco elect leader of the upper house.
• 3 February 2021: National Congress opens 3rd session of the 56th Legislature with a letter from President Bolsonaro.
• 13 April 2021: Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco accepts a request of Senator Randolfe Rodrigues and other senators for the creation of an Inquiry Parliamentary Committee to investigate the acts of the federal government in the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 20 August 2021: The Senate receives an impeachment request against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes filed by President Jair Bolsonaro.
• 24 August 2021: Public hearing of Augusto Aras for a second term as Prosecutor General of the Republic in the Constitution and Justice Committee of the Federal Senate. His appointment was approved by the floor of the Senate on the same day.
• 25 August 2021: Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco rejects and archive the impeachment request against Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• 26 October 2021: COVID-19 CPI in the Senate conclude its works with the approval of the report in a voting of 7-4, recommending criminal charges against 2 companies and 78 individuals, including President Jair Bolsonaro.
• 1 December 2021: Senate approves the appointment of André Mendonça for the Supreme Federal Court.
• 2 February 2022: National Congress opens 4th and last session of the 56th Legislature with speeches of President Bolsonaro, Chamber President Arthur Lira and Senate and Congress President Rodrigo Pacheco.
• 7 December 2022: The Senate approves PEC 32/2022, to guarantee extra R$ 145 billion for the 2023 budget plan as requested by the transition team of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
• 1 January 2023: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is inaugurated as President of Brazil.
• 8 January 2023: The Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Federal Court are stormed by former president Bolsonaro supporters. Justice Minister Flávio Dino reports at least 1,500 were arrested.
• 10 January 2023: The Congress approves the federal intervention in the Federal District.

Leadership

Federal Senate

• President of the Federal Senate: Davi Alcolumbre, until 1 February 2021
• * Rodrigo Pacheco, from 1 February 2021
• Government Leader: Carlos Portinho
• Majority Leader: Renan Calheiros
• Opposition Leader: Randolfe Rodrigues
• Minority Leader: Jean-Paul Prates
• MDB Leader: Eduardo Braga
• PSD Leader: Nelson Trad
• PL Leader: Flávio Bolsonaro
• PODE Leader: Alvaro Dias
• PP Leader: Mailza Gomes
• PT Leader: Paulo Rocha
• UNIÃO Leader: Davi Alcolumbre
• PSDB Leader: Izalci Lucas
• PDT Leader: Cid Gomes
• PROS Leader: Telmário Mota
• PSB Leader: Dário Berger
• PTB Leader: Roberto Rocha
• Cidadania Leader: Eliziane Gama
• PSC Leader: Luiz Carlos do Carmo
• Republicanos Leader: Mecias de Jesus
• REDE Leader: Randolfe Rodrigues

Chamber of Deputies

• President of the Chamber of Deputies: Rodrigo Maia, until 1 February 2021
• * Arthur Lira, from 1 February 2021
• Government Leader: Ricardo Barros
• Majority Leader: Diego Andrade
• Opposition Leader: Wolney Queiroz
• Minority Leader: Alencar Santana
• PL Leader: Altineu Côrtes
• PP Leader: André Fufuca
• PT Leader: Reginaldo Lopes
• UNIÃO Leader: Elmar Nascimento
• PSD Leader: Antonio Brito
• Republicanos Leader: Vinicius Carvalho
• MDB Leader: Isnaldo Bulhões
• PSB Leader: Ubirajara do Pindaré
• PSDB Leader: Adolfo Viana
• PDT Leader: André Figueiredo
• PCdoB Leader: Renildo Calheiros
• NOVO Leader: Tiago Mitraud
• PODE Leader: Igor Timo
• PSC Leader: Euclydes Pettersen
• PSOL Leader: Sâmia Bomfim
• Solidariedade Leader: Lucas Vergílio
• Cidadania Leader: Alex Manente
• Avante Leader: Sebastião Oliveira
• Patriota Leader: Fred Costa
• PROS Leader: Aline Sleutjes
• PV Leader: João Carlos Bacelar Batista
• PTB Leader: Paulo Bengtson
• REDE Representative: Joenia Wapichana

Members

Federal Senate

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Chamber of Deputies

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By-elections

• 2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election

Committees

Federal Senate