57th Legislature of the National Congress

The 57th Legislature of National Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal Government of Brazil, composed by the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It convened in Brasília on 1 February 2023, a month after the inauguration of the winner of the 2022 presidential election.

57th Legislature of National Congress
← 56th 58th →
National Congress building (2019)
Overview
Legislative body	National Congress
Meeting place	National Congress Palace
Term	1 February 2023 – 31 January 2027
Election	2 October 2022
Government	Second Lula cabinet
Website	congressonacional.leg.br
Federal Senate
Members	81 senators
President of the Senate	Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) (until 1 February 2025) Davi Alcolumbre (UNIÃO-AP) (from 1 February 2025)
Chamber of Deputies
Members	513 deputies
President of the Chamber	Arthur Lira (PP-AL) (until 1 February 2025) Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) (from 1 February 2025)
Sessions
1st 1 February 2023 – 22 December 2023 2nd 5 February 2024 – 20 December 2024 3rd 3 February 2025 – 19 December 2025

In the 2022 elections, the Liberal Party became the largest party in the Chamber with 99 deputies and in the Senate with 13 senators.

Major events

• 1 February 2023: Congress convened. Members-elect of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies are sworn in. Election for the Directors' Board of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) was re-elected Senate President and Congressman Arthur Lira (PP-AL) was re-elected Chamber President.
• 2 February 2023: Joint session of the National Congress to officially inaugurate the 57th Legislature.
• 23 May 2023: The Chamber passes 372-108 the Taxes Framework plan (PLP 93/2023) presented by the Ministry of Finances to partially replace the Constitutional Amendment of the Public Expenditure Cap.
• 30 May 2023: The Chamber passes 311-137 the new Temporal Landmark (PL 490/2007), which forbids new indigenous land registration after 5 October 1988 and new land demarcation must be analyzed by the Congress.
• 21 June 2023: The Senate approves the nomination of Cristiano Zanin for the Supreme Federal Court in a voting of 58–18.
• 6 July 2023: The Chamber passes 382-118, in a first round, and 375-113, in a second round, the Tax Reform plan (PEC 45/2019), which merges most of taxes over consumption into a value added tax.
• 21 June 2023: The Senate passes, with changes, the Taxes Framework plan (PLP 93/2023), in a voting of 57-17. The bill later returned to the Chamber for a last review.
• 22 August 2023: The Chamber passes the last review of the Taxes Framework plan (PLP 93/2023) in a voting of 379-64.
• 27 September 2023: The Senate passes 43–21 the new Temporal Landmark (PL 490/2007).
• 10 October 2023: The Chamber passes 312-0 a motion of disavowal to the October 7 attacks (REQ 3458/2023).
• 18 October 2023: The Chamber passes 323-98 a bill to authorize the membership of Bolivia in Mercosur (PDC 745/2017). The 8 January CPMI approves 20-11 the final report, which requests a formal complaint against more than 60 people, including former president Jair Bolsonaro, his aide-de-camp Mauro Cid, former ministers Walter Braga Netto, Anderson Torres, Augusto Heleno, Luiz Eduardo Ramos, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former Navy Commander Almir Garnier Santos and former Army Commander Marco Antônio Freire Gomes.
• 20 October 2023: President Lula da Silva vetoes most of the Temporal Landmark (PL 490/2007), turning the rest of the bill into Law 14701/23.
• 25 October 2023: The Chamber passes 323-119 a bill to tax offshore assets and high income funds (PL 5173/23).
• 8 November 2023: The Senate passes 53-24, with changes, the Tax Reform plan (PEC 45/2019). The bill later returned to the Chamber for a last review.
• 22 November 2023: The Senate passes 52-18, in two rounds, a constitutional amendment to limit the powers of the Supreme Federal Court (PEC 8/2021).
• 27 November 2023: President Lula nominates Justice Minister Flávio Dino for Justice of the Supreme Court and Paulo Gonet for Prosecutor General.
• 13 December 2023: The Senate approves 47-31 the nomination of Flávio Dino for the Supreme Federal Court and 65-11 the nomination of Paulo Gonet for Prosecutor General.
• 5 February 2024: Congress convened for the opening of the 2nd session of the 57th Legislature. A message sent by president Lula was read by Congress First Secretary Luciano Bivar.
• 24 March 2024: Congressman Chiquinho Brazão (UNIÃO-RJ), along with his brother, Domingos Brazão, and former chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, Rivaldo Barbosa, is arrested for ordering the assassination of councillor Marielle Franco.
• 10 April 2024: The Chamber approves 277-129 a resolution to keep congressman Chiquinho Brasão (Ind.-RJ) arrested (CMC 1/2024, converted into Resolution 9/2024).
• 16 April 2024: The Senate passes 53-9 a constitutional amendment to prohibit the possession and carrying of any amount of drugs (PEC 45/2023).
• 6 May 2024: The Chamber passes the declaration of public calamity sent by president Lula da Silva (MSC 175/2024) due to floods in Rio Grande do Sul.

• 7 May 2024: The Chamber passes the declaration of public calamity sent by president Lula da Silva (PDL 236-A/2024).
• 9 May 2024: President Lula da Silva announces a bill to allow R$ 50 billion of extraordinary credit for the reconstruction of cities of Rio Grande do Sul (MPV 1216/2024).
• 8 October 2024: The Senate confirms Gabriel Galípolo for President of the Central Bank of Brazil (MSF 42/2024).
• 30 October 2024: The Chamber rejects 262-136 an amendment to the Taxes Framework plan to tax high net worth.
• 1 February 2025: Congress convened. Election for the Directors' Board of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Senator Davi Alcolumbre (UNIÃO-AP) was re-elected for a second non-consecutive term as Senate President and Congressman Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) was elected Chamber President.
• 3 February 2025: Congress convened for the opening of the 3rd session of the 57th Legislature. A message sent by president Lula was read by Congress First Secretary Carlos Veras.
• 25 June 2025: Senate passes a bill to increase the number of federal deputies from 513 to 531.
• 5 August 2025: After the end of a mid-year recess, Congress convened. Protesting against the house arrest of former president Bolsonaro, the opposition bloc obstructs congressional works and occupies both Chamber and Senate board of directors.
• 6 August 2025: Chamber President Hugo Motta resumes the presidency of the House.
• 7 August 2025: Senate President Davi Alcolumbre resumes the presidency of the House.
• 8 August 2025: Chamber President Motta files a requirement to the Chamber Internal Affairs Department to suspend or expel 14 deputies who physically obstructed the House works, including Opposition Leader Luciano Zucco, PL Leader Sóstenes Cavalcante and NOVO Leader Marcel van Hattem.
• 16 September 2025: The Chamber passes a constitutional ammendment bill to shield deputies and senators from legal investigations and prosecutions and arrests, requiring a secret voting process from the Houses to authorize any of these acts (PEC 3/2021).
• 24 September 2025: The Senate Constitution and Justice Commission unanimously rejects the Constitutional Amendment of Shielding, archiving the bill.
• 12 November 2025: The Senate confirms 42-26 the nomination of Paulo Gonet Branco as Prosecutor General of the Republic for 2 more years.

Party summary

Chamber of Deputies

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party			18,201,246	16.62	99	+66
	Brazil of Hope		Workers' Party	13,170,626	12.02	67	+11
			Communist Party of Brazil	1,154,712	1.05	6	–4
			Green Party	954,578	0.87	6	+2
	Brazil Union			10,198,288	9.31	59	–22
	Progressistas			8,692,918	7.94	47	+10
	Social Democratic Party			8,293,956	7.57	42	+8
	Brazilian Democratic Movement			7,870,810	7.18	42	+8
	Republicans			7,610,894	6.95	41	+11
	Always Forward		Brazilian Social Democracy Party	3,309,061	3.02	13	–16
			Cidadania	1,614,106	1.47	5	–3
	PSOL REDE		Socialism and Liberty Party	3,856,031	3.52	12	+2
			Sustainability Network	783,601	0.72	2	+1
	Brazilian Socialist Party			4,172,383	3.81	14	–18
	Democratic Labour Party			3,828,289	3.49	17	–11
	Podemos			3,610,634	3.30	12	–5
	Avante			2,175,355	1.99	7	0
	Social Christian Party			1,944,678	1.78	6	–2
	Solidarity			1,697,127	1.55	4	–9
	Patriota			1,526,570	1.39	4	–5
	Brazilian Labour Party			1,422,652	1.30	1	–9
	New Party			1,354,754	1.24	3	–5
	Republican Party of the Social Order			1,042,698	0.95	4	–4
	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party			288,027	0.26	0	0
	Party of National Mobilization			256,578	0.23	0	–3
	Act			158,622	0.14	0	–2
	Christian Democracy			97,741	0.09	0	–1
	Brazilian Communist Party			85,511	0.08	0	0
	Brazilian Woman's Party			83,055	0.08	0	0
	Popular Unity			54,586	0.05	0	New
	United Socialist Workers' Party			27,995	0.03	0	0
	Workers' Cause Party			7,308	0.01	0	0
Total				109,545,390	100.00	513	0
Valid votes				109,545,390	88.92
Invalid votes				6,149,056	4.99
Blank votes				7,501,125	6.09
Total votes				123,195,571	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				155,557,503	79.20
Source: Superior Electoral Court

Federal Senate

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
						Elected	Total	+/–
	Liberal Party			25,278,764	25.39	8	13	+11
	Brazilian Socialist Party			13,615,846	13.67	1	1	–1
	Brazil of Hope		Workers' Party	12,024,696	12.08	4	9	+3
			Green Party	475,597	0.48	0	0	0
			Communist Party of Brazil	299,013	0.30	0	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			11,312,512	11.36	2	10	+3
	Progressistas			7,592,391	7.62	3	7	+2
	Brazil Union			5,465,486	5.49	5	12	+2
	Social Christian Party			4,285,485	4.30	1	1	0
	Republicans			4,259,279	4.28	2	3	+2
	Brazilian Democratic Movement			3,882,458	3.90	1	10	–2
	Brazilian Labour Party			2,046,003	2.05	0	0	–3
	Podemos			1,776,283	1.78	0	6	–1
	Democratic Labour Party			1,586,922	1.59	0	2	–2
	Always Forward		Brazilian Social Democracy Party	1,384,871	1.39	0	4	–5
			Cidadania	0	0.00	0	1	–1
	Avante			1,359,455	1.37	0	0	0
	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party			758,938	0.76	0	0	0
	PSOL REDE		Socialism and Liberty Party	675,244	0.68	0	0	0
			Sustainability Network	8,133	0.01	0	1	–4
	New Party			479,593	0.48	0	0	0
	Popular Unity			291,294	0.29	0	0	New
	Republican Party of the Social Order			213,247	0.21	0	1	0
	United Socialist Workers' Party			132,680	0.13	0	0	0
	Christian Democracy			94,098	0.09	0	0	0
	Patriota			76,729	0.08	0	0	–1
	Brazilian Communist Party			64,569	0.06	0	0	0
	Brazilian Woman's Party			61,350	0.06	0	0	0
	Party of National Mobilization			27,812	0.03	0	0	0
	Act			24,076	0.02	0	0	–1
	Solidarity			17,339	0.02	0	0	–1
	Workers' Cause Party			5,572	0.01	0	0	0
	Independent			0	0.00	0	0	–1
Total				99,575,735	100.00	27	81	0
Valid votes				99,575,735	80.83
Invalid votes				14,279,527	11.59
Blank votes				9,340,309	7.58
Total votes				123,195,571	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				155,557,503	79.20
Source: Superior Electoral Court

Leadership

Federal Senate

Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG),
until 1 February 2025

Davi Alcolumbre (UNIÃO-AP),
from 1 February 2025