Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro

The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro or ALERJ) is the unicameral legislature of Rio de Janeiro, a state in Brazil. It has 70 state deputies elected by proportional representation.

Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro

Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro
12th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
New session started
1 February 2020
Leadership
President
André Ceciliano, PT
since 1 February 2019
Government Leader
Márcio Pacheco, PSC
Structure
Seats70
Political groups
List
  • Government (25)
    •   PSD (5)
    •   MDB (4)
    •   PSC (4)
    •   PP (3)
    •   DC (2)
    •   PROS (2)
    •   CIDADANIA (1)
    •   PATRI (1)
    •   PL (1)
    •   PMB (1)
    •   PODE (1)

    Opposition (31)

    Independent (14)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Open list proportional representation
Last election
7 October 2018
Next election
2 October 2022
Meeting place
Tiradentes Palace, Rio de Janeiro
Website
www.alerj.rj.gov.br

After the 1834 Additional Act, the Provincial Assembly was founded in the city of Vila Real de Praia Grande (now Niterói), after the unification of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro on March 15, 1975 the assembly was moved to the Tiradentes Palace in the city of Rio de Janeiro (site of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil until 1960).


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