55th Legislature of the National Congress
The 55th Legislature of the National Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Brazilian federal government, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. It met in Brasília from February, 1 2015 to January, 31 2019. All members of the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Senate were elected in the elections of 5 October 2014. Reception. According to the political analyst of the Inter-Union Department of Parliamentary Advice, Antônio Augusto de Queiroz, the National Congress elected in 2014 may be considered the most conservative since  the "re-democratization" movement, noting an increase in the number of parliamentarians linked to more conservative segments, such as ruralists, military, police and the religious. Federal Senate. The Senate represents the 26 states and the Federal District. Each state and the Federal District has a representation of three Senators, who are elected by popular ballot for a term of eight years. Every four years, renewal of either one third or two-thirds of the Senate (and of the delegations of the States and the Federal District) takes place. In 5 October 2014 elections, one-third (1 senator for each state ) of the Federal Senate were elected. Senators by state. Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms. In 2014 elections, 198 (38.6%) of the elected candidates are new to the Chamber of Deputies, the highest rate of newcomers in 16 years. The number of parliamentary  represented parties has also increased: from 22 parties after the 2010 election to 28 at the beginning of the new term. Federal deputies by State. Acre (8 federal deputies) Alagoas (9 federal deputies) Amapá (8 federal deputies) Amazonas (8 federal deputies) Bahia (39 federal deputies) Ceará (22 federal deputies) Distrito Federal (8 federal deputies) Espírito Santo (10 federal deputies) Goiás (17 federal deputies) Maranhão (18 federal deputies) Mato Grosso (8 federal deputies) Mato Grosso do Sul (8 federal deputies) Minas Gerais (53 federal deputies) Pará (17 federal deputies) Paraíba (12 federal deputies) Paraná (30 federal deputies) Pernambuco (25 federal deputies ) Piauí (10 federal deputies) Rio de Janeiro (46 federal deputies) Rio Grande do Norte (8 federal deputies) Rio Grande do Sul (31 federal deputies) Rondônia (8 federal deputies) Roraima (8 federal deputies) Santa Catarina (16 federal deputies) São Paulo (70 federal deputies) Sergipe (8 federal deputies) Tocantins (8 federal deputies)