Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°54′14″S 43°10′26″W / 22.90389°S 43.17389°W
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Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro | |
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| 12th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 1975 |
New session started | 1 February 2020 |
| Leadership | |
President | André Ceciliano, PT since 1 February 2019 |
Government Leader | Márcio Pacheco, PSC |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (25)
Opposition (31) Independent (14)
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation | |
Last election | 7 October 2018 |
Next election | 2 October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palácio Tiradentes, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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.
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 Palácio Tiradentes in the city of Rio de Janeiro (site of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil until 1960).
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