Brazil
2022
Model of electoral management
Independent
Source
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, accessed 24 April 2022
Art. 118. The following are bodies of the Electoral Justice:
I – the Superior Electoral Court;
II – the regional electoral courts;
III – the electoral judges;
IV – the electoral boards.
Electoral Management Bodies
Name of EMB | Number of EMB members | Term of office | EMB members selected by | Chair appointed/elected by | Party or expert based membership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Superior Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral) | 7 | 2 years | Supreme Federal Tribunal; Superior Tribunal of Justice; President | EMB | Expert |