Deputies' Legislative Voting Database

This database, sourced from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, provides a comprehensive collection of voting records on legislative matters for all deputies. It covers the period from 2019 to 2022, corresponding to the 56th legislative term.

• The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 513 federal deputies.
• Federal deputies are affiliated with different political parties, representing different ideologies, proposals, and interests (approximately 30 parties in Brazil).
• Each party or coalition can appoint substitutes to occupy the position of a deputy in case of vacancy.
• The mandate of a federal deputy lasts four years.
• Ordinary Deliberative Sessions: These are common and frequent plenary sessions where deliberation and voting on legislative matters take place.
• Extraordinary Deliberative Sessions: These are convened to address urgent and relevant issues outside the regular period of ordinary sessions.
• Favorable Vote: The deputy expresses support for the matter under discussion, wishing for its approval.
• Contrary Vote: The deputy expresses opposition to the matter under discussion, seeking its rejection.
• Abstention: The deputy decides not to take a position either in favor or against the matter being voted on, remaining neutral.
• Obstruction: Parliamentarians use procedural resources to make it difficult or delay the voting on a matter.