Brazilian Law By Topics
D E F G
Drugs
Secretaria Nacional Antidrogas (SENAD)
Observatório Brasileiro de Informações sobre Drogas (OBID)
Dumping
Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio
Education
The Brazilian Educational System is ruled by the "Education Guidelines and Framework Act" (LDB), Act n. 9394, dated 20 December, 1996, also known as "Darcy Ribeiro Act". The full text of this Act can be accessed in the Ministry of Education (MEC) homepage. Likewise you may access all legislation ruling on Higher Education, Distance Learning, Professional Education, the Fund for Elementary Education Maintenance and Development and for Teaching Excellence Recognition, Resolutions and Opinions by the National Council on Education.
Another remarkable research source on educational legislation is the homepage on the National Institute of Studies and Research on Education, "Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais (INEP) , that has developed a system called "Sistema ProLei" (Program of Integrated Educational Legislation), where you may access federal, state or municipal legislation on the matter.
Other sites:
Eldery people
Conselho Nacional dos Direitos do Idoso
Promotoria Especializada dos Direitos dos Cidadãos Portadores de Deficência e Idosos
Federal legislation
There is a portal to state legislation
Elections
The fundamental sources of Electoral Law are: The Electoral Code (Act n. 4737, 15 July, 1965, and its several revisions ), Organic Act of the Political Parties (Act n. 9096, 19 September, 1995) and Supplementary Act n. 64, 18 May, 1990, that establishes the cases of non eligibility.
The Brazilian Electoral Code has 383 articles and is divided into five parts, namely: Parte I - Introdução (Introduction), Parte II - Dos órgãos da Justiça Eleitoral (Electoral Justice Bodies), Parte III - Do alistamento (Voters List), Parte IV Das eleições (Elections), Parte V - Disposições Gerais e Transitórias (General and Temporary Provisions).
At the time of each election the Higher Electoral Court (TSE) ) issues new Resolutions, which are important information sources. These Resolutions update the electoral process.
The Higher Electoral Court
homepage (TSE) supplies information on electoral
legislation.
Environment
Environment legal protection in Brazil has very old roots, according to Wainer's statement that "the evolution of environmental legislation in Brazil dates back to the Portuguese rich legislation on the matter, as we were a Portuguese colony until the beginning of XIX century. [...] Those rules aimed at protecting the Brazilian riches which supplied the mother country, especially wood, used to foster the commercial navy."
Starting with the Stockholm
conference in 1972, several normative acts were established aiming to protect
the environment.
Brazilian legislation on the matter is rather comprehensive, starting with the
Federal Constitution, encompassing the Criminal and Civil Codes. There is also
specific and supplementary legislation at federal, state and municipal levels.
The site on the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) offers the possibility to look for references on legislation on environment issues.
The Environment National Council (CONAMA), an agency subordinated to the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and Legal Amazon (MMA), gives access, in its site http://www.mma.gov.br/port/conama/index.html, to basic legislation on Environment issues:
Act n. 6902, 27, April, 1981, which, among other provisions, provides for the creation of ecological stations, and areas of environmental protection and makes further provisions;
Act n. 6938, 31st August, 1981, which provides for the Environment National Policy, its goals and proceedings (formulation and implementation mechanisms);
Decree n. 99274, 6 June, 1990, which regulates Act n. 6902, 27 April, 1981, and Act n. 6938, 31 August, 1981, which provides for the creation of Ecological Stations and Areas of Environmental Protection, and for the Environment National Policy, respectively;
Decree n. 2120, 13 January, 1997, which rewrites art. 5, 6 10 and 11 of Decree n. 99274, 6 June, 1990, which regulates Act n. 6902, 27 April, 1981, and Act n. 6938, 31 August, 1981; and
Resolutions published between 1984 and 2000, listed in yearly sequence, which can only be accessed by its respective number.
The site Universo Verde (Green Universe) developed by União da Faculdades do Médio Norte offers access to the full text of federal normative acts on Environment, classified by subject.
Others sources:
Foreign Trade
The Customs Regulations result from the amalgamation of all provisions on customs legislation (Decree n. 91030, March 1985, and its supplementary rules). The Foreign Trade Tax Legislation is directly related to the import tax on foreign products (II), the tax on industrialized products (IPI) and the export tax (IE) and also to contributions, charges and foreign exchange infractions related to import and export activities. All administrative legislation on Foreign Trade is included in Directive SCE n.2, 22 December, 1992, and Directive SECEX n. 21, 12 December, 1996 and its supplementary normative regulations.
Power to enforce foreign
trade policies in Brazil is assigned to several ministries. The main bodies
involved are the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX),
Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX)
, Federal Revenue Secretariat (SRF),
and Brazil Central Bank (BACEN).
Respective homepages display all customs and foreign trade legislation.