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18 April
Brazil's senate approves proposed constitutional amendment criminalizing drugs
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30 November 2023
Brazilian senate passes constitutional amendment bill curbing power of supreme court justices to decide issues individually
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6 April 2022
In Brazil, lower house president establishes working group to discuss potential adoption of semi-presidential system in 2030
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15 February 2022
In Brazil, constitutional amendment makes personal data protection a fundamental right
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1 February 2022
In Brazil, president says proposed constitutional amendment will lower fuel, energy prices
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24 March 2021
Proposed constitutional amendment in Brazil seeks to close infrastructure gap
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12 March 2021
Brazil's lower house of congress approves constitutional amendment to allow aid payments
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28 August 2019
Proposed constitutional amendment in Brazil would allow commercial farming on indigenous reserves
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10 June 2019
Brazil's Congress approves constitutional amendment granting lawmakers greater say on federal budget
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6 June 2019
Brazilian Congress confident that constitutional amendment on pension reform will pass in the next few months
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25 April 2019
Brazilian lower house passes constitutional amendment on pension reform
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20 February 2019
Brazilian President Bolsonaro submits constitutional amendment on pension reform to congress
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4 December 2018
Op-ed: Electoral reform in Brazil linked with improvements in healthcare
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20 September 2018
Op-ed: Brazil's electoral system differentiates its upcoming election from Brexit and Trump
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23 May 2018
Op-ed: Why Are So Many Democracies Breaking Down?
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