Article 4 of the Constitution of Brazil

within the competence of the municipalities, deriving from the present c onstitutional a mendment, shall only become effective as of January 1, 1996, the corresponding rate being reduced to at least one and a half percent in the fiscal year of 1995. ar ticle 5. un til de cember 31, 1999, the states, the fe deral di strict and the municipalities may only issue public debt bonds up to the amount necessary to refinance the principal, adequately updated, of its liabilities, represented by that type of bonds, with the exception of the provisions of article 33, sole paragraph, of the temporary c onstitutional p rovisions a ct. a rticle 6. i tem iv and paragraph 4 of article 156 of the f ederal c onstitution are hereby revoked. Brasília, March 17, 1993.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Inocêncio Oliveira , pr esident – de puty Adylson Motta , fi rst vi ce-pr esident – de puty Fernando Lyra, s econd vice- pres ident – deputy W ilson Campos , f irst s ecretary – deputy Car doso Alves, s econd s ecretary – d eputy B. Sá, f ourth s ecretary. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Humberto Lucena, p resident – s enator Chagas Rodrigues, f irst vice- p resident – s enator Levy Dias, se cond vi ce-pr esident – se nator Júlio Campos , fi rst se cretary – se nator Nabor Júnior, s econd s ecretary – s enator Júnia Marise, t hird s ecretary – s enator Nelson Wedekin, f ourth s ecretary. p ublished in the Official Journal , March 18, 1993. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 211 17/6/2010 15:01:09 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 212 Constitutional amen D ment n o. 4, 1993 Gives new wording to article 16 of the Federal Constitution. t he d irecting b oards of the c hamber of d eputies and of the f ederal s enate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60 of the f ederal c onstitution, promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text: s ole article. a rticle 16 of the f ederal c onstitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording: “ a rticle 16. t he law that alters the electoral procedure shall come into force on the date of its publication, and shall not apply to the elections that take place within one year of it being in force.” b rasília, s eptember 14, 1993. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Inocêncio Oliveira , pr esident – de puty Wilson Campos , fi rst se cretary – de puty Cardoso Alves , s econd s ecretary – d eputy B. Sá, f ourth s ecretary. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Humberto Lucena, p resident – s enator Chagas Rodrigues, f irst vice- p resident – s enator Levy Dias, se cond vi ce-pr esident – se nator Júlio Campos , fi rst se cretary – se nator Nabor Júnior, s econd s ecretary. p ublished in the Official Journal , s eptember 15, 1993. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 212 17/6/2010 15:01:09 Constitutional Amendments 213 Constitutional amen D ment n o. 5, 1995 Alters paragraph 2 of article 25 of the Federal Constitution. t he d irecting b oards of the c hamber of d eputies and of the f ederal s enate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60 of the f ederal c onstitution, promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text: s ole article. p aragraph 2 of article 25 of the f ederal c onstitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording: “th e states shall have the power to operate, directly or by means of concession, the local services of piped gas, as provided for by law, it being forbidden to issue any provisional measure for its regulation.” b rasília, a ugust 15, 1995. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, pr esident – Ronaldo Perim , fi rst vi ce-pr esident – Beto Mansur , se cond vi ce-pr esident – Wilson Campos, f irst s ecretary – Leopoldo Bessone, s econd s ecretary – Benedito Domingos, t hird s ecretary – João Henrique, f ourth s ecretary. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, p resident – Teotonio Vilela Filho , f irst vice- p resident – Júlio Campos, s econd vice- p resident – Odacir Soares, f irst s ecretary – Renan Calheiros, s econd s ecretary – Levy Dias, t hird s ecretary – Ernandes Amorim, f ourth s ecretary. p ublished in the Official Journal , a ugust 16, 1995. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 213 17/6/2010 15:01:09 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 214 Constitutional amen D ment n o. 6, 1995 Alters item IX of article 170, article 171, and paragraph 1 of article 176 of the Federal Constitution. t he d irecting b oards of the c hamber of d eputies and of the f ederal s enate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60 of the f ederal c onstitution, promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text: a rticle 1. Item IX of article 170 and paragraph 1 of article 176 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording: “Article 170. ......................................................................... .................................................................................................. I X – preferential treatment for small entreprises organized under Brazilian laws and having their head-office and management in Brazil.” “Article 176. ......................................................................... pa ragraph 1. th e prospecting and mining of mineral resources and the utilization of the potentials mentioned in the head paragraph of this article may only take place with authorization or concession by the Union, in the national interest, by Brazilians or by a company organized under Brazilian laws and having its head-office and management in Brazil, in the manner set forth by law, which law shall establish specific conditions when such activities are to be conducted in the boundary zone or on Indian lands.” ar ticle 2. th e following article 246 shall be included in ti tle iX – “General Constitutional Provisions”: “ article 246. t he adoption of any provisional measure for the regulation of any article of the co nstitution the wording of which has been altered by means of an amendment enacted as of 1995 is forbidden.” 23