Article 3 of the Constitution of Brazil

publication. b rasília, f ebruary 8, 2006. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Aldo Rebelo , p resident – d eputy José Thomaz Nonô, f irst vice- p resident – d eputy Ciro Nogueira , se cond vi ce-pr esident – de puty Inocêncio Oliveira , fi rst se cretary – de puty Nilton Capixaba , s econd s ecretary – d eputy João Caldas, f ourth s ecretary. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Renan Calheiros , pr esident – se nator Tião Viana , fi rst vi ce-pr esident – se nator Antero Paes de Barros , se cond vi ce-pr esident – se nator Efraim Morais , fi rst se cretary – se nator João Alberto Souza , se cond se cretary – se nator Paulo Octávio , th ird se cretary – se nator Eduardo Siqueira Campos, f ourth s ecretary. p ublished in the Official Journal , f ebruary 9, 2006. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 350 17/6/2010 15:01:16 Constitutional Amendments 351 Constitutional amen D ment n o. 50, 2006 Alters article 57 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 article 60 of the f ederal c onstitution, enact the following a mendment to the constitutional text: a rticle 1. Article 57 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth read as follows: “Article 57. The National Congress shall meet each year in the Federal Capital, from February 2 to July 17 and from August 1 to d ecember 22. .................................................................................................. p aragraph 4. b oth h ouses shall meet in a preparatory session, beginning February 1 of the first year of the legislative term, for the installation of its members and the election of the respective Directing Boards, for a term of office of two years, the re-election to the same office in the immediately subsequent election being prohibited. .................................................................................................. p aragraph 6. s pecial sessions of the n ational c ongress shall be called:.................................................................................................. ii – by the p resident of the r epublic, by the p residents of the c hamber of d eputies and of the f ederal s enate, or by request of the majority of the members of both Houses, in the event of urgency or important public interest, approval by the absolute majority of each House of the National Congress being required in all cases referred to in this item. Paragraph 7. I n a special legislative session, the National co ngress shall deliberate only upon the matter for which it was called, exception being made for the event mentioned in paragraph 8 of this article, the payment of a compensatory amount by virtue of the special session being forbidden. ................................................................................................ ” a rticle 2. t his c onstitutional a mendment shall come into force on the date of its publication. b rasília, f ebruary 14, 2006. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Aldo Rebelo , p resident – d eputy José Thomaz Nonô, f irst vice- p resident – d eputy Ciro miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 351 17/6/2010 15:01:17 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 352 Nogueira , se cond vi ce-pr esident – de puty Inocêncio Oliveira , fi rst se cretary – de puty Nilton Capixaba , s econd s ecretary – d eputy João Caldas, f ourth s ecretary. THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Renan Calheiros , pr esident – se nator Tião Viana , fi rst vi ce-pr esident – se nator Antero Paes de Barros , se cond vi ce-pr esident – se nator Efraim Morais , fi rst se cretary – se nator João Alberto Souza, s econd s ecretary – s enator Paulo Octávio, t hird s ecretary – s enator Eduardo Siqueira Campos, f ourth s ecretary. p ublished in the Official Journal , f ebruary 15, 2006. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 352 17/6/2010 15:01:17 Constitutional Amendments 353 Constitutional amen D ment n o. 51, 2006 Adds paragraphs 4, 5, and 6 to article 198 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 article 60 of the f ederal c onstitution, enact the following a mendment to the constitutional text: ar ticle 1. ar ticle 198 of the fe deral co nstitution shall henceforth include the following paragraphs 4, 5, and 6: “ a rticle 198. ............................................................................ Paragraph 4. The local managers of the unified health system may hire community health workers and endemic disease control agents by means of a public selection process, taking into account the nature and complexity of their duties and the specific requirements of their activity. pa ragraph 5. fe deral legislation shall provide for the legal regime and the regulation of the activities of community health workers and endemic disease control agents. p aragraph 6. i n addition to the cases set forth in paragraph 1 of article 41 and in paragraph 4 of article 169 of the f ederal c onstitution, an employee whose activities are equivalent to those of a community health worker or an endemic disease control agent may be dismissed if he does not comply with the specific requirements stipulated by law for such activities.” ar ticle 2. as from the enactment of this co nstitutional am endment, community health workers and endemic disease control agents may only be hired directly by the st ates, the fe deral di strict, or the Municipalities under the terms of paragraph 4 of