# Article 2 of the Constitution of Brazil

- Jurisdiction: Brazil (BR)
- Article: 2
- Chapter (as indexed): Chapter II: – Social
- Source document: Brazil Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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publication.
Brasília, June 7, 1994.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena,
p
resident – Adylson Motta, f
irst vice-
p
resident – Levy Dias, s
econd vice-
p
resident
– Wilson Campos, f
irst s
ecretary – Nabor Junior, s
econd s
ecretary – Aécio Neves,
t
hird
s
ecretary – Nelson Wedekin ,
f
ourth
s
ecretary.
p
ublished in the Official Journal , June 9,1994.
miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd   432 17/6/2010   15:01:20
Revision Constitutional Amendments 433
ReVision  Constitutional
amen
D
ment
n
o. 4, 1994
th e di recting bo ard of the na tional co ngress, under the terms of article 60 of
the f
ederal c
onstitution, combined with article 3 of the temporary c
onstitutional
Provisions Act, promulgates the following Constitutional Amendment:
a
rticle 1.
The
expressions: “administrative probity, morality for the exercise of
the office, the previous life of the candidate being considered, and”, are added to
paragraph 9 of article 14 of the co
nstitution, after the expression “in order to protect”,
the provision being henceforth in force with the following wording:
“
a
rticle 14.  ..............................................................................
pa
ragraph 9.
in
order to protect the administrative probity,
morality for the exercise of the office, the previous life of the candidate being considered, and the normality and legitimacy of the elections against the influence of the economic power or of the abuse in the holding of office, position or job in the direct or indirect public administration, a supplementary law shall establish other cases of ineligibility and the periods for such ineligibilities to cease.
................................................................................................ ”
a
rticle 2.
t
his c
onstitutional a
mendment shall come into force on the date of its
publication.
Brasília, June 7, 1994.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena,
p
resident – Adylson Motta, f
irst vice-
p
resident – Levy Dias, s
econd vice-
p
resident
– Wilson Campos, f
irst s
ecretary – Nabor Junior, s
econd s
ecretary – Aécio Neves,
t
hird
s
ecretary – Nelson Wedekin ,
f
ourth
s
ecretary.
p
ublished in the Official Journal , June 9, 1994.
miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd   433 17/6/2010   15:01:21
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 434
ReVision  Constitutional
amen
D
ment
n
o. 5, 1994
th e di recting bo ard of the na tional co ngress, under the terms of article 60 of
the f
ederal c
onstitution, combined with article 3 of the temporary c
onstitutional
Provisions Act, promulgates the following Constitutional Amendment:
a
rticle 1.  In article 82, the expression “five years” is replaced by “four years”.
ar
ticle 2.
th
is co
nstitutional am
endment shall come into force on January 1,
1995.
Brasília, June 7, 1994.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena,
p
resident – Adylson Motta, f
irst vice-
p
resident – Levy Dias, s
econd vice-
p
resident
– Wilson Campos, f
irst s
ecretary – Nabor Junior, s
econd s
ecretary – Aécio Neves,
t
hird
s
ecretary – Nelson Wedekin ,
f
ourth
s
ecretary.
p
ublished in the Official Journal , June 9, 1994.
miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd   434 17/6/2010   15:01:21
Revision Constitutional Amendments 435
ReVision  Constitutional
amen
D
ment
n
o. 6, 1994
th e di recting bo ard of the na tional co ngress, under the terms of article 60 of
the f
ederal c
onstitution, combined with article 3 of the temporary c
onstitutional
Provisions Act, promulgates the following Constitutional Amendment:
a
rticle 1.  Paragraph 4 is added to article 55, with the following wording:
“
a
rticle 55.  ..............................................................................
..................................................................................................
p
aragraph 4.
t
he resignation of a c
ongressman submitted to a
legal suit that aims at or may lead to loss of mandate, under the
provisions of this article, will have its effects suspended until the final deliberations mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3.”
a
rticle 2.
t
his c
onstitutional a
mendment shall come into force on the date of its
publication.
Brasília, June 7, 1994.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena,
p
resident – Adylson Motta, f
irst vice-
p
resident – Levy Dias, s
econd vice-
p
resident
– Wilson Campos, f
irst s
ecretary – Nabor Junior, s
econd s
ecretary – Aécio Neves,
t
hird
s
ecretary – Nelson Wedekin ,
f
ourth
s
ecretary.
p
ublished in the Official Journal , June 9,1994.
miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd   435 17/6/2010   15:01:21
3rd Edition
2010
Constitutional text of October 5, 1988, with the alterations
introduced by Constitutional Amendments No. 1/1992 through 64/2010 and by Revision Constitutional Amendments No. 1/1994 through 6/1994.
Constitutional text of October 5, 1988, with the alterations introduced by Constitutional Amendments No. 1/1992 through 64/2010 and by Revision Constitutional Amendments No. 1/1994 through 6/1994.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
9 7 8 8 5 7 3 6 5 7 3 6 4ISBN 978-85-736-5736-4
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files this text under article 2 of the Constitution of Brazil.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “Chapter II: – Social”.
- The passage runs to about 797 words.
- **Caveat:** The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“this c onstitutional a mendment shall come into force on the date of its”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.
- **Caveat:** The index gives this passage an article number but stores a body fragment where a heading would be, so the number could not be cross-checked against the text. Check it against the official Constitution before relying on it in a citation.
- **Caveat:** No rights vocabulary from our fixed word list appears in this passage, so no plain-language reading is offered for it.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

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Portable Lawyer · Article 2 of the Constitution of Brazil (chapter: “Chapter II: – Social”). publication. Brasília, June 7, 1994.THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, p resident – Adylson Motta, f irst vice- p resident – Levy Dias, s econd vice- p…