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Indexed passage in the Constitution of Brazil

Chapter
Chapter II: – Social
Index row title
General Provisions
Source document
Brazil Constitution
Provision ID
eba13bb6-277f-4bbf-b358-9268c74ffd25

1,099 words

Verbatim text

Welfare ................................................................................... 135 s ection i – General p rovisions ( a rts. 194 and 195) .......................................... 135 s ection ii – h ealth ( a rts. 196 through 200) ...................................................... 137 s ection iii – s ocial s ecurity ( a rts. 201 and 202) .............................................. 139 s ection iv – s ocial a ssistance ( a rts. 203 and 204) .......................................... 141 c hapter iii – e ducation, c ulture and s ports ......................................................... 142 s ection i – e ducation ( a rts. 205 through 214) .................................................. 142 s ection ii – c ulture ( a rts. 215 and 216) ........................................................... 145 Section III – Sports (Art. 217) ........................................................................... 147 c hapter iv – s cience and technology ( a rts. 218 and 219) ................................. 147 c hapter v – s ocial c ommunication ( a rts. 220 through 224) .............................. 148 c hapter vi – e nvironment ( a rt. 225) ................................................................... 150 c hapter vii – f amily, c hildren, a dolescents and the e lderly ( a rts. 226 through 230) .................................................................................. 151 c hapter viii – i ndians ( a rts. 231 and 232) .......................................................... 152 title i X – General Constitutional Provisions ( a rts. 233 through 250) ............ 155 temporary Constitutional Pr ovisions a ct (Arts. 1 through 97) ....................... 163 Constitutional a mendments c onstitutional a mendment n o. 1, 1992 ............................................................... 205 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 2, 1992 ............................................................... 207 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 3, 1993 ............................................................... 208 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 4, 1993 ............................................................... 212 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 5, 1995 ............................................................... 213 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 6, 1995 ............................................................... 214 Constitutional Amendment No. 7, 1995 ............................................................... 216 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 8, 1995 ............................................................... 217 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 9, 1995 ............................................................... 218 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 10, 1996 ............................................................. 220 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 11, 1996 .............................................................. 223 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 12, 1996 ............................................................. 224 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 13, 1996 ............................................................. 225 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 14, 1996 ............................................................. 226 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 15, 1996 ............................................................. 229 Constitutional Amendment No. 16, 1997 ............................................................. 230 Constitutional Amendment No. 17, 1997 ............................................................. 232 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 18, 1998 ............................................................. 234 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 19, 1998 ............................................................. 237 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 20, 1998 ............................................................. 252 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 21, 1999 ............................................................. 264 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 22, 1999 ............................................................. 266 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 23, 1999 ............................................................. 268 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 24, 1999 ............................................................. 270 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 25, 2000 ............................................................. 272 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 26, 2000 ............................................................. 275 Constitutional Amendment No. 27, 2000 ............................................................. 276 miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 7 17/6/2010 15:00:59 constitutional a mendment n o. 28, 2000 ............................................................ 277 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 29, 2000 ............................................................. 278 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 30, 2000 ............................................................. 282 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 31, 2000 ............................................................. 285 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 32, 2001 ............................................................. 288 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 33, 2001 ............................................................. 292 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 34, 2001 ............................................................ 296 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 35, 2001 ............................................................. 297 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 36, 2002 ............................................................. 299 Constitutional Amendment No. 37, 2002 ............................................................. 301 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 38, 2002 ............................................................. 305 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 39, 2002 ............................................................. 306 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 40, 2003 ............................................................. 307 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 41, 2003 ............................................................. 309 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 42, 2003 ............................................................. 317 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 43, 2004 ............................................................. 325 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 44, 2004 ............................................................. 326 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 45, 2004 ............................................................. 327 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 46, 2005 ............................................................. 344 Constitutional Amendment No. 47, 2005 ............................................................. 345 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 48, 2005 ............................................................. 348 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 49, 2006 ............................................................. 349 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 50, 2006 ............................................................. 351 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 51, 2006 ............................................................. 353 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 52, 2006 ............................................................. 355 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 53, 2006 ............................................................. 356 Constitutional Amendment No. 54, 2007 ............................................................. 362 Constitutional Amendment No. 55, 2007 ............................................................. 364 Constitutional Amendment No. 56, 2007 ............................................................. 365 Constitutional Amendment No. 57, 2008 ............................................................. 366 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 58, 2009 ............................................................. 367 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 59, 2009 ............................................................. 371 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 60, 2009 ............................................................. 374 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 61, 2009 ............................................................. 376 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 62, 2009 ............................................................. 377 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 63, 2010 ............................................................. 386 c onstitutional a mendment n o. 64, 2010 ............................................................. 387 i nternational a cts e quivalent to Constitutional a mendments l egislative d ecree n o. 186, 2008 ......................................................................... 391 Revision Constitutional a mendments r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 1, 1994 ................................................ 427 r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 2, 1994 ................................................ 430 r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 3, 1994 ................................................ 431 r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 4, 1994 ................................................ 433 r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 5, 1994 ................................................ 434 r evision c onstitutional a mendment n o. 6, 1994 ................................................ 435 miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 8 17/6/2010 15:00:59 eDitoR’s note the alterations deriving from the c onstitutional a mendments and from the r evision co nstitutional am endments have already been incorporated into the main text. t he modifying amendments are mentioned in parentheses at the end of the head paragraph of altered articles. o ther pieces of information are indicated by numbered footnotes. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 9 17/6/2010 15:00:59 Constitution of the federative Republic of brazil PRe amble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the na tional co nstituent as sembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as supreme values of a fraternal, pluralist and unprejudiced society, founded on social harmony and committed, in the internal and international orders, to the peaceful settlement of disputes, promulgate, under the protection of God, this Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil. miolo_constitution_versao_camara.indd 11 17/6/2010 15:00:59 Fundamental Principles 13 title i f undamental Principles

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  • The index files it under the chapter heading “Chapter II: – Social”.
  • The passage runs to about 1,099 words.
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