Brazil
| Legal system family | Common law |
| How the law works | Based on German, Italian, French, and Portuguese law. However, in 2004, the Federal Constitution was amended to grant the Supreme Federal Court authority to issue binding precedents (súmulas vinculantes) to settle controversies involving constitutional law. This mechanism echoes the stare decisis principle typically found in common law systems. |
| Form of government | federal republic; representative democracy; presidential system |
| Constitution | Constitution of Brazil |
| Legislature | National Congress of Brazil |
| Highest court | Supreme Federal Court |
| Head of state | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Head of government | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Age of majority | 18 |
| Minimum marriage age | 18 |
| Retirement age | – |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Capital | Brasília |
| Continent | South America |
| Population | 214,211,951 |
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