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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 1, 1992
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Paragraph 2 of article 27 of the Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. The following items VI and VII are added to article 29 of the Constitution. the subsequent ones being renumbered: Article 3. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, March 31, 1992

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Ibsen Pinheiro, President - Deputy Waldir Pires, Second Vice-President - Deputy Cunha Bueno, Third Secretary - Deputy Max Rosenmann, Fourth Secretary.

THE DlRECTlNG BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Mauro Benevides, President - Senator, Alexandre Costa, First Vice-President - Senator Carlos De 'Carli, Second Vice-President - Senator Dirceu Carneiro, First Secretary - Senator Márcio Lacerda, Second Secretary - Senator Iram Saraiva, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, April 6, 1992.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 27: "Paragraph 2 - The remuneration of the State Deputies shall be established in each legislative term, for the subsequent one, by the Legislative Assembly, as provided in articles 150, III, and 153, paragraph 2, I."

Article 29: VI to VII: original numbering of items VIII to XIV.


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 2, 1992
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole article. The plebiscite mentioned in article 2 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act shall be held on April 21, 1993.

Paragraph I - The form and system of government defined by the plebiscite shall become effective on January 1, 1995.

Paragraph 2 - The law may provide for the holding of the plebiscite, including provisions for the free divulgation, free of charge, of the forms and systems of government, through public utility mass communication vehicles, equal allotment of time and parity of scheduling being ensured.

Paragraph 3 - The rule set forth in the preceding paragraph does not preclude the competence of the Superior Electoral Court to issue instructions necessary to the holding of the plebiscite.

Brasília, August 25,1992.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Ibsen Pinheiro, President - President-Deputy Genésio Bernardino, First Vice-President - Deputy Waldir Pires, Second Vice-President - Deputy Inocęncio Oliveira, First Secretary - Deputy Etevaldo Nogueira, Second Secretary - Deputy Cunha Bueno, Third Secretary - Deputy Max Rosenmann, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Mauro Benevides, President - Senator Alexandre Costa, First Vice-President - Senator Carlos De' Carli, Second Vice-President - Senator Dirceu Carneiro, First Secretary - Senator Márcio Lacerda, Second Secretary - Senator Rachid Saldánha Derzi, Third Secretary - Senator Iram Saraiva, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, September 1, 1992.


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 3, 1993

The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60. of the Federal Constitution, promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article l. The provisions of the Federal Constitution enumerated below shall henceforth be in force with the following alterations:

*Article 2. The Union may institute, under the terms of a supplementary law, effective until December 31, 1994, a tax on the transaction or transfer of securities and of credits and rights of a financial nature.

* Paragraph 4 revoked by article 2 of the Revision Constitutional Amendments 1/94.

Paragraph 1. The rate of the tax mentioned in the present article shall not exceed twenty-five hundredths percent, and the Executive Power may reduce it or re-establish it, in whole or in part, under the conditions and limits set forth in law.

Paragraph 2 - Article 150, III, b, and VI, and the provisions of paragraph 5 of article 153 of this Constitution do not apply to the tax mentioned in the present article.

Paragraph 3 - The proceeds from the collection of the tax mentioned in the present article are not subject to any mode of sharing with another unit of the federation.

Paragraph 4 - Of the proceeds from the collection of the tax mentioned in the present article, twenty percent shall be assigned to the funding of low- income housing programs.

Article 3. The elimination of the tax additional to income tax, within the competence of the states, deriving from the present Constitutional Amendment, shall only become effective as of January 1, 1996, the corresponding rate being reduced to at least two and a half percent in the fiscal year of 1995.

Article 4. The elimination of the tax on the retail sales of liquid and gaseous fuels, within the competence of the municipalities, deriving from the present Constitutional Amendment, 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.

Article 5. Until December 31, 1999, the states, the Federal District 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 Constitutional Provisions Act.

Article 6. Item IV and paragraph 4 of article 156 of the Federal Constitution are hereby revoked.

Brasília, March 17, 1993.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Inocęncio Oliveira, President - President-Deputy Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Deputy Fernando Lyra, Second Vice-President - Deputy , Wilson Campos - First Secretary - Deputy Cardoso Alves, Second Secretary - Deputy B. Sá, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Humberto Lucena, President - Senator Chagas Rodrigues, First Vice-President - Senator Levy Dias, Second Vice-President - Senator Júlio Campos, First Secretary - Senator Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary - Senator Júnia Marise, Third Secretary Senator Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, March 18, 1993.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 42:

Article 102, I: Article 150: Article 155: Article 156: Article 160: Article 167:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 4, 1993
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole Article. Article 16 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Brasília, September 14, 1993.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Deputy Inocęncio Oliveira President - Deputy Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Deputy Cardoso Alves, Second Secretary - Deputy B. Sá, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: Senator Humberto Lucena, President - Senator Chagas Rodrigues, First Vice-President - Senator Levy Dias, Second Vice-President - Senator Júlio Campos, First Secretary - Senator Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary.

Official Journal, September 15, 1993.

ORIGINAL WORDING

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 5, 1995
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole Article. Paragraph 2 of article 25 of the Federal Constitution ‡ henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Brasília, August 15, 1995.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, August 16, 1995.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 25:


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 6, 1995
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Item IX of article 170 and paragraph I of article 176 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. The following article 246 shall be included in Title IX - '' Constitutional Provisions": Article 3. Article 171 of the Federal Constitution is hereby revoked.

Brasília. August 15, 1995.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, August 16, 1995.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 170:

Article 171. Article 176:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 7, 1995
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Article 178 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. The following article 246 shall be included in Title IX - "General Constitutional Provisions"

"Article 246. The adoption of any provisional measure for the regulation of any article of the Constitution the wording of which has been altered by means of an amendment enacted as of 195 is forbidden "

Brasília, August 15,1995.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, August 16, 1995.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 178:


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 8, 1995
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Item XI and letter a of item XII of article 21 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. The adoption of any Provisional Measure for the regulation of the matter set forth in item XI of article 21 with the wording given by this constitutional amendment is forbidden.

Brasília, August 15, 1995.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, August 16, 1995.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 21:


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 9, 1995
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Paragraph 1 of article 177 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. A paragraph shall be included, to be numbered as paragraph 2, with the following wording, the present paragraph 2 becoming paragraph 3, in article 177 of the Federal Constitution: Article 3. The issuing of any provisional measure for the regulation of the matter set forth in items I through IV and in paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 177 of the Federal Constitution is forbidden.

Brasília, November 9, 1995.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal. November 10, 1995

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 177:


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 10, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Article 71 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. Article 72 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act shall henceforth be in force with the following wording: Article 3. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, March 4, 1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal. March 7, 1996.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 71:

Article 72
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 11, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Two paragraphs are added to article 207 of the Federal Constitution with the following wording:

Article 2. This Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, April 30, 1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Levy Dias, Third Secretary - Ernandes Amorim, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, May 2, 1996.


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 12, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole Article. Article 74 is included in the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, with the following wording:

Brasília, August 15, 1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Ernandes Amorim , Third Secretary - Eduardo Suplicy, Substitute Secretary.

Official Journal. August 16, 1996.


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 13, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole Article. Item II of article 192 of the Federal Constitution shall be in force with the following wording:

Brasília, August 21, 1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Ernandes Amorim , Third Secretary - Eduardo Suplicy, Substitute Secretary.

Official Journal, August 22, 1996.

ORIGINAL WORDING
Article 192:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 14, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Federal Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60, of the Federal Constitution. promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Article 1. Subitem e is added to item VII of article 34 of the Federal Constitution, with the following wording:

Article 2. New wording is given to items I and II of article 208 of the Federal Constitution, as follows: Article 3. New wording is given to paragraphs I and 2 of article 211 of the Federal Constitution, and two additional paragraphs are inserted in this article, to read as follows: Article 4. New wording is given to paragraph 5 of article 212 of the Federal Constitution, as follows: Article 5. Article 60 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act is hereby altered and new paragraphs are inserted into it, with the article having the following wording: Article 6. This Amendment shall come into force on January 1 of the year subsequent to that of its promulgation.

Brasília, September 12,1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Ernandes Amorim , Third Secretary - Eduardo Suplicy, Substitute Secretary.

Official Journal, September 13, 1996.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 208:

Article 211: Article 212: Article 60:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 15, 1996
The Directing Boards of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, under the terms of paragraph 3 of article 60 of the Federal Constitution promulgate the following Amendment to the constitutional text:

Sole Article. Paragraph 4 of article 18 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Brasília, September 12, 1996.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES: Luís Eduardo, President - Ronaldo Perim, First Vice-President - Beto Mansur, Second Vice-President - Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Leopoldo Bessone, Second Secretary - Benedito Domingos, Third Secretary - Joăo Henrique, Fourth Secretary.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE FEDERAL SENATE: José Sarney, President - Teotonio Vilela Filho, First Vice-President - Júlio Campos, Second Vice-President - Odacir Soares, First Secretary - Renan Calheiros, Second Secretary - Ernandes Amorim , Third Secretary - Eduardo Suplicy, Substitute Secretary.

Official Journal, September 13, 1996.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 18:



REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 1, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 1. Articles 71, 72 and 73, with the following wording, are hereby added to the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act:

Article 2. Paragraph 4 of article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment No. 3 of 1993 is hereby revoked.

Article 3. This amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, March 1, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, March 2, 1994.


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 2, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 1. The expression "or any chief officers of agencies directly subordinate to the Presidency of the Republic" is added to the text of article 50 of the Constitution, which shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. The expression "or any of the persons mentioned in the caption of this article" is added to paragraph 2 of article 50, which shall henceforth be in force with the following wording: Article 3. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, June 7, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, June 9, 1994.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 50.


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 3, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 1. Letter c of item I, letter b of item II, paragraph 1 and item II of paragraph 4 of article 12 of the Federal Constitution shall henceforth be in force with the following wording:

Article 2. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, June 7, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, June 9, 1994.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 12:


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 4, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 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 Constitution, after the expression "in order to protect", the provision being henceforth in force with the following wording:

Article 2. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, June 7, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, June 9, 1994.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 14:


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 5, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 1. In article 82, the expression "five years" is replaced by "four years."

Article 2. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on January 1, 1995.

Brasília, June 7, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, June 9, 1994.

ORIGINAL WORDING

Article 82:


REVISION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 6, 1994

The Directing Board of the National Congress, under the terms of article 60 of the Federal Constitution, combined with article 3 of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, promulgates the following constitutional amendment:

Article 1. Paragraph 4 is added to article 55, with the following wording:

Article 2. This Constitutional Amendment shall come into force on the date of its publication.

Brasília, June 7, 1994.

THE DIRECTING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS: Humberto Lucena, President - Adylson Motta, First Vice-President - Levy Dias - Second Vice-President Wilson Campos, First Secretary - Nabor Júnior, Second Secretary -Aécio Neves, Third Secretary - Nelson Wedekin, Fourth Secretary.

Official Journal, June 9, 1994.


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