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Brazil's Political issues The form of Government in Brazil is Federative Republic, it has 26 states and a federal district. Voting is compulsory for those whose age is between 18 to 65 years old. All members of the executive and legislative branches are directly elected, while the Judicial officials are appointed after passing the entry exams. Federative Republic is much similar to Democratic Republic, with a presidential system. The president's term lasts for four years and they can get re-elected for a second successive term or the voters can vote for another qualified candidate. The president gets to appoint the Ministers of state, who assist in governing. Their current president is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Current news: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/09/brazil.slavery/index.html#cnnSTCText - In this article, It explains how Brazil's government is trying to eradicate slave labor. 40,000 Brazilians don't get real wages and can't leave their distant work camps. A lot of less-fortunate Brazilians who live in the plumbs and slums or other poor areas end up like this because they get recruited by a recruiter known as a "Gato" or "Cat". They are talked into working on a distant place, and when they are away from their home and families, workers are vulnerable to all sorts of abuses, s uch as being told they owe money for transportation, food, housing and other services.

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