reduces the presidential term from six to five years and prevents the president from ruling by decree laws as in the past. He may instead issue provisional decrees that are enforceable for 30 days pending approval by Congress. The constitution also severely limits the possibility of land reform and protects the jobs of state employees. There is a bicameral legislature with representatives from the 26 states and the federal district of Brasilia. Each state has its own administration, legislature, and judiciary. Political parties have changed greatly since 1980, and they have increased in number as well (EIU Country Profile 1991-92 3-5).
A capital city is the seat of government for a state or nation. Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil when work was started on the construction of Brasilia, which then became the capital in 1960. Brazil gained its independence in 1822, and from the first there was a proposal to erect a new capital in the center of the country. Brazilian statesmen long believed it necessary to move the capital to the center of the country and aw
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