Electoral Systems
Deputies are elected to the Chamber of Deputies using a form of party-list proportional representation known as the "open list."
Senators are elected to the Federal Senate with a plurality of the vote in a first-past-the-post system, which is not proportional. Three senators are elected for each state and for the Federal District.
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