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Vice-President

Angola
  • English
    As Head of State, the President of the Republic shall be responsible for:
    a) Appointing the Vice-President of the Republic, from amongst the individuals on the respective election list, and discharging them from office;
    … (Art. 119)3
  • Portuguese
    Compete ao Presidente da República, enquanto Chefe de Estado:
    … (Art. 119)

Vice-President

Angola
  • English
    …
    2. The President of the Republic shall exercise executive power, assisted by a Vice-President, Ministers of State and Ministers.
    … (Art. 108)
  • Portuguese
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    2. O Presidente da República exerce o poder executivo, auxiliado por um Vice-Presidente, Ministros de Estado e Ministros.
    … (Art. 108)

Vice-President

Brazil
  • English

    The Vice-President shall replace the President in the event of impediment and shall succeed him in the event of vacancy.
    Sole paragraph. In addition to other duties attributed to him by a supplementary law, the Vice-President shall assist the President whenever summoned by him for special missions. (Art. 79)

  • Portuguese

    Substituirá o Presidente, no caso de impedimento, e suceder- lhe-á, no de vaga, o Vice-Presidente.
    Parágrafo único. O Vice-Presidente da República, além de outras atribuições que lhe forem conferidas por lei complementar, auxiliará o Presidente, sempre que por ele convocado para missões especiais. (Art. 79)

Vice-President

Brazil
  • English

    The election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic shall take place simultaneously, …
    Paragraph 1. The election of the President of the Republic shall imply the election of the Vice-President registered with him.
    … (Art. 77)

  • Portuguese

    A eleição do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República realizar-se-á, simultaneamente, …
    § 1º A eleição do Presidente da República importará a do Vice¬Presidente com ele registrado.
    … (Art. 77)

Vice-President

Brazil
  • English

    ...
    Paragraph 3. The conditions for eligibility, according to the law, are:
    I – the Brazilian nationality;
    II – the full exercise of the political rights;
    III – the electoral enrollment;
    IV – the electoral domicile in the electoral district;
    V – the membership in a political party;
    VI – the minimum age of:
    a) thirty-five years for President and Vice-President of the Republic and Senator;
    ...
    Paragraph 4. The illiterate and those that cannot be registered as voters are not eligible.
    ... (Art. 14)

  • Portuguese

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    § 3º São condições de elegibilidade, na forma da lei:
    I - a nacionalidade brasileira;
    II - o pleno exercício dos direitos políticos;
    III - o alistamento eleitoral;
    IV - o domicílio eleitoral na circunscrição;
    V - a filiação partidária;
    VI - a idade mínima de:
    a) trinta e cinco anos para Presidente e Vice-Presidente da República e Senador;
    …
    § 4º - São inelegíveis os inalistáveis e os analfabetos.
    … (Art. 14)

Vice-President

Angola
  • English
    1. The Vice-President shall be an auxiliary office of the President of the Republic in the exercise of his executive functions.
    2. The Vice-President shall substitute the President of the Republic when he is absent from the country, unable to perform his duties and in any situations in which he is temporarily unable to perform his functions and they shall, in these circumstances, be responsible for the daily management of executive functions.
    … (Art. 131)4
  • Portuguese
    1. O Vice-Presidente é um órgão auxiliar do Presidente da República no exercício da função executiva.
    …
    3. O Vice-Presidente substitui o Presidente da República nas suas ausências no exterior do País, quando impossibilitado de exercer as suas funções, e nas situações de impedimento temporário, cabendo-lhe neste caso assumir a gestão corrente da função executiva.
    … (Art. 131)