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Brazilian Presidential Standard

The 

Federative Republic of Brazil. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'etât against the Emperor Pedro II. Since then, Brazil had six constitutions, two dictatorships and three democratic periods. During these democratic periods, voting has always been compulsory
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The current president is

2006 presidential elections
held on October 1, 2006, he received 58.2 million votes.