Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro

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Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro
13th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly

Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	March 1975 (1975-03)
New session started	1 February 2023
Leadership
President	Rodrigo Bacellar, PL since 1 February 2023
Government Leader	Doutor Serginho, PL
Structure
Seats	70

Political groups	Government (48) PL (17) UNIÃO (8) PSD (6) PP (5) Republicanos (3) PODE (3) MDB (2) PRD (2) PMN (1) Agir (1) Opposition (17) FE Brasil (8) PSOL (5) PSB (2) PDT (2) Independent (5) SOLIDARIEDADE (4) AVANTE (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation
Last election	2 October 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place

Tiradentes Palace, Rio de Janeiro
Website
www.alerj.rj.gov.br

The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro or ALERJ) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It has 70 state deputies elected by proportional representation.

After the 1834 Additional Act, the Provincial Assembly was founded in the city of Vila Real de Praia Grande (now Niterói), after the unification of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro on March 15, 1975 the assembly was moved to the Tiradentes Palace in the city of Rio de Janeiro (site of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil until 1960).