26-546: Remanso is located in −9.62, −42 municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil . Backwater covers 4,683.4 km (1,808.3 sq mi), and has a population of 41,170 with a population density of 9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Remanso was relocated from its original location in 1974 with the construction of the Sobradinho Dam , which submerged the original municipality under
52-672: A discussion involving the postponement of the election surrounded the Congress, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. Some mayors and federal deputies propose that the election should be rescheduled to 2021 or 2022, fusing with the 2022 general election . Both President of the Superior Electoral Court , Justice Rosa Weber , and President of the Chamber of Deputies , deputy Rodrigo Maia ( DEM - RJ ), state that it
78-432: A new management in such municipalities. Those who took on such management would be responsible for the remaining period, that is, until 31 December 2020. The following mayors resigned from their post to be a candidate for governor in 2018: Of the mayors mentioned above, only one was successful, João Dória, the others, in addition to not winning the elections they disputed, lost their positions as Mayor. In March 2020,
104-711: A new political-electoral dynamic emerging on the political scene; in a way, an assessment of the President's electoral strength. The 2018 general elections, in addition to choosing the President of the Republic , the Governors of State and the Federal District , Senators and Federal , State and District Deputies , granted new mayors to many cities in the country. This happened due to article 14, §6, of
130-417: Is "a premature debate" and that it could cause "a very large institutional risk", respectively. Federal deputy Aécio Neves ( PSDB - MG ) filed in a bill to postpone the election to October 2022 and unify all the elections, reduce the term length for senators to four years, ban re-election for executive seats (president, governors and mayors) and increase their term length to five years. The year 2020 marks
156-479: Is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated cities or towns that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais ), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District cannot be divided into municipalities , which
182-703: Is noted for its micareta , an off-season celebration similar to the Brazilian Carnival . The micareta of Remanso attracts approximately 10M people annually. The municipality also holds the Your Lady Rosário Festival annually in October. This Bahia , Brazil location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Brazil Recent elections The municipalities of Brazil ( Portuguese : municípios do Brasil ) are administrative divisions of
208-490: Is why its territory is composed of several administrative regions . These regions are directly managed by the government of the Federal District, which exercises constitutional and legal powers that are equivalent to those of the states , as well as those of the municipalities, thus simultaneously assuming all the obligations arising from them. The 1988 Brazilian Constitution treats the municipalities as parts of
234-495: The Brazilian states . Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas
260-622: The Sobradinho Reservoir . It consists of 2 districts: Remanso, the municipal seat, and Poços. The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. Remanso was originally inhabited by indigenous people of the Acoroase ethnic group. Refugees of armed conflicts in the nearby municipality of Pilão Arcado arrived in
286-663: The countryside ). Municipalities can be split or merged to form new municipalities within the borders of the state, if the population of the involved municipalities expresses a desire to do so in a plebiscite . However, these must abide by the Brazilian Constitution , and forming exclaves or seceding from the state or union is expressly forbidden. 2020 Brazilian municipal elections Municipal elections took place in Brazil on 15 November 2020 (and 29 November, for cities with more than 200,000 voters where
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#1732787600376312-564: The first-past-the-post system is used, while in municipalities more than 200,000 the two-round system is used, in compliance with article 77 of the Constitution . The Municipality will be governed by an organic law, voted in two rounds, with a minimum intersection of ten days, and approved by two-thirds of the members of the City Council, who will promulgate it, in compliance with the principles established in this Constitution, in
338-458: The 19th century. The area was fertile and due to its location on the Old Frank, provided a good site for cattle ranching and fishing. The area quickly attracted new residents who founded the town of Ville de Your Miss of Remanso of Pilão Arcado in 1857. This became an independent municipality on August 9, 1900 under the name of Remanso. Under Brazilian Federal Law n°. 10/77 of January 28, 1977
364-537: The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil The election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic will take place, simultaneously, on the first Sunday of October, in the first round, and on the last Sunday of October, in the second round, if any, of the previous year. the end of the current presidential term. §1. The election of the President of the Republic will import that of
390-569: The Constitution of the respective State and the following precepts: I – election of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor and the Councilors, for a term of four years, by means of a direct and simultaneous election held throughout the country; II – election of the Mayor and the Vice-Mayor held on the first Sunday of October of the year preceding the end of the mandate of those who must succeed, applying
416-522: The Constitution, establishing that: To run for other positions, the President of the Republic, the State and Federal District Governors and the Mayors must resign their respective mandates up to six months before the election. — Article 14, §6, of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brasil Thus, many mayors, wishing to run for other positions, had to resign their mandate until 5 April 2018, starting
442-460: The Federation and not simply dependent subdivisions of the states. Each municipality has an autonomous local government, comprising a mayor ( prefeito ) and a legislative body called municipal chamber ( câmara municipal ). Both the local government and the legislative body are directly elected by the population every four years. These elections take place at the same time all over the country;
468-475: The Vice-President registered with him. §2. The candidate who, registered by a political party, obtains an absolute majority of votes will be considered elected, not counting the blank and null votes. §3. If no candidate reaches an absolute majority in the first vote, a new election will be held within twenty days after the result is proclaimed, with the two most voted candidates running and the one with
494-478: The calendar, the first round should take place on 4 October, and the second round, on 25 October, from 8 am to 5 pm in both cases. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , however, these dates were moved forward to 15 November and 29 November, respectively. The 2020 municipal elections are the first since the general elections of 2018, marking the rise of bolsonarism, a movement in support of President Jair Bolsonaro , and
520-421: The entry of Generation Z into the electoral race, with the youngest group being between 18 and 20 years old, the increase in the number of applications from religious priests and the multiplication of candidates who present themselves armed and in favor of armamentism. The mayoral election has a difference depending on the population of the municipality in question. In municipalities with up to 200,000 voters
546-504: The last municipal elections were held on 15 November 2020. Each municipality has the constitutional power to approve its own laws, as well as collecting taxes and receiving funds from the state and federal governments. However, municipal governments have no judicial power per se , and courts are only organised at the state or federal level. A subdivision of the state judiciary, or comarca , can either correspond to an individual municipality or encompass several municipalities. The seat of
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#1732787600376572-412: The most valid votes being considered elected. §4. If, before the second round takes place, death, withdrawal or legal impediment of a candidate occurs, the one with the most votes will be called, among the remainder. §5. If, in the hypothesis of the previous paragraphs, more than one candidate with the same vote remains in second place, the oldest will be qualified. — Article 77 of the Constitution of
598-649: The municipal administration is a nominated city ( cidade ), with no specification in the law about the minimum population, area or facilities. The city always has the same name as the municipality, as they are not treated as distinct entities. Municipalities can be subdivided, only for administrative purposes, into districts (normally, new municipalities are formed from these districts). Other populated sites are villages, but with no legal effect or regulation. Almost all municipalities are subdivided into neighbourhoods ( bairros ), although most municipalities do not officially define their neighbourhood limits (usually small cities in
624-561: The municipality was relocated 4.3 miles from its original location in 1974 for the construction of the Sobradinho Dam. The new location, referred to as New Remanso, was constructed by Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (São Francisco Hydroelectric Company). The municipality lost a quarter of its territory with the construction of the dam and the old city is now submerged under the Sobradinho Reservoir. Remanso
650-616: The rules of art. 77, in the case of Municipalities with more than two hundred thousand voters; III – inauguration of the Mayor and the Vice-Mayor on 1 January of the year following the election; IV – for the composition of the City Councils, the maximum limit of: [Limited number of members of the City Councils in the country according to the number of inhabitants, ranging from 9 councilors (for cities with uo 15,000 people) to 55 councilors (for cities with more than 8,000,000, only one Municipality: São Paulo )] [...] — Article 29 of
676-492: The second polling date was available). Electors chose Mayors , Vice-Mayors and City Councillors of all 5,568 cities of the country . The partisan conventions took place between 31 August and 16 September. They were the first elections since Bolsonaro's election as President . The Superior Electoral Court defined on 17 December 2019 the Electoral Calendar for 2020 Brazilian municipal election. According to
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