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The Executive Power is exercised by the
President of the Republic, assisted by the
Ministers of State. The President and the
Vice President are elected for a four-year
term and, in accordance with specific
provisions in the Constitution, the
President may be removed from office
(impeached) by Congress.
Should the office of the President become
vacant for any reason, it would be filled by
the Vice President for the remainder of the
original term. If he or she, in turn, were
no longer able to carry out this function,
the line of succession would then go to the
President of the Chamber of Deputies
(Speaker of the House), the President of the
Senate, and the President of the Federal
Supreme Court (Chief Justice).
The President appoints the Ministers of
State, who are directly responsible to him
and whom he may dismiss at any time. A
Minister may be summoned to appear before
the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate or any
of its committees.
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