Brazil Announces 2026 Election Results for State and Federal Deputies
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Brazil had elections in 2026. People voted for new leaders. The country has many states. Each state picks its own leaders too.
In the state of Ceará, people voted for state deputies. A state deputy is a person who makes laws for one state. News websites showed the results of this vote.
In another state, Paraná, people voted for federal deputies. A federal deputy is different. This person makes laws for the whole country, not just one state.
There was a list of all the candidates for federal deputy in Paraná. A candidate is a person who wants to win an election. The news also showed who won.
These elections are important for Brazil. The winners will work in government. They will make new laws. People in Brazil watched the results closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- elections
- when people vote to choose leaders
- state deputies
- people who make laws for one state
- results
- what happens at the end of something, like a vote
- federal deputies
- people who make laws for a whole country
- candidates
- people who want to win an election
- voted
- chose someone by giving a vote
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- laws
- rules that everyone must follow
- country
- a nation, like Brazil
- state
- a part of a country with its own government
- news websites
- internet pages that tell you what is happening
- won
- got the most votes
- list
- many names written together
- important
- something that matters a lot
- closely
- with a lot of attention
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1. State deputies 2. Makes laws for the whole country 3. True
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Brazil had _____ in 2026.
People voted for new _____.
In Ceará, people voted for _____ deputies.
News websites showed the _____ of this vote.
In Paraná, people voted for _____ deputies.
A federal deputy makes _____ for the whole country.
There was a list of all the _____ for federal deputy.
The winners will work in _____.
People in Brazil watched the results _____.
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