Municipal Chamber of São Paulo

The Municipal Chamber of São Paulo is the unicameral legislative body of the city of São Paulo, it was created in 1560 by the Governor General Mem de Sá and is one of the oldest in Brazil.^[1]

Municipal Chamber of São Paulo Câmara Municipal de São Paulo
19th Legislature
Coat of arms of the city of São Paulo
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1560 (1560)
New session started	1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
Leadership
President	Ricardo Teixeira, UNIÃO since 1 January 2025
Government Leader	Vacant
Structure
Seats	55
Political groups	Government and allies (39)[a]   MDB (7)   PL (7)   UNIÃO (7)   PODE (6)   PP (4)   PSD (3)   PSB (2)   Republicanos (2)   NOVO (1) Opposition (16)   FE Brasil (9)   PT (8)   PV (1)   PSOL REDE (7)   PSOL (6)   REDE (1)
Length of term	Four years
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation D'Hondt method
Last election	6 October 2024
Next election	1 October 2028
Meeting place
Anchieta Palace São Paulo, Brazil
Website
www.saopaulo.sp.leg.br

Note

1. There is no formalized division between government support and opposition, but informally only PT and PSOL have been allotted time as opposition to discuss any proposal, while all other parties are counted as arguing for the government support base.