deputado
Deputado is a political office in several Portuguese-speaking countries, referring to a person elected to a legislative body to represent constituents, participate in lawmaking, and oversee the executive. The term comes from Latin deputatus, meaning appointed or delegated.
In Portugal, a deputado is a member of the Assembleia da República, the national parliament. Deputies are
In Brazil, the term denotes members at two levels of government. At the federal level, deputados federais
The role of a deputado is typically defined by the constitutional framework of each country, but common