Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Processo Legislativo Municipal

2016; CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5102/rbpp.v5i3.3631

2236-1677

José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior,

Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies

This paper is related to the legislative process in Brazilian municipalities. It describes the rights and responsibilities of municipalities in relationship to the Constitution, enumerating the powers delegated to the municipalities. The Constitution allows municipalities to enact legislation that is expressly allowed by the enumerated powers. Some powers are shared by the federal and local governments. The paper argues that municipalities can adopt alternative ways to create local law