facts

Russia

• Federation government
• Vladimir Putin president since May7, 2012
• 63.6% of the votes went to him
• Six year terms
• Particucaly a dictator cause he has so much power
• Russians like Putin as a president
• Dimitry Medvedev  --prime minister
• United Russia party
• Legislative branch is bicameral federal assembly of Russia
• 450 member state Duma and 166 member Federation Council
• Executive Branch- the president is the supreme commander and chief of the armed forces
• Countries are afraid to attack Russia because Putin and his weapons
• Spent nearly 72 billion dollars on arms in 2011 not as nearly as much as we spend
• They spend more to keep the military strong

 

Brazil

• Has a federal republic government
• This is when the citizens get to vote for who they want
• Dilima rousseff
• Four year term
• Re-elected two times in a row
• She was elected in 2011
• She was the first woman president in Brazil
• She got 51% of the votes
• She was arrested fir participating in political guerilla riot
• She was tortured
• The military made all the decisions back then you had no rights
• She protested against this
• She spent 3 years in prison
• Most people are very happy with their president in Brazil and like their government