Legislative Assembly of Acre

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Legislative Assembly of the State of Acre

Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Acre
15th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly
Brasao do Acre.svg
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
Leadership
President
Nicolau Júnior, PP
since 1 February 2019
Government Leader
Pedro Longo, PV
since 1 March 2021
Opposition Leader
Edvaldo Magalhães, PCdoB
Structure
Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do AC - atual.svg
Political groups
  •   MDB (3)
  •   PP (3)
  •   Independent (2)
  •   PODE (2)
  •   PSB (2)
  •   PSDB (2)
  •   PT (2)
  •   Republicanos (2)
  •   DEM (1)
  •   PCdoB (1)
  •   PDT (1)
  •   PL (1)
  •   PROS (1)
  •   PSL (1)
  •   PTB (1)
  •   PV (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Open list proportional representation
Last election
2 October 2022
Next election
4 October 2026
Meeting place
RioBranco Assembleia.JPG
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Website
www.al.ac.leg.br

The Legislative Assembly State of Acre (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Acre) is the legislative body in the government of the state of Acre in Brazil.

It is composed of 24 state deputies and located in Rio Branco, Acre.

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