<Tr> <Th> Court </Th> <Td> Supreme Federal Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seat </Th> <Td> Brasília </Td> </Tr> <P> The federal government of Brazil is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided in 26 states and a federal district . The Brazilian federal government is divided in three branches: the executive, which is headed by the President and the cabinet; the legislative, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the National Congress; and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in the Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts . The seat of the federal government is located in Brasília . This has led to "Brasília" commonly being used as a metonym for the federal government of Brazil . </P> <P> Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy . The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial . </P>

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