Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978. The pro-government National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA) won 231 of the 420 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 81.7%. They were the last elections held under a mandatory two-party system, as reforms were enacted in 1979 by Brazil's governing military junta, represented in Congress by ARENA, to allow a multi-party system to emerge in an effort to combat the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) by splitting their vote.
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- Elecciones parlamentarias de Brasil de 1978 (es)
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| - Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978. The pro-government National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA) won 231 of the 420 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 81.7%. They were the last elections held under a mandatory two-party system, as reforms were enacted in 1979 by Brazil's governing military junta, represented in Congress by ARENA, to allow a multi-party system to emerge in an effort to combat the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) by splitting their vote. (en)
- Las elecciones parlamentarias de Brasil fueron realizadas el 15 de noviembre de 1978. El partido político Alianza Renovadora Nacional obtuvo 231 de los 420 escaños en la Cámara de diputados y 15 de los 23 escaños en el Senado. La participación electoral fue de un 81.7%. Estas fueron las últimas elecciones llevadas a cabo bajo un sistema bipartidista, puesto a que las reformas promulgadas en 1979, dio paso al surgimiento de un sistema multipartidista que se esforzara en combatir la creciente popularidad del partido de oposición, Movimiento Democrático Brasileño (MDB). (es)
- As eleições gerais no Brasil em 1978 ocorreram em 15 de novembro (quarta-feira) e definiram a composição do Congresso Nacional para a 46ª legislatura (1979-1983). Estavam em disputa 23 vagas no Senado Federal e 420 na Câmara dos Deputados, além de 22 assentos na Câmara Alta do país preenchidos por via indireta segundo o Pacote de Abril baixado pelo Governo Federal em 1977. Os aliados da situação defendiam a ARENA e seus adversários o MDB. Coube aos eleitos aprovarem a Lei da Anistia em 1979 e a reforma política que restaurou o pluripartidarismo em 1980 e originou seis novos partidos políticos. (pt)
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| - Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978. The pro-government National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA) won 231 of the 420 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 81.7%. They were the last elections held under a mandatory two-party system, as reforms were enacted in 1979 by Brazil's governing military junta, represented in Congress by ARENA, to allow a multi-party system to emerge in an effort to combat the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) by splitting their vote. (en)
- Las elecciones parlamentarias de Brasil fueron realizadas el 15 de noviembre de 1978. El partido político Alianza Renovadora Nacional obtuvo 231 de los 420 escaños en la Cámara de diputados y 15 de los 23 escaños en el Senado. La participación electoral fue de un 81.7%. Estas fueron las últimas elecciones llevadas a cabo bajo un sistema bipartidista, puesto a que las reformas promulgadas en 1979, dio paso al surgimiento de un sistema multipartidista que se esforzara en combatir la creciente popularidad del partido de oposición, Movimiento Democrático Brasileño (MDB). (es)
- As eleições gerais no Brasil em 1978 ocorreram em 15 de novembro (quarta-feira) e definiram a composição do Congresso Nacional para a 46ª legislatura (1979-1983). Estavam em disputa 23 vagas no Senado Federal e 420 na Câmara dos Deputados, além de 22 assentos na Câmara Alta do país preenchidos por via indireta segundo o Pacote de Abril baixado pelo Governo Federal em 1977. Os aliados da situação defendiam a ARENA e seus adversários o MDB. Coube aos eleitos aprovarem a Lei da Anistia em 1979 e a reforma política que restaurou o pluripartidarismo em 1980 e originou seis novos partidos políticos. (pt)
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