The Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil.

The number of deputies elected is proportional to the size of the population of the respective state (or of the Federal District) as of 1994.

A census held every 10 years by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics is used as the basis for the distribution of the seats.

The current composition of the Board of the Chamber of Deputies is the following: President: Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB) 1st vice president: Altineu Côrtes (PL-RJ) 2nd vice president: Elmar Nascimento (UNIÃO-BA) 1st secretary: Carlos Veras (PT-PE) 2nd secretary: Lula da Fonte (PP-PE) 3rd secretary: Katarina Santana (PSD-SE) 4th secretary: Sergio Souza (MDB-PR) 1st substitute: Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (PL-SP) 2nd substitute: Paulo Folletto (PSB-ES) 3rd substitute: Victor Linhalis (Podemos-ES) 4th substitute: Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSDB-SP) On 6 March 2012, was defined division of committees between parties.

The House President, Marco Maia, believes that the proportionality between the parties / blocs must take into account the data of the last election.