Which of the following about Brazil's Chamber of Deputies and Senate is TRUE?
a. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate share equal authority to make laws and both must approve a bill for it to become a law.
b. The Senate may advise on legislative matters but it has no authority to make laws, a power that rests solely with the Chamber of Deputies.
c. Both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate must approve presidential nominees.
d. The Chamber of Deputies is empowered to impeach top officials, including the president.
e. The Chamber of Deputies has the power to block but not make legislation.
a
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