Presidency
of
the
Republic
of
Brazil
Executive
Office
Sub-‐Office
for
Legal
Affairs
Law
n.
12.527,
of
November
18,
2011.
Addresses
the
access
to
information
as
established
in
Article
5,
XXXIII,
Article
37,
II-‐Paragraph
3
and
Article
216,
Paragraph
2
of
the
Federal
Constitution;
modifies
Law
n.
8.112,
of
December
11,
1990;
revokes
Law
n.
11.111,
of
May
5,
2005
and
provisions
of
Law
n.
8.159,
of
January
8,
1991;
and
makes
other
provisions.
I,
THE
PRESIDENT
OF
THE
REPUBLIC,
hereby
inform
that
the
National
Congress
decrees
and
I
sanction
the
following
Law:
CHAPTER
I
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Article
1.
This
Law
establishes
the
proceedings
that
shall
be
observed
by
the
Federal
Government,
the
States,
the
Federal
District
and
Municipalities,
in
order
to
ensure
the
access
to
information
as
established
in
Article
5,
XXXIII,
Article
37,
II-‐
Paragraph
3,
and
Article
216,
Paragraph
2
of
the
Federal
Constitution.
Sole
Paragraph.
The
following
are
subordinated
to
the
regime
of
this
Law:
I
–
public
bodies
that
form
the
direct
administration
of
the
Executive
and
Legislative
Branches,
including
the
Audit
Courts;
the
Judiciary
and
the
Public
Prosecutor´s
Office;
II
–
autonomous
government
agencies,
public
foundations,
public
companies,
mixed-‐capital
companies
and
other
entities
directly
or
indirectly
controlled
by
the
Federal
Government,
the
States,
the
Federal
District
and
the
Municipalities.
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