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.     1