That can perhaps be most clearly seen by looking at the Brazilian congress, which consists of 81 senators and 513 deputies from 21 different parties.

First, a council consisting of a president and two deputies must be chosen by a two-thirds vote.

It was created in 1994 and consists of thirty-four deputies.

On 29 December 2011 it consisted of 102 deputies.

The executive committee consists of a mayor and two deputies.

The Congress consisted of 2,250 deputies elected in three different ways:

After 1989 it consisted of 542 deputies (down from previously 1,500).

It currently consists of five members and two deputies.

According to the 1991 Constitution, it consists of 400 deputies (as opposed to 240 in the ordinary one).

It consists of 50 deputies also serving a 5-year term.