As one may not take both itemized deductions and a standard deduction, taxpayers generally choose the deduction that results in the lesser amount of tax owed.
Brazil is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Executive power is exercised by the executive branch, headed by the President, advised by a Cabinet.
Confidence votes 36.1K. Dilma Vana Rousseff is the President of Brazil as of January 2011. She is the 36th President of Brazil, and the first woman president of Brazil. Daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant, Rousseff was formerly a socialist guerilla who fought against the military dictatorship at the time.