BAHIA
Constituição do Estado da Bahia (1989) + Regimento Interno da ALBA
Constituição do Estado da Bahia (5 out. 1989) Art. 65 e ss. (Assembleia Legislativa — sessões públicas, Ordem do Dia, sessão secreta); Regimento Interno da ALBA (vigente — última reforma) — sessão ordinária, extraordinária, solene, secreta; Pauta ...
Sunshine Score
| Advance Notice | 2 days, online posting required |
|---|---|
| Public Comment | Not required |
| Closed Sessions | 3 permitted categories |
| Minutes | Required, online posting required |
| Recording | —, broadcast required |
| Remote Participation | Allowed |
| Enforcement | Voidable, legislature included |
Agenda & Notice Requirements
Online posting: Required
Pauta da Ordem do Dia (session agenda) must be published in advance per Regimento Interno da Assembleia Legislativa. Most state assemblies publish the Ordem do Dia on their official website and distribute to members. Constituição Estadual guarantees public access to sessions. LAI (Lei 12.527/2011) requires proactive disclosure of meeting schedules and agendas.
Agenda changes at meeting: Allowed — Absolute majority (maioria absoluta) vote required to add urgent items to the Ordem do Dia. Urgency regime (regime de urgência) requires two-thirds vote in most state Regimentos Internos.
Public Participation
Brazilian state assemblies hold public sessions (sessões públicas) open to observers, but formal public comment at plenary sessions is not the standard model. Public participation occurs through Audiências Públicas (separate public hearings convened by committees or the full assembly), which are required for budgetary matters (CF/1988 Art. 165 + state constitution equivalents) and major legislation. LAI ensures public access to records. Most assemblies have a gallery (tribuna pública) for civil society participation in Audiências Públicas.
Virtual Meetings
Post-pandemic, Brazilian state assemblies adopted hybrid session models through Regimento Interno amendments, permitting deputies (deputados estaduais) to participate and vote remotely via official assembly platforms. Specific provisions vary by state; most allow remote quorum counting. Details available in each assembly's most recent Regimento Interno (typically amended 2020-2022).
Closed Sessions
Closed (executive) sessions: Allowed under specific circumstances
Permitted Categories
Meeting Minutes
Online posting: Required
Content requirements: Atas must record: attendance (deputados presentes), agenda items voted on (Ordem do Dia), voting results (deliberações plenárias), and any documents incorporated into the record (proposituras, emendas). Verbatim records (taquigrafia/notas taquigráficas) are maintained for debates. Brazilian state assemblies maintain both summary Atas and full stenographic records under their Regimento Interno.
Recording & Broadcast
Enforcement
Scope
This law applies to:
Legislature: Covered by this law
Accessibility & Language Access
ADA accessibility: Federal Law 13.146/2015 (Lei Brasileira de Inclusão — LBI / Estatuto da Pessoa com Deficiência) Art. 44 requires that public session venues be accessible. Most state assemblies have made physical and digital accessibility improvements under LBI. Sign language (LIBRAS) interpretation is increasingly provided for public sessions.
Language access: Portuguese is the sole official language for all Brazilian state assembly proceedings. No statutory requirements for multilingual access to legislative sessions. Indigenous language services are not required by statute for state assembly plenary sessions (though the federal Congress uses Portuguese exclusively).