members present.
Article 141
The legislative acts of the Assembly of the Republic shall take the form of laws, and its other deliberations shall take
the form of resolutions. Both shall be published in the Boletim da Republica.
Article 142
The President of the Assembly of the Republic shall have power to:
a) convene and chair sessions of the Assembly of the Republic and its Standing Commission;
b) monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Assembly of the Republic;
c) sign laws adopted by the Assembly of the Republic, and submit them to the President of the Republic for
promulgation;
d) sign and order the publication of resolutions of the Assembly of the Republic;
e) represent the Assembly of the Republic domestically and internationally.
Article 143
In case of absence or disability, the functions of the President of the Assembly of the Republic shall be exercised by
members of the Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic, as stipulated by the standing orders of the
Assembly.
Article 144
1. No deputy to the People's Assembly may be arrested, unless apprehended in the very act of committing a criminal
offense. No deputy may be brought to trial without the consent of the Assembly or its Standing Commission.
2. Deputies to the People's Assembly shall be tried by the Supreme Court.
Article 145
1. Deputies to the People's Assembly may not be sued, detained, or put on trial for opinions voiced or votes cast in
exercising their functions as deputies.
2. The above does not apply to civil or criminal responsibility for defamation or slander.
Article 146
1. Any deputy to the Assembly of the Republic may resign.
2. The disqualification and resignation of deputies to the Assembly of the Republic shall be regulated by law.
SECTION II. STANDING COMMISSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC
Article 147
1. The Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic shall be the governing board of the Assembly of the
Republic.
2. The Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic shall be composed of the President of the Assembly
and deputies elected by the Assembly of the Republic among its members.
3. The composition of the Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic shall be established by law.
Article 148
The Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic shall have power to:
a) coordinate the activities of the commissions of the Assembly of the Republic;
b) conduct the relations between the Assembly of the Republic and assemblies and equivalent institutions in other
countries;
c) prepare and organize sessions of the Assembly of the Republic.
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