Brazil Congress Bill Search: Câmara dos Deputados Proposals

Search legislative proposals of Brazil's Câmara dos Deputados (PL, PEC, MPV, PLP, PDL...) by keyword, type, year or date: number, year, summary (ementa), presentation date and links to the official page and API record. Official open data API, no key needed.

What does Brazil Congress Bill Search do?

Search bills, constitutional amendments and provisional measures in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies by keyword, type and year.

What can you use it for?

• Monitor new Brazilian bills on topics such as energy, tax or AI.
• Track provisional measures (MPV) and constitutional amendments (PEC).
• Build public-affairs and compliance alerts with a scheduled run.
• Research legislative activity on a policy topic by year.

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
keywords	string	yes	-	Portuguese keywords, e.g. energia, imposto, inteligência artificial.
proposalType	string (PL / PLP / PEC / MPV / PDL / REQ)	no	-	Restrict to one type.
year	integer	no	-	Proposal year, e.g. 2025.
presentedAfter	string	no	-	YYYY-MM-DD.
maxResults	integer	no	30	Maximum number of results.

Example input

{
  "keywords": "energia",
  "maxResults": 30
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "proposalId": 2647392,
  "label": "MPV 1395/2026",
  "type": "MPV",
  "number": 1395,
  "year": 2026,
  "summary": "Abre crédito extraordinário, em favor do Ministério de Minas e Energia, no valor de R$ 7.520.000.000,00, para o fim que especifica.",
  "presentedAt": "2026-10-09T00:00",
  "url": "https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2647392",
  "apiUrl": "https://dadosabertos.camara.leg.br/api/v2/proposicoes/2647392",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T20:43:04.726Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
proposalId	number	2647392
label	string	"MPV 1395/2026"
type	string	"MPV"
number	number	1395
year	number	2026
summary	string	"Abre crédito extraordinário, em favor do Ministério de M...
presentedAt	string	"2026-10-09T00:00"
url	string	"https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitac...
apiUrl	string	"https://dadosabertos.camara.leg.br/api/v2/proposicoes/26...
scrapedAt	string	"2026-10-19T20:43:04.726Z"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• Keywords are matched against the official summary (ementa) and indexing terms, in Portuguese — e.g. energia, imposto, inteligência artificial.
• Results are sorted by newest proposal first.
• Data comes from the Chamber's official open data service (dadosabertos.camara.leg.br).

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

What do the type codes mean?

PL = bill (projeto de lei), PLP = complementary-law bill, PEC = constitutional amendment, MPV = provisional measure, PDL = legislative decree bill, REQ = request.

Does it include the full text?

No. Each row links to the official proposal page, where the full text and voting history are available.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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