Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 15 November 1970. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p173 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 223 of the 310 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 40 of the 46 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 77.5% in the Chamber of Deputies election.Nohlen, p194

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

Each state had two senators, with voters given two votes. In the state of Guanabara, there were two "normal" seats elected for an eight-year term, and an extra seat to complete the term of office of Senator Mario Martins, whose term was revoked by the Military Regime.

References

General elections in Brazil

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