consisting of 49 deputies, who are elected every four years, and its headquarters is located in the Boa Vista neighbourhood. In the National Congress, Pernambuco is represented by three Senators and 25 Federal Deputies. The main functions of the state deputies are to propose, analyze and vote bills. The deputies also have as responsibilities the inspection and/or investigation of the executive branch and the elaboration of the annual budget laws. Alepe has a board of directors composed of 7 deputies, 16 standing commissions, and in some situations, parliamentarians have the right to form special commissions, of a temporary nature, to deal with specific issues or establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito - CPI). The current president of Alepe is Eriberto Medeiros (PSB). For many years, the seat of Alepe was the Joaquim Nabuco Palace, whose name, since 1948, is a tribute to the abolitionist of the same name and founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras - ABL). Its construction, which had its approval by Provincial Law No. 963, was started in 1870, and its inauguration occurred on March 1, 1875. The author of the project was the engineer José Tibúrcio Pereira de Magalhães and the work was carried out by the architect José Inácio D'Ávila. After functioning as the seat of the legislative power for much of its history, the Joaquim Nabuco Palace ceased to have this function as of August 1, 2017 and became the State Legislative Museum, displaying various objects and documents that show the history of this power, the palace is now open to visits by tourists and students. The current headquarters of the state legislative power is the Governor Miguel Arraes de Alencar Building, which is named after former governor Miguel Arraes. The plenary of the new headquarters is called Governor Eduardo Campos Plenary. Court of Accounts The Court of Accounts of Pernambuco (Tribunal de Contas de Pernambuco - TCE-PE) has as its primary functions to assist the legislative power in the external control of the entire public administration and to supervise the application of all public money belonging to the state and municipalities. This inspection occurs in all powers and in the 184 municipalities of Pernambuco, including public entities with decentralized administration and indirect administration (autarchies, foundations, public companies and mixed economy companies). The Court of Auditors was installed on October 15, 1968, by then governor