Bring Legislative Data
to VS Code Copilot
Learn how to connect Senado Federal to VS Code Copilot and start using 21 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the Senado Federal MCP Server?
Connect to the Senado Federal Open Data API to monitor the Brazilian legislative process directly through your AI agent. Get transparency and deep insights into the upper house of the National Congress.
What you can do
- Senator Profiles — List current senators, those on leave, and access detailed metadata including party affiliations and historical positions.
- Legislative Proposals (Matérias) — Search for specific proposals, track their current status, and view the complete history of movements and actions.
- Rapporteur Tracking — Identify which senators are assigned as rapporteurs for specific bills and proposals.
- Legislative History — Explore current and historical legislatures to understand the evolution of Brazilian law.
- Mandate Analysis — Inspect the full history of mandates and political roles held by any parliamentarian.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Use 'PUBLIC' or your preferred identifier as the access key
- Start querying the Brazilian Senate database from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Journalists & Researchers — quickly verify senator backgrounds and the status of controversial bills.
- Legal Professionals — track the progress of legislative changes that affect specific sectors.
- Civic Tech Developers — integrate official government data into applications with ease.
Built-in capabilities (21)
Get detailed information about a specific committee
Get current members of a committee
Get details of a specific legislature
Get details of the current legislature
Get detailed information about a specific proposal
Get history of actions on a proposal
Get rapporteurs assigned to a proposal
Get detailed information about a specific senator
Get positions held by a senator
Get party affiliations of a senator
Get mandates held by a senator
Get details of a specific vote
List scheduled committee meetings
List scheduled sessions
List all committees
List all legislatures
List recently updated legislative proposals
g., PL, PEC). List types of legislative proposals
List senators currently on leave
List senators currently in office
List recent votes
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Senado Federal data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 21 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
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VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor
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Project-scoped MCP configs (
.vscode/mcp.json) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access - —
Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop
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GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services
Senado Federal in VS Code Copilot
Senado Federal and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Senado Federal to VS Code Copilot through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Senado Federal in VS Code Copilot
The Senado Federal MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 21 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in VS Code Copilot only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Senado Federal for VS Code Copilot
Every tool call from VS Code Copilot to the Senado Federal MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see the history of actions and movements for a specific legislative proposal?
Yes! Use the get_materia_movimentacoes tool with the Proposal ID (CodigoMateria). It will return the full chronological list of actions taken on that bill.
How do I find out which senators are currently on leave?
Simply run the list_senadores_afastados tool. It retrieves the list of Brazilian senators who are currently not in active office due to leave.
Is it possible to check the historical positions held by a senator?
Yes, use the get_senador_cargos tool with the Senator ID. It provides a detailed list of current and past positions held within the Senate and other bodies.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.
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