The Federal Constitution provides that States can incorporate each other, subdivide or dismember themselves to annex to others, or form new States ...

The Federal Constitution provides that States can incorporate each other, subdivide or dismember themselves to annex to others, or form new States or Federal Territories, with the approval of the directly interested population. In this case, the referred popular approval occurs:


a) through a plebiscite.
b) through a referendum.
c) by voting on a complementary law in the Legislative Assemblies.
d) through an amendment to the respective State Constitutions.
e) on the same date as the election for President of the Republic.