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Aprovado na Câmara, o projeto segue agora para o Senado.

Having passed the lower house, the bill now goes to the Senate.

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Why every word is where it is

Aprovado1verbpassedaprovar · participle · masc. · sing.naprepositionin theem+a · fem. · sing. · definiteCâmara2nounlower house,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprojeto2nounbillmasc. · sing.segue3verbgoesseguir · present · 3rd sing.agoraadverbnowpara3prepositiontoodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteSenadonounSenate.
  • Aprovado → projeto: participle agreement
  • projeto → segue: subject–verb
  • segue → para: seguir para

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Fronted participle = after it was passed; Aprovado agrees with o projeto. Reduced clauses II: participial absolutes & compound forms →
  2. 2
    projeto (de lei) = bill; a Câmara (dos Deputados) = the lower house of Congress.
  3. 3
    seguir para = to go on to, move to (the next stage).