The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the

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and

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The president leads the

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of the

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and is the commander-in-chief of the

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. The

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was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'état against

Emperor Pedro II Dom PedroII (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous" ( pt, O Magnânimo), was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Empe ...

. Since then, Brazil has had six

constitutions A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princip ...

, three dictatorships, and three democratic periods. During the democratic periods, voting has always been

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. The

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, along with several

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, establishes the requirements, powers, and responsibilities of the president, their term of office and the method of election.

Jair Bolsonaro Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He was elected in 2018 as a member of the Social Liberal Party, which he turn ...

is the 38th and current president. He was sworn in on 1 January 2019 following the 2018 presidential election.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Party, ...

, who previously occupied the presidency from 2003 to 2010, was elected president following the

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and is expected to take up office on 1 January 2023.

Constitutional powers

As a republic with a presidential executive, Brazil grants significant powers to the president, who effectively controls the executive branch, represents the country abroad, and appoints the

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and, with the approval of the

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, the judges for the

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. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the

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. Presidents in Brazil have significant lawmaking powers, exercised either by proposing laws to the National Congress or by using (

provisional measure A provisional measure ( pt, medida provisória) is a legal act in Brazil through which the President of Brazil can, "in important and urgent cases", enact law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or govern ...

s), an instrument with the force of law that the president can enact in cases of urgency and necessity except to make changes to some areas of law (provisional measures cannot be used to change criminal law or electoral law). A provisional measure comes into effect immediately, before Congress votes on it, and remains in force for up to 60 days unless Congress votes to rescind it. The 60-day period can be extended once, up to 120 days. If Congress, on the other hand, votes to approve the provisional measure, it becomes an actual law, with changes decided by the legislative branch. The provisional measure expires at the end of the 60-day period (or the 120-day, in the case of extension), or sooner, if rejected by one of the Houses of Congress. Article 84 of the current Federal Constitution, determines that the president has the power to # appoint and dismiss the ministers of state; # exercise, with the assistance of the ministers of state, the higher management of the federal administration; # initiate the legislative procedure, in the manner and in the cases set forth in the Constitution; # sanction, promulgate, and order the publication of laws, as well as issue decrees and regulations for the true enforcement thereof; # veto bills, wholly or in part; # provide, by means of decree, on organization and structure of federal administration if there is neither increase of expenses nor creation or extinction of public agencies; and extinction of offices or positions, when vacant; # maintain relations with foreign States and to accredit their diplomatic representatives; # conclude international treaties, conventions and acts, subject to the ratification of the

National Congress of Brazil The National Congress of Brazil ( pt, Congresso Nacional do Brasil) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government. Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senat ...

; # decree the state of defense and the state of siege, in accordance with the constitutional procedures that precede and authorize those emergency decrees; # decree and enforce federal intervention, in accordance with the constitutional procedures that precede and authorize such exceptional action; # upon the opening of the legislative session, send a government message and plan to the National Congress, describing the state of the nation and requesting the actions he deems necessary; # grant pardons and reduce sentences, after hearing the entities instituted by law, if necessary; # exercise the supreme command of the armed forces, appoint the commanders of navy, army and air force, promote general officers and to appoint them to the offices held exclusively by them; # appoint, after approval by the Federal Senate, the Justices of the Supreme Federal Court and those of the superior courts, the Governors of the territories, the Prosecutor General of the Republic, the president and the directors of the Central Bank and other civil servants, when established by law; # appoint, with due regard for the provisions of Article 73, the Justices of the Court of Accounts of the Union; # appoint judges in the events established by this constitution and the Attorney General of the Union; # appoint members of the Council of the Republic, in accordance with article 89, VII; # summon and preside over the Council of the Republic and the National Defense Council; # declare war, in the event of foreign aggression, authorized by the National Congress or confirmed by it, whenever it occurs between legislative sessions and, under the same conditions, to decree full or partial national mobilization; # make peace, authorized or confirmed by the National Congress; # award decorations and honorary distinctions; # permit, in the cases set forth by supplementary law, foreign forces to pass through the national territory, or to remain temporarily therein; # submit to the National Congress the pluriannual plan, the bill of budgetary directives and the budget proposals set forth in this constitution; # render, each year, accounts to the National Congress concerning the previous fiscal year, within sixty days of the opening of the legislative session; # fill and abolish federal government positions, as set forth by law; # issue provisional measures, with force of law, according to Article 62; # perform other duties set forth in the constitution.

Election

Requirements

The

requires that a president be a

native-born citizen ''Jus soli'' ( , , ; meaning "right of soil"), commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship. ''Jus soli'' was part of the English common law, in contras ...

of Brazil, at least 35 years of age, a resident of Brazil, in full exercise of their electoral rights, a registered voter, and a member of a

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(

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or independent candidates are prohibited).

Term limits

The president of Brazil serves for a term of four years, and may be re-elected for a single consecutive term. This two-term limit, however, is not for life—a former president who has served for two consecutive terms may run for the presidency again after at least one term has elapsed. A

vice president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

or other officer who succeeds to the presidency or who serves, albeit briefly, as

acting president An acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of a country's president when the incumbent president is unavailable (such as by illness or a vacation) or when the post is vacant (such as for death, injury, resignation, dismissal ...

during a certain presidential term may subsequently be elected or reelected to the presidency only once, as the consecutive term limit already applies. In practice, Brazilian vice-presidents almost always serve as acting president at some point during a presidential term, given that, according to the

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, the vice-president becomes acting president during the president's travels abroad.

Running for other offices

A sitting president (or governor or mayor) who wishes to run for a different office, regardless of the intended jurisdiction or branch of government, must resign from office at least six months before

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History

The possibility of

reelection The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ...

was established by the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, in 1997. Before that, presidents had been barred from immediate reelection for all of Brazil's republican history, with the single exception of the latter half of the

Vargas Era The Vargas Era (Portuguese: ''Era Vargas''; ) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1945, when the country was governed by president Getúlio Vargas. The period from 1930 to 1937 is known as the Second Brazilian Republic, and ...

, from 1937 to 1945. The office was limited to men until the 1937 Constitution.

Compensation and privileges of office

As of 2015,Diário da União publica reajuste de salários de parlamentares, presidente e ministros ("Brazilian 'Federal Register' publishes a pay raise for senators, representatives, president and ministries")
''

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'', ''

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

'', 19 December 2014. Retrieved on 29 May 2018. the president receives a monthly salary of R$30,934.70, along with an undisclosed expense account to cover travel, goods and services while in office. Given that in Brazil all private and public sector employees and civil servants receive an additional compensation equivalent to one monthly salary after a year of work (this compensation is known as the ''thirteenth salary''), the president receives 13 payments per year, resulting in an annual salary of R$402,151.10. The ''

Palácio do Planalto The Palácio do Planalto () in Brasília is the official workplace of the president of Brazil.Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

is the official workplace of the president and the ''

Palácio da Alvorada The Palácio da Alvorada () is the official residence of the President of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of Brasília, on a peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built between 19 ...

'' their official residence. The president is entitled to use its staff and facilities. The '' Residência Oficial do Torto'', popularly known as ''Granja do Torto'', is a ranch located on the outskirts of the capital and is used as a country retreat by the president. The ''

Palácio Rio Negro The Palácio Rio Negro ( en, Rio Negro Palace) is a palace located in Petrópolis, situated in a mountainous part of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the official residences of the President of Brazil, used mainly as a country r ...

'' in

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, Rio de Janeiro, is a summer retreat of the president, although used rarely. In addition, the presidency of the republic also maintains the Jaburu Palace in Brasília for use by the vice president of the Republic as his or her official residence. In the 2000s, the federal government decided to establish ''Regional Offices of the Presidency of the Republic'' in certain key Brazilian cities. Those regional offices are not presidential residences, but they are fully staffed offices ready to receive the president and his ministers at any time, and they function as a presidential workplace when the president is in those cities. The first regional office of the presidency was established in the city of São Paulo, and is located at the

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building at the

Paulista Avenue Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista in Portuguese, ''Paulista'' being the demonym for those born in the state of São Paulo) is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil. It stretches and runs northwest to southeast. Its northwest p ...

; the building also houses Banco do Brasil's regional headquarters in São Paulo. The presidency of the republic also maintains regional offices in

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and in

. For ground travel, the president uses the

presidential state car An official state car is a vehicle used by a government to transport its head of state or head of government in an official capacity, which may also be used occasionally to transport other members of the government or visiting dignitaries from ot ...

, which is an armored version of the 2019

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built on a

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. A 1952

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is used by the president on ceremonial occasions, such as Independence Day commemorations, state visits and the

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of the president-elect. A modified version of the

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designation VC-1A, is used to transport the president on all medium international flights,FAB 001 – O Avião Presidencial
DefesaBR. Retrieved on 27 May 2011. . for intercontinental flights the president uses a military version of a

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, called KC-30. Two modified

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jets, air force designation VC-2, are used for short and medium range presidential travel. When the president is on board, the aircraft receive the call sign "

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". Two modified military versions of the

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, air force designation

VH-34 The Sikorsky H-34 "Choctaw" (company designation S-58) is an American piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy. It has seen extended use when ad ...

, are currently used as the main presidential helicopters. File:Palácio do Planalto GGFD8938.jpg, ''

Palácio do Planalto The Palácio do Planalto () in Brasília is the official workplace of the president of Brazil.Palácio da Alvorada The Palácio da Alvorada () is the official residence of the President of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of Brasília, on a peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built between 19 ...

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'' File:Flag hoisting ceremony at the Planalto Palace (cropped).jpg,

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File:25 08 2021 Cerimônia do Dia do Soldado, com a imposição de condecorações (51401972171).jpg, Secondary presidential state car File:Rolls-Royce Presidencial.jpg, Ceremonial state car File:FAB2901 KC30 Brazilian Air Force.jpg, Intercontinental presidential aircraft (KC-30) File:Airbus A319CJ Brazilian Air Force FAB2101 (23034931879).jpg, Regional presidential aircraft (VC-1A) File:Embraer VC-2, Brazil - Air Force JP6903556.jpg, Secondary presidential aircraft (VC-2) File:Helicoptero-presidencial-brasil-2020(cortado).jpg, Presidential helicopter (VH-34 and VH-36)

Removal

The president may be removed from officeConstitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil 1988
- SECTION III - LIABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC (English translation) using one of two procedures. In either case, two-thirds of the

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must accept charges against the officeholder (

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); and if the Senate accepts the investigation, the president is suspended from exercising the functions of office for up to 180 days. In the case of "common criminal offenses", a trial then takes place at the

. In the case of "crimes of malversation", which must fall into one of seven broad areas and which is defined in more detail in law, a trial takes place at the

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. During the trial, the vice president exercises executive power. If the trial does not result in a conviction within 180 days, the president resumes office; a conviction results in removal from office and succession by the vice president. The seven areas are: # The existence of the Union # The free exercise of the Legislative Power, the Judicial Power, the Public Prosecution and the constitutional Powers of the units of the Federation # The exercise of political, individual and social rights # The internal security of the country # Probity in the administration # The budgetary law # Compliance with the laws and with court decisions

Post-presidency

The following privileges are guaranteed to former presidents by law: *Permanent security protection (by the presidential guard – '' Batalhão da Guarda Presidencial'') *The use of two official vehicles (for life) *Repository funding for a presidential library *Lifelong monthly pension for their widows and unmarried daughters *Pension for sons of deceased ex-presidents until they come of age

Office-holders

All presidents of Brazil have borne the title ''President of the Republic''. That title has been used by all the constitutions of Brazil since the proclamation of the Republic to refer to the head of the Executive Branch. However, from the proclamation of the Republic in 1889 until 1937 the country was officially styled ''Republic of the United States of Brazil'', and from 1937 to 1967 the country was styled simply ''The United States of Brazil'', and thus the full title of the presidents of the Republic from 1891 until 1967—that is, from

Deodoro da Fonseca Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (; 5 August 1827 – 23 August 1892) was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the first president of Brazil. He was born in Alagoas in a military family, followed a military career, and became a n ...

's inauguration as President (between 1889 and 1891 he served as Head of the Provisional Government) until the end of Humberto Castello Branco's term in 1967—was ''President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil''. On 15 March 1967, the country's official name was changed to ''Federative Republic of Brazil''. On that same date,

Arthur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva (; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the ...

was sworn in as President succeeding Castello Branco. Since Costa e Silva, therefore, all presidents of Brazil have borne the full title of ''President of the Federative Republic of Brazil''. File:Deodoro da Fonseca (1889).jpg, File:Floriano Peixoto (1891).jpg, File:Prudentedemorais.jpg, File:Campos Sales.jpg, File:Rodrigues Alves 3.jpg, File:Afonso Pena.jpg, File:Nilo Peçanha 02.jpg, File:Hermes da Fonseca (1910).jpg, File:Venceslau Brás.jpg, File:Delfim Moreira (1918).jpg, File:Epitacio Pessoa (1919).jpg, File:Artur Bernardes (1922).jpg, File:Washington Luís (foto).jpg, File:Cartão-postal de Campanha de Júlio Prestes - 1930 (cropped).jpg, File:Isaías de Noronha 2, sem data.tif, File:Augusto Tasso Fragoso.jpg, File:João de Deus Menna Barreto, General, 1931.tif, File:Getulio Vargas (1930).jpg, File:José Linhares, presidente dos Estados Unidos do Brasil.tif, File:GASPARDUTRA.jpg, File:17 - Getúlio Dorneles Vargas 1951 derivative.jpg, File:Café Filho.jpg, File:CarlosLuz.jpg, File:Nereu.gif, File:Juscelino.jpg, File:Janio Quadros.png, File:Ranieri Mazzilli (1961).jpg, File:Jango.jpg, File:Ranieri Mazzilli (1961).jpg, File:Castelobranco.jpg, File:Costa e Silva.jpg, File:Pedro Aleixo.jpg, File:Brigadeiro Márcio de Souza Mello, Ministro da Aeronáutica.tif, File:Aurélio de Lira Tavares, General, Ministro do Exército..tif, File:Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Vice-presidente da República..tif, File:Emílio Garrastazu Médici, presidente da República. (cropped).tif, File:Ernesto Geisel.jpg, File:Figueiredo.jpg, File:Senador Tancredo Neves (cropped).jpg, File:Foto Oficial Sarney EBC.jpg, File:Fernando Collor official portrait.jpg, File:Itamar Franco Faixa Presidencial.jpg, File:Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1994).jpg, File:Lula - foto oficial - 05 jan 2007 (cropped 3).jpg, File:Dilma Rousseff - foto oficial 2011-01-09.jpg, File:Presidente Michel Temer com a faixa presidencial.jpg, File:2022-09-07 Desfile Cívico-Militar por ocasião das Comemorações do Bicentenário da Independência do Brasil - 52341366768 (cropped).jpg, File:Lula - foto oficial - 05 jan 2007 (cropped 3).jpg,

Presidents by birth state

: 9 (

Afonso Pena Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (; 30 November 1847 – 14 June 1909) was a Brazilian politician who served as the List of presidents of Brazil, sixth president of Brazil between 1906 and 1909. Before his political career, Pena had been an attorney ...

Venceslau Brás Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Ca ...

Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro (; 7 November 1868 – 1 July 1920) was a Brazilian politician who served as tenth president of Brazil. Biography He was born in Minas Gerais state to a Portuguese father and to a Portuguese Brazilian mother wh ...

Arthur Bernardes Artur da Silva Bernardes (; 8 August 1875 – 23 March 1955) was a Brazilian politician who served as 12th president of Brazil during the First Brazilian Republic. Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, he was elected Governor of Minas Gerais in 1918. ...

Carlos Luz Carlos Coimbra da Luz (; 4 August 1894 – 9 February 1961) was a Brazilian people, Brazilian Political figure, politician, lawyer, teacher and journalist who served as acting president of Brazil from November 8 to November 11, 1955. After the ...

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

, ''

Pedro Aleixo Pedro Aleixo (1 August 1901 – 3 March 1975) served as President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1937 and as the 16th vice president of Brazil from 15 March 1967 to 14 October 1969. As President of the Chamber of Deputies he witnessed the coup d' ...

'', ''

Tancredo Neves Tancredo de Almeida Neves () (4 March 1910 – 21 April 1985) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He served as Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Financ ...

'',

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first w ...

) : 7 (

Prudente de Morais Prudente José de Morais e Barros (; 4 October 1841 – 3 December 1902) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the third president of Brazil. He is notable as the first civilian president of the country, the first to be elected by direc ...

Campos Sales Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles (; 15 February 1841 – 28 June 1913) was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer, and politician who served as the fourth president of Brazil. He was born in the city of Campinas, São Paulo. He graduated as a law ...

Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as president of the Province of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected the ...

, ''

Júlio Prestes Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque (; 15 March 1882 – 9 February 1946) was a Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician. He was the last elected President of Brazil of the period known as the Old Republic, but never took office because the govern ...

'',

Ranieri Mazzilli Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (; 27 April 1910 – 21 April 1975) was a Brazilian politician who served as Federal Deputy from 1951 to 1967 and President of the Chamber of Deputies (speaker of the house) from 1958 to 1965. During his term as speak ...

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

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Hermes da Fonseca Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth President of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president ...

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

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Artur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva (; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Br ...

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Nilo Peçanha Nilo Procópio Peçanha (; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician who served as seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. He assu ...

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Floriano Peixoto Floriano Vieira Peixoto ( 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguay ...

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Itamar Franco Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (; 28 June 19302 July 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 33rd president of Brazil from 29 December 1992 to 31 December 1994. Previously, he was the 21st vice president of Brazil from 1990 until the ...

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Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra (; 18 May 1883 – 11 June 1974) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the 16th president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first President of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the ...

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Jânio Quadros Jânio da Silva Quadros (; January 25, 1917 – February 16, 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Fe ...

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José Sarney José Sarney de Araújo Costa (; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as 31st president of Brazil from 1985 to 1990. He briefly served as the 20th vice president of ...

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Epitácio Pessoa Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa (; 23 May 1865 – 13 February 1942) was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as 11th president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office due to illness, after bein ...

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Café Filho João Fernandes Campos Café Filho (; 3 February 1899 – 20 February 1970) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy ...

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Nereu Ramos Nereu de Oliveira Ramos (; 3 September 1888 – 16 June 1958) was a Brazilian political figure. He briefly served as interim president of Brazil in the aftermath of the political crisis which culminated in the suicide of President Getúlio Varg ...

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