President of Brazil

The president of Brazil (Portuguese: Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The current President is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023, who was President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil
Coat of arms of Brazil
Presidential Standard of Brazil
Incumbent Ladrão since 1 January 2023
Federal government of Brazil
Style	Mr. President[1] His Excellency
Status	Head of State Head of Government
Member of	Cabinet National Defense Council
Residence	Palácio da Alvorada
Seat	Brasília
Appointer	Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Inaugural holder	Deodoro da Fonseca
Formation	Proclamation of the Republic 15 November 1889
Deputy	Vice President of Brazil
Salary	R$ 402,151 annually[2]
Website	www.gov.br/planalto

Requirements

The national constitution says that a president be a native-born citizen of Brazil, at least 35 years of age, a resident of Brazil, a registered voter, and a member of a political party.^[3]

Terms

The president of Brazil can only be president for a term of four years,^[4] and may be re-elected for a second four term.^[5] 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 ended.^[6]

List

• 
  1st
  Deodoro da Fonseca
  1891
• 
  2nd
  Floriano Peixoto
  1891–1894
• 
  3rd
  Prudente de Morais
  1894–1898
• 
  4th
  Campos Sales
  1898–1902
• 
  5th
  Rodrigues Alves
  1902–1906
• 
  6th
  Afonso Pena
  1906–1909
• 
  7th
  Nilo Peçanha
  1909–1910
• 
  8th
  Hermes da Fonseca
  1910–1914
• 
  9th
  Venceslau Brás
  1914–1918
• 
  10th
  Delfim Moreira
  1919
• 
  11th
  Epitácio Pessoa
  1919–1922
• 
  12th
  Arthur Bernardes
  1922–1926
• 
  13th
  Washington Luís
  1926–1930
• 
  –
  Júlio Prestes
  Never took office
• 
  –
  Isaías de Noronha
  1930
• 
  –
  Tasso Fragoso
  1930
• 
  –
  Mena Barreto
  1930
• 
  14th
  Getúlio Vargas
  1930–1945
• 
  15th
  José Linhares
  1945–1946
• 
  16th
  Eurico Gaspar Dutra
  1946–1951
• 
  17th
  Getúlio Vargas
  1951–1954
• 
  18th
  Café Filho
  1954–1955
• 
  19th
  Carlos Luz
  1955
• 
  20th
  Nereu Ramos
  1955–1956
• 
  21st
  Juscelino Kubitschek
  1956–1961
• 
  22nd
  Jânio Quadros
  1961
• 
  23rd
  Ranieri Mazzilli
  1961
• 
  24th
  João Goulart
  1961–1964
• 
  25th
  Ranieri Mazzilli
  1964
• 
  26th
  Castelo Branco
  1964–1967
• 
  27th
  Artur da Costa e Silva
  1967–1969
• 
  –
  Pedro Aleixo
  Never took office
• 
  –
  Márcio Melo
  1969
• 
  –
  Aurélio de Lira Tavares
  1969
• 
  –
  Augusto Rademaker
  1969
• 
  28th
  Emílio Garrastazu Médici
  1969–1974
• 
  29th
  Ernesto Geisel
  1974–1979
• 
  30th
  João Figueiredo
  1979–1985
• 
  –
  Tancredo Neves
  Died before inauguration
• 
  31st
  José Sarney
  1985–1990
• 
  32nd
  Fernando Collor de Mello
  1990–1992
• 
  33rd
  Itamar Franco
  1992–1994
• 
  34th
  Fernando Henrique Cardoso
  1995–2002
• 
  35th
  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  2003–2010
• 
  36th
  Dilma Rousseff
  2011–2016
• 
  37th
  Michel Temer
  2016–2018
• 
  38th
  Jair Bolsonaro
  2019–2023
• 
  39th
  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  2023–present

Living former presidents

Image	Name	Term of office	Age
	José Sarney	1985–1990	95 years, 247 days
	Fernando Collor de Mello	1990–1992	76 years, 137 days
	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	1995–2002	94 years, 192 days
	Dilma Rousseff	2011–2016	78 years, 13 days
	Michel Temer	2016–2018	85 years, 95 days
	Jair Bolsonaro	2019–2023	70 years, 250 days

The longest-lived President was Venceslau Brás, who died on May 15 1966 (at the age of 98 years, 78 days).

The most recent President to die was Itamar Franco, who died on July 2, 2011.