President of Brazil

head of state and head of government 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
Incumbent
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

since 1 January 2023
Federal government of Brazil
StyleMr. President[1]
His Excellency
StatusHead of State
Head of Government
Member ofCabinet
National Defense Council
ResidencePalácio da Alvorada
SeatBrasília
AppointerDirect popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term lengthFour years,
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Brazil
Inaugural holderDeodoro da Fonseca
FormationProclamation of the Republic
15 November 1889
DeputyVice President of Brazil
SalaryR$ 402,151 annually[2]
Websitewww.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

Living former presidents

ImageNameTerm of officeAge
José Sarney1985–199093 years, 347 days
Fernando Collor de Mello1990–199274 years, 237 days
Fernando Henrique Cardoso1995–200292 years, 292 days
Dilma Rousseff2011–201676 years, 113 days
Michel Temer2016–201883 years, 195 days
Jair Bolsonaro2019–202368 years, 350 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.

References

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