President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) facts for kids
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Member of | National Defense Council Council of the Republic |
Residence | Lago Sul, Brasília, Federal District |
Seat | National Congress, Brasília, Federal District |
Appointer | Chamber of Deputies
Elected by the Chamber
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Term length | Two years, not eligible for re-election immediately |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Brazil |
Formation | 25 March 1824 |
First holder | Luís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho |
Succession | Second |
Salary | R$ 405,156 annually |
The president of the Chamber of Deputies is the speaker of the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, elected by his peers for a two-year term.
Arthur Lira, a deputy from Alagoas and a member of Progressistas, currently holds the office since 1 February 2021.
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Role as presiding officer
The President of the Chamber of Deputies is third in line to the president, serves as Vice-President of the Republic in their absence, is a member of the National Defense Council and the Council of the Republic. The President is required to be natively-born in Brazil. The President is the representative of the House when it rules collectively, besides being the supervisor of their work and their order, and chairs the Bureau of the Chamber.
The Chairman of the Board, during legislative sessions: preside them, maintain order, call upon speakers, check the remaining time of each speaker or aparteante invite the tor to express himself is speaking for or against a particular proposition, interrupt or removing the word speaker who departs from the subject, determining non-inclusion in the minutes or speech aside, inviting Member to withdraw from the enclosure when this is hindering the order, suspend or adjourn the session, to authorize publication of information or documents, appoint Special Committee, after hearing the College Leaders, decide questions of order, announcing the agenda, announcing the project completed by the Commission voting on matters discussed, announce the result of the vote, declaring prejudicial project, organize the agenda, heard the college of leaders, cnvocar sessions, the tie vote overt censorship and apply verbal Representatives.
Also responsible to the President, under the Commissions: appoint the members and alternate means of communication or whatever Leaders of this Regimental after the deadline, the confiscation of the place of Mr missing, ensuring their full operation, request the Rapporteur or another member of Commission convene the Standing Committees to elect their presidents and judge appeal on a point of order and observe and enforce the bylaws of the Chamber of Deputies.
Other duties of the position include: distributing the materials to be discussed between the committees, defer the withdrawal of proposal on the agenda, dispatching requirements, determine the filing or reopening of propositions, determine publicção matter concerning the Voice of Brazil, decide on special session of Congress, to give ownership to Deputies and give them license states the vacant position of Deputy, uphold the prestige and decorum of the House.
Due to their position, can not provide the Chairman Mr proposition as, or to vote in plenary, except in case of a secret ballot or a result of the tie vote ostentatious. While discussing the matter should go over to his deputy, and can not resume prsidência while discussing matters that are proposed to discuss.
List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
Empire of Brazil (1826–1889)
No. | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Province | ||
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1 | Luís da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho (1760–1826) |
8 May 1826 | 21 December 1826 | 227 days | Moderate Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
2 | Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (1791–1854) |
4 May 1827 | 2 June 1827 | 29 days | Liberal-Radical Party | Rio de Janeiro | ||
3 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) |
2 June 1827 | 5 May 1828 | 338 days | Moderate Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
4 | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860) |
5 May 1828 | 6 July 1828 | 62 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
5 | Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860) |
6 July 1828 | 4 May 1829 | 302 days | Progressive League (Brazil) | Grão-Pará | ||
6 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) |
4 May 1829 | 4 May 1830 | 1 year, 0 days | Moderate Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
7 | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860) |
4 May 1830 | 3 July 1830 | 60 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
8 | José Ribeiro Soares da Rocha | 3 July 1830 | 3 August 1830 | 31 days | Independent | Bahia | ||
9 | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860) |
3 August 1830 | 4 May 1831 | 274 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
10 | Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1775–1844) |
4 May 1831 | 11 July 1831 | 68 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
11 | José Martiniano de Alencar (1829–1877) |
11 July 1831 | 16 May 1832 | 310 days | Liberal-Radical Party | Ceará | ||
12 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) |
16 May 1832 | 2 May 1834 | 1 year, 351 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
13 | Bento de Oliveira Braga | 2 May 1834 | 7 June 1834 | 36 days | Liberal-Radical Party | Rio de Janeiro | ||
14 | Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866) |
7 June 1834 | 11 August 1834 | 65 days | Progressive League (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
15 | Antônio Maria de Moura (1794–1842) |
11 August 1834 | 2 May 1835 | 264 days | Popular Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
16 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) |
2 May 1835 | 27 September 1837 | 2 years, 148 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
17 | Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí (1793–1875) |
27 September 1837 | 6 May 1840 | 2 years, 222 days | Popular Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
18 | Joaquim Marcelino de Brito (1799–1879) |
6 May 1840 | 16 May 1841 | 1 year, 10 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
19 | Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860) |
16 May 1841 | 7 August 1841 | 83 days | Progressive League (Brazil) | Grão-Pará | ||
20 | Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866) |
7 August 1841 | 4 April 1842 | 240 days | Progressive League (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
21 | Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886) |
4 April 1842 | 12 January 1843 | 283 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | São Paulo | ||
22 | Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda, Baron of Pirapama (1799–1882) |
12 January 1843 | 1 January 1845 | 1 year, 355 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
23 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) |
1 January 1845 | 21 June 1845 | 171 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
24 | José Joaquim Fernandes Torres (1797–1869) |
21 June 1845 | 25 June 1846 | 1 year, 4 days | Progressive League (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
25 | Francisco Muniz Tavares (1793–1876) |
25 June 1846 | 2 May 1847 | 311 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
26 | José Pedro Dias de Carvalho (1808–1881) |
2 May 1847 | 24 June 1848 | 1 year, 53 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
27 | Antônio Pinto Chichorro da Gama (1800–1887) |
24 June 1848 | 1 January 1850 | 1 year, 191 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Pernambuco | ||
28 | Gabriel Mendes dos Santos (1800–1873) |
1 January 1850 | 30 April 1852 | 2 years, 120 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Minas Gerais | ||
29 | José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883) |
30 April 1852 | 20 May 1852 | 20 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
30 | Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá (1804–1868) |
20 May 1852 | 16 May 1854 | 1 year, 361 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Pernambuco | ||
31 | Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi (1812–1887) |
16 May 1854 | 15 May 1861 | 6 years, 364 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
32 | Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875) |
15 May 1861 | 1 January 1864 | 2 years, 231 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
33 | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877) |
1 January 1864 | 1 January 1865 | 31 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Paraná | ||
34 | Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870) |
1 February 1864 | 10 August 1864 | 191 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Maranhão | ||
35 | Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882) |
10 August 1864 | 31 August 1866 | 2 years, 21 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Minas Gerais | ||
36 | Saldanha Marinho (1816–1895) |
31 August 1866 | 15 May 1867 | 257 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
37 | Francisco de Paula da Silveira Lobo (1826–1886) |
15 May 1867 | 15 May 1869 | 2 years, 0 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
38 | Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875) |
15 May 1869 | 8 June 1869 | 24 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
39 | Joaquim Otávio Nébias (1811–1872) |
8 June 1869 | 15 May 1870 | 341 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | São Paulo | ||
40 | Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi (1812–1887) |
15 May 1870 | 14 August 1871 | 1 year, 91 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
41 | Jerônimo José Teixeira Júnior, Viscount of Cruzeiro (1830–1892) |
14 August 1871 | 30 March 1873 | 1 year, 228 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
42 | Inocêncio de Araújo Góis, Baron of Araújo Góis (1811–1897) |
30 March 1873 | 17 June 1874 | 1 year, 79 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
43 | Manuel Francisco Correia (1831–1905) |
17 June 1874 | 9 February 1877 | 2 years, 237 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Paraná | ||
44 | Paulino de Sousa (1834–1901) |
9 February 1877 | 22 December 1878 | 1 year, 316 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
45 | Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882) |
22 December 1878 | 1 January 1882 | 3 years, 10 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Minas Gerais | ||
46 | Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (1816–1887) |
1 January 1882 | 15 February 1882 | 45 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Minas Gerais | ||
47 | Martim Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886) |
15 February 1882 | 28 March 1882 | 41 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | São Paulo | ||
48 | João Ferreira Moura (1830–1912) |
28 March 1882 | 11 July 1882 | 105 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Bahia | ||
49 | José Lima Duarte, Viscount of Lima Duarte (1826–1896) |
11 July 1882 | 18 June 1884 | 1 year, 343 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Minas Gerais | ||
50 | Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896) |
18 June 1884 | 31 August 1884 | 74 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | São Paulo | ||
51 | Manuel Alves de Araújo (1832–1908) |
31 August 1884 | 16 March 1885 | 197 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Paraná | ||
52 | Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896) |
15 March 1885 | 5 May 1885 | 51 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | São Paulo | ||
53 | Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto (1836–1906) |
5 May 1885 | 7 August 1885 | 94 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Piauí | ||
54 | André Augusto de Pádua Fleury (1830–1895) |
7 August 1885 | 19 May 1886 | 285 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Goiás | ||
55 | Domingos de Andrade Figueira (1834–1910) |
19 May 1886 | 14 May 1887 | 360 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
56 | Augusto Gomes de Castro (1836–1909) |
14 May 1887 | 21 May 1888 | 1 year, 6 days | Conservative Party (Brazil) | Maranhão | ||
57 | Henrique de Lucena, Baron of Lucena (1835–1913) |
21 May 1888 | 15 November 1889 | 1 year, 178 days | Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831) | Pernambuco |
Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)
No. | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | State | ||
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1 | João da Mata Machado (1850–1901) |
18 June 1891 | 31 October 1891 | 135 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
2 | Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (1841–1941) |
31 October 1891 | 18 August 1892 | 292 days | PRP | São Paulo | ||
3 | João Lopes Ferreira Filho (1854–1928) |
18 August 1892 | 17 May 1894 | 1 year, 272 days | Federalist | Ceará | ||
4 | Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929) |
17 May 1894 | 19 May 1896 | 2 years, 2 days | Federal Republican Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
5 | Artur César Rios (1846–1906) |
19 May 1896 | 9 May 1899 | 2 years, 355 days | Bahia Republican Party | Bahia | ||
6 | Carlos Vaz de Melo (1842–1904) |
9 May 1899 | 6 May 1903 | 3 years, 362 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
7 | Francisco de Paula Oliveira Guimarães (1852–1909) |
6 May 1903 | 9 May 1907 | 4 years, 3 days | Bahia Republican Party | Bahia | ||
8 | Carlos Peixoto (1871–1917) |
9 May 1907 | 5 May 1909 | 1 year, 361 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
9 | Sabino Barroso (1859–1919) |
5 May 1909 | 21 November 1914 | 5 years, 200 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
10 | Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920) |
21 November 1914 | 8 July 1917 | 2 years, 229 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
11 | Sabino Barroso (1859–1919) |
8 July 1917 | 6 July 1919 | 1 year, 363 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
12 | Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920) |
6 July 1919 | 7 May 1920 | 0 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
13 | Júlio Bueno Brandão (1858–1931) |
7 May 1920 | 16 May 1921 | 1 year, 9 days | PR Mineiro | Minas Gerais | ||
14 | Arnolfo Azevedo (1868–1942) |
16 May 1921 | 1 January 1927 | 5 years, 230 days | PRP | São Paulo | ||
15 | Sebastião do Rego Barros (1879–1946) |
9 May 1927 | 11 November 1930 | 3 years, 186 days | Federal Republican Party (Brazil) | Pernambuco | ||
16 | Antônio Ribeiro de Andrada IV (1870–1946) |
15 November 1933 | 4 May 1937 | 3 years, 170 days | Liberal Alliance (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
17 | Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975) |
4 May 1937 | 10 November 1937 | 190 days | Liberal Alliance (Brazil) | Minas Gerais | ||
18 | Honório Fernandes Monteiro (1894–1968) |
4 February 1946 | 18 March 1947 | 1 year, 42 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | São Paulo | ||
19 | Samuel Duarte (1904–1979) |
18 March 1947 | 12 March 1949 | 1 year, 359 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | Paraíba | ||
20 | Carlos Cyrillo Júnior (1886–1965) |
12 March 1949 | 12 March 1951 | 2 years, 0 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | São Paulo | ||
21 | Nereu Ramos (1888–1958) |
12 March 1951 | 3 February 1955 | 3 years, 328 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | Santa Catarina | ||
22 | Carlos Luz (1894–1961) |
3 February 1955 | 15 November 1955 | 285 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | Rio de Janeiro | ||
23 | José Flores da Cunha (1880–1959) |
15 November 1955 | 11 March 1956 | 117 days | UDN | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
24 | Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992) |
11 March 1956 | 11 March 1958 | 2 years, 0 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | São Paulo | ||
25 | Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975) |
11 March 1958 | 24 February 1965 | 6 years, 350 days | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) | São Paulo | ||
26 | Olavo Bilac Pinto (1908–1985) |
24 February 1965 | 2 March 1966 | 1 year, 6 days | ARENA | Minas Gerais | ||
27 | Adauto Lúcio Cardoso (1904–1974) |
2 March 1966 | 3 February 1967 | 338 days | ARENA | Guanabara | ||
28 | João Batista Ramos (1910–2002) |
3 February 1967 | 23 February 1968 | 1 year, 20 days | ARENA | São Paulo | ||
29 | José Bonifácio Lafayette de Andrada (1904–1986) |
23 February 1968 | 30 March 1970 | 2 years, 35 days | ARENA | Minas Gerais | ||
30 | Geraldo Freire (1912–2002) |
30 March 1970 | 3 February 1971 | 310 days | ARENA | Minas Gerais | ||
31 | Ernesto Pereira Lopes (1905–1993) |
3 February 1971 | 28 February 1973 | 2 years, 25 days | ARENA | São Paulo | ||
32 | Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992) |
28 February 1973 | 2 February 1975 | 1 year, 339 days | ARENA | Ceará | ||
33 | Célio Borja (1928–2022) |
2 February 1975 | 28 February 1977 | 2 years, 26 days | ARENA | Rio de Janeiro | ||
34 | Marco Maciel (1940–2021) |
28 February 1977 | 2 February 1979 | 1 year, 339 days | ARENA | Pernambuco | ||
35 | Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992) |
2 February 1979 | 26 February 1981 | 2 years, 24 days | ARENA | Ceará | ||
36 | Nelson Marchezan (1938–2002) |
26 February 1981 | 2 February 1983 | 1 year, 341 days | PDS | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
37 | Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992) |
2 February 1983 | 28 February 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | PDS | Ceará | ||
38 | Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992) |
28 February 1985 | 15 February 1989 | 3 years, 353 days | PMDB | São Paulo | ||
39 | Antonio Paes de Andrade (1927–2015) |
15 February 1989 | 2 February 1991 | 1 year, 352 days | PMDB | Ceará | ||
40 | Ibsen Pinheiro (1935–2020) |
2 February 1991 | 2 February 1993 | 2 years, 0 days | PMDB | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
41 | Inocêncio de Oliveira (born 1938) |
2 February 1993 | 2 February 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | PFL | Pernambuco | ||
42 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães (1955–1998) |
2 February 1995 | 5 February 1997 | 2 years, 3 days | PFL | Bahia | ||
43 | Michel Temer (born 1940) |
5 February 1997 | 14 February 2001 | 4 years, 9 days | PMDB | São Paulo | ||
44 | Aécio Neves (born 1960) |
14 February 2001 | 17 December 2002 | 1 year, 306 days | PSDB | Minas Gerais | ||
45 | Efraim Morais (born 1952) |
17 December 2002 | 2 February 2003 | 47 days | PFL | Paraíba | ||
46 | João Paulo Cunha (born 1958) |
2 February 2003 | 14 February 2005 | 2 years, 12 days | PT | São Paulo | ||
47 | Severino Cavalcanti (1930–2020) |
14 February 2005 | 21 September 2005 | 219 days | PP | Pernambuco | ||
– | José Thomaz Nonô (born 1947) Acting |
21 September 2005 | 28 September 2005 | 7 days | PFL | Alagoas | ||
48 | Aldo Rebelo (born 1956) |
28 September 2005 | 1 February 2007 | 1 year, 126 days | PCdoB | São Paulo | ||
49 | Arlindo Chinaglia (born 1949) |
1 February 2007 | 2 February 2009 | 2 years, 1 day | PT | São Paulo | ||
50 | Michel Temer (born 1940) |
2 February 2009 | 17 December 2010 | 1 year, 318 days | PMDB | São Paulo | ||
51 | Marco Maia (born 1965) |
17 December 2010 | 4 February 2013 | 2 years, 49 days | PT | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
52 | Henrique Eduardo Alves (born 1948) |
4 February 2013 | 1 February 2015 | 1 year, 362 days | PMDB | Rio Grande do Norte | ||
53 | Eduardo Cunha (born 1958) |
1 February 2015 | 5 May 2016 | 1 year, 94 days | PMDB | Rio de Janeiro | ||
– | Waldir Maranhão (born 1955) Acting |
5 May 2016 | 14 July 2016 | 70 days | PP | Maranhão | ||
54 | Rodrigo Maia (born 1970) |
14 July 2016 | 1 February 2021 | 4 years, 202 days | DEM | Rio de Janeiro | ||
55 | Arthur Lira (born 1969) |
1 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 327 days | PP | Alagoas |
See also
- President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
- Lista de presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil