President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)

President of the Federal Senate

Presidente do Senado Federal

Flag of the Senate

Incumbent
Davi Alcolumbre

since 1 February 2025

* National Congress
* Federal Senate

Style|

* Mr. President, or even simply President
(informal)
* The Most Excellent Mr. President of the Senate/Congress
(formal)
* His Excellency
(alternative formal, diplomatic)

Status| Presiding officer
Residence| Lago Sul, Brasília, Federal District
Seat| National Congress, Brasília, Federal District
Appointer| Federal Senate
Elected by the Senate
Term length| Two years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Brazil
Formation| 25 March 1824; 201 years ago (1824-03-25)
First holder| José Egídio Álvares de Almeida
24 April 1826
Succession| Third
Salary| R$405,156 annually[1]

The President of the Federal Senate (Portuguese: Presidente do Senado Federal), sometimes referred to as the President of the Senate (Portuguese: Presidente do Senado), is the presiding officer of the Federal Senate of Brazil.

In addition to chairing the chamber's debates and ordering its business, the President of the Federal Senate stands third in the order of presidential succession, after the Vice President of the Republic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, but before the President of the Supreme Federal Court.[2] The Federal Senate president is also a member of the Council of the Republic,[3] and presides over joint sessions of the Legislative branch, in his capacity as ex officio President of the National Congress. Until 25 August 1961, this position was held ex officio by the Vice President of the Republic.

The current President of the Federal Senate is Davi Alcolumbre, of Brazil Union, elected on 1 February 2025.

## List of presidents of the Senate

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### Empire of Brazil (1826–1889)

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Main article: Empire of Brazil

No. | Portrait  | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Province

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| José Egídio Álvares de Almeida, Marquis of Santo Amaro
(1767–1832)| May 1826 (1826-05)| April 1827 (1827-04)| 10 or 11 months|  | Independent| Bahia

| D. José Caetano da Silva Coutinho, Chaplain-Major Bishop
(1768–1833)| 1827 (1827)| 1832 (1832)| 4 or 5 years|  | Independent| São Paulo

| Bento Barroso Pereira
(1785–1837)| 1832 (1832)| 8 February 1837 (1837-02-08)| 4 or 5 years|  | Independent| Minas Gerais

| Antônio Luís Pereira da Cunha, Marquis of Inhambupe
(1760–1837)| 8 February 1837 (1837-02-08)| 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)| 223 days|  | Independent| Pernambuco

| Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi
(1765–1847)| 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19)| 4 May 1839 (1839-05-04)| 1 year, 227 days|  | Independent| Minas Gerais

| Diogo Antônio Feijó
(1784–1843)| 4 May 1839 (1839-05-04)| 9 April 1840 (1840-04-09)| 341 days|  | Liberal| Rio de Janeiro

| Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá
(1769–1846)| 9 April 1840 (1840-04-09)| 3 May 1841 (1841-05-03)| 1 year, 24 days|  | Independent| Rio de Janeiro

| Estêvão Ribeiro de Resende, Marquis of Valença
(1777–1856)| 3 May 1841 (1841-05-03)| 16 August 1842 (1842-08-16)| 1 year, 105 days|  | Independent| Minas Gerais

| José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre
(1796–1860)| 16 August 1842 (1842-08-16)| 1844 (1844)| 1 or 2 years|  | Conservative| Bahia
10|

| João Vieira de Carvalho, Marquis of Lajes
(1781–1847)| 1844 (1844)| 1847 (1847)| 2 or 3 years|  | Conservative| Ceará
11|

| Luís José de Oliveira Mendes, Baron of Monte Santo
(1779–1851)| 1847 (1847)| 4 January 1851 (1851-01-04)| 3 or 4 years|  | Independent| Piauí
12|

| Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí
(1793–1875)| 4 January 1851 (1851-01-04)| 7 May 1854 (1854-05-07)| 3 years, 123 days|  | Independent| Minas Gerais
13|

| Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda, Baron of Pirapama
(1799–1882)| 8 May 1854 (1854-05-08)| 3 May 1861 (1861-05-03)| 6 years, 360 days|  | Conservative| Pernambuco
14|

| Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté
(1798–1883)| 3 May 1861 (1861-05-03)| 15 September 1873 (1873-09-15)| 12 years, 135 days|  | Conservative| Minas Gerais
15|

| José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari
(1812–1883)| 15 September 1873 (1873-09-15)| 1881 (1881)| 7 or 8 years|  | Conservative| Minas Gerais
16|

| João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe
(1815–1889)| 1882 (1882)| 1885 (1885)| 2 or 3 years|  | Conservative| Bahia
17|

| Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi
(1812–1887)| 21 May 1885 (1885-05-21)| 3 May 1887 (1887-05-03)| 1 year, 347 days|  | Liberal| Rio de Janeiro
18|

| João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu
(1810–1906)| 19 May 1887 (1887-05-19)| 2 June 1888 (1888-06-02)| 1 year, 14 days|  | Liberal| Alagoas
19|

| Antônio Cândido da Cruz Machado, Viscount of Serro Frio
(1820–1905)| 2 June 1888 (1888-06-02)| 20 November 1888 (1888-11-20)| 171 days|  | Conservative| Minas Gerais
20|

| Paulino de Sousa
(1834–1901)| 3 May 1889 (1889-05-03)| 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)| 196 days|  | Conservative| Rio de Janeiro

### Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)

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From 1889 to 1930 and from 1946 to 1961, the office of President of the Senate is held by the Vice President of Brazil.[4][5]

No. | Portrait  | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | State

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| Floriano Peixoto
(1839–1895)| 26 February 1891 (1891-02-26)| 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)| 270 days|  | Independent
(Military rule)| 1891| Alagoas
22|

| Prudente de Morais
(1841–1902)| 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23)| 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)| 2 years, 357 days|  | PR Federal| –| São Paulo
23|

| Manuel Vitorino
(1853–1902)| 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15)| 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | PR Federal| 1894| Bahia
24|

| Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva
(1857–1929)| 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15)| 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | PR Federal| 1898
25|

| Afonso Pena
(1847–1909)| 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)| 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| 1902| Minas Gerais
26|

| Nilo Peçanha
(1867–1924)| 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15)| 14 June 1909 (1909-06-14)| 2 years, 211 days|  | PRF| 1906| Rio de Janeiro
27|

| Venceslau Brás
(1868–1966)| 15 November 1910 (1910-11-15)| 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| 1910| Minas Gerais
28|

| Urbano Santos
(1859–1922)| 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15)| 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| 1914| Maranhão
29|

| Delfim Moreira
(1868–1920)| 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15)| 1 July 1920 (1920-07-01)| 1 year, 229 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| 1918| Minas Gerais
30|

| Bueno de Paiva
(1861–1928)| 10 November 1920 (1920-11-10)| 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)| 2 years, 5 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| –| Minas Gerais
31|

| Estácio Coimbra
(1872–1937)| 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15)| 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)| 4 years, 0 days|  | PRB| 1922| Pernambuco
32|

| Melo Viana
(1878–1954)| 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15)| 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)| 3 years, 343 days|  | Republican Party of Minas Gerais| 1926| Minas Gerais
33|

| Antônio Garcia de Medeiros Neto
(1887–1948)| 29 April 1935 (1935-04-29)| 2 March 1936 (1936-03-02)| 308 days|  | AL| 1935| Bahia
34|

| Valdomiro de Barros Magalhães
(1883–1944)| 2 March 1936 (1936-03-02)| 30 April 1936 (1936-04-30)| 59 days|  | AL| 1936| Minas Gerais
35|

| Nereu Ramos
(1888–1958)| 19 September 1946 (1946-09-19)| 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)| 4 years, 134 days|  | PSD| 1945| Santa Catarina
36|

| Marcondes Filho
(1892–1974)| 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)| 24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)| 3 years, 205 days|  | PTB| 1950| São Paulo
37|

| Apolônio Sales
(1904–1982)| 31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)| 31 January 1958 (1958-01-31)| 2 years, 0 days|  | PSD| 1955| Pernambuco
38|

| João Goulart
(1919–1976)| 31 January 1958 (1958-01-31)| 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)| 3 years, 206 days|  | PTB| 1957
1959| Rio Grande do Sul
39|

| Auro de Moura Andrade
(1915–1982)| 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)| 22 February 1968 (1968-02-22)| 6 years, 181 days|  | PSD
ARENA| 1962| São Paulo
40|

| Gilberto Marinho
(1909–1985)| 22 February 1968 (1968-02-22)| 1970 (1970)| 1 or 2 years|  | ARENA| 1968| Guanabara
41|

| João Cleofas
(1899–1987)| 1970 (1970)| 1971 (1971)| 0 or 1 year|  | ARENA| 1970| Pernambuco
42|

| Petrônio Portella
(1925–1980)| 1971 (1971)| 1973 (1973)| 1 or 2 years|  | ARENA| 1971| Piauí
43|

| Filinto Müller
(1900–1973)| 1973 (1973)| 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15)| 0 or 2 months|  | ARENA| 1973| Mato Grosso
44|

| Paulo Francisco Torres
(1903–2000)| 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15)| 15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | ARENA| 1973| Rio de Janeiro
45|

| Magalhães Pinto
(1909–1996)| 15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)| 15 March 1977 (1977-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | ARENA| 1975| Minas Gerais
46|

| Petrônio Portella
(1925–1980)| 15 March 1977 (1977-03-15)| 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | ARENA| 1977| Piauí
47|

| Luís Viana Filho
(1908–1990)| 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)| 15 March 1981 (1981-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | ARENA
PDS| 1979| Bahia
48|

| Jarbas Passarinho
(1920–2016)| 15 March 1981 (1981-03-15)| 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01)| 1 year, 323 days|  | PDS| 1981| Pará
49|

| Nilo Coelho
(1920–1983)| 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01)| 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11)| 283 days|  | PDS| 1983| Pernambuco
50|

| Moacir Dalla
(1927–2006)| 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11)| 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)| 1 year, 124 days|  | PDS| 1983| Espírito Santo
51|

| José Fragelli
(1915–2010)| 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)| 15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 1985| Mato Grosso do Sul
52|

| Humberto Lucena
(1928–1998)| 15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)| 15 March 1989 (1989-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 1987| Paraíba
53|

| Nelson Carneiro
(1910–1996)| 15 March 1989 (1989-03-15)| 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 1989| Rio de Janeiro
54|

| Mauro Benevides
(born 1930)| 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)| 28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)| 2 years, 166 days|  | MDB| 1991| Ceará
55|

| Humberto Lucena
(1928–1998)| 28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)| 2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)| 1 year, 158 days|  | MDB| 1993| Paraíba
56|

| José Sarney
(born 1930)| 2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)| 2 February 1997 (1997-02-02)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 1995| Amapá
57|

| Antônio Carlos Magalhães
(1927–2007)| 2 February 1997 (1997-02-02)| 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)| 4 years, 12 days|  | PFL| 1997
1999| Bahia
58|

| Jader Barbalho
(born 1944)| 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)| 19 September 2001 (2001-09-19)| 217 days|  | MDB| 2001| Pará

| Edison Lobão
(born 1936)
Acting| 19 September 2001 (2001-09-19)| 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20)| 1 day|  | MDB| –| Maranhão
59|

| Ramez Tebet
(1936–2006)| 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20)| 2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)| 1 year, 135 days|  | MDB| 2001| Mato Grosso do Sul
60|

| José Sarney
(born 1930)| 2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)| 2 February 2005 (2005-02-02)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 2003| Amapá
61|

| Renan Calheiros
(born 1955)| 2 February 2005 (2005-02-02)| 14 October 2007 (2007-10-14)| 2 years, 254 days|  | MDB| 2005
2007| Alagoas

| Tião Viana
(born 1961)| 14 October 2007 (2007-10-14)| 12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)| 59 days|  | PT| –| Acre
62|

| Garibaldi Alves Filho
(born 1947)| 12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)| 2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)| 1 year, 52 days|  | MDB| 2007| Rio Grande do Norte
63|

| José Sarney
(born 1930)| 2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)| 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)| 3 years, 365 days|  | MDB| 2009
2011| Amapá
64|

| Renan Calheiros
(born 1955)| 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)| 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)| 4 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 2013
2015| Alagoas
65|

| Eunício Oliveira
(born 1952)| 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)| 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)| 2 years, 0 days|  | MDB| 2017| Ceará
66|

| Davi Alcolumbre
(born 1977)| 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)| 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)| 2 years, 0 days|  | DEM| 2019| Amapá
67|

| Rodrigo Pacheco
(born 1976)| 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)| 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)| 4 years, 0 days|  | DEM
PSD| 2021
2023| Minas Gerais
68|

| Davi Alcolumbre
(born 1977)| 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)| Incumbent| 156 days|  | UNIÃO| 2025| Amapá

## See also

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* President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

## References

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1. ^ Santos, Larissa (11 January 2021). "Saiba quanto ganham os presidentes do Senado e da Câmara". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
2. ^ Constitution of 5 October 1988, Art. 80. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Constituicao/Constituiçao.htm
3. ^ Constitution, Art. 89.
4. ^ "Constituição da República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil (de 24 de fevereiro de 1891)". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 February 1891. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
5. ^ "Constituição dos Estados Unidos do Brasil (de 18 de setembro de 1946)". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 September 1946. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

## External links

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* Senado Federal: Mesa Directora

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