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[edit] Former Presidents

What about former Presidents? Has they protection of security after leaving office and pension? But what If President was, like Collor, removed

As long as I know (and I am Brazilian), former presidents have no privilege other than the respect due to a former head of state. Here is a sum-up of the situation of former Brazilian presidents:
  • The military presidents were usually despised and lived privately, without ever manifesting publicly. Both Geisel and Figueired died without much publicity.
  • Jânio Quadros was elect mayor in São Paulo, but before and after that he was not under much public scrutiny nor had much influence of a public office. He died as a common man.
  • Sarney has been a senator since 1990,
  • Fernando Collor has been recently elected senator for his state, Alagoas,
  • Itamar Franco was a diplomat for a time but now holds no public office
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso holds no public office, but is an important leader of his party (though his importance is slowly waning).

jggouvea 21:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Former presidents ARE entitled to special protection and privileges after finishing their terms of office. The Brazilian Constitution and specific laws (Lei Nº 1.593; 6.095; 7.481; 8.400) guarantee these benefits:
  • Life-long pension (equivalent to the salary of the ministers of the Supreme Federal Tribunal),
  • Permanent security protection (by the Presidential Guard - Batalhão da Guarda Presidencial),
  • The use of two official cars (for life),
  • Repository funding for a Presidential library,
  • Life-long monthly pension for widows and daughters of ex-presidents.
Limongi 00:55, 22 April 2007 (UTC)