Vice President of Brazil
Vice President of Brazil | |
---|---|
Vice Presidential Standard | |
Residence | Palácio do Jaburu |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Marshal Floriano Peixoto |
Formation | February 26, 1891 |
Website | Vice Presidency |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Brazil |
|
|
Administrative divisions
|
Foreign relations |
Politics portal |
The Vice President of Brazil is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of Brazil, preceded only by the president. The vice president's primary job is to replace the president on the event of his or her death or resignation, and to assume the Presidency temporarily while the president is abroad, or otherwise temporarily unable to fulfill his or her duties. The vice president is elected jointly with the president as his or her running mate.
The office was officially established in the Constitution of 1891, but has existed since 1889 , with the proclamation of the Republic. The office was abolished in the Vargas Era, returning only in the 1946 Constitution.
Requirements
To become Vice President a person must have been born in Brazil, be at least 35 years, be affiliated with a political party and be in good standing with the Electoral Justice.
Election and Tenure
The vice president is elected with the President, for a term of four years with only a right to reelection. A possession occurs on 1 January.
Workplace and official residence
The Vice President works at Palácio do Planalto but in an annex building. His residence is the Palácio do Jaburu since 1977.
List of Vice Presidents
# | Name | Birthplace | Start of term | End of term | Party | President(s) served |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marechal Floriano Vieira Peixoto | Alagoas | February 26, 1891 | November 23, 1891 | Deodoro da Fonseca | |
Vacant | November 23, 1891 | November 15, 1894 | Vacant | Floriano Peixoto | ||
2 | Manuel Vitorino Pereira | Bahia | November 15, 1894 | November 15, 1898 | Prudente de Morais | |
3 | Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva | Pernambuco | November 15, 1898 | November 15, 1902 | Campos Sales | |
▬ | Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão | Minas Gerais | PRM | Rodrigues Alves | ||
4 | Afonso Pena | Minas Gerais | June 17, 1903 | November 15, 1906 | PRM | Rodrigues Alves |
5 | Nilo Procopio Peçanha | Rio de Janeiro | November 15, 1906 | June 14, 1909 | Afonso Pena | |
Vacant | June 14, 1909 | November 15, 1910 | Vacant | Nilo Peçanha | ||
6 | Venceslau Brás | Minas Gerais | November 15, 1910 | November 15, 1914 | PRM | Hermes da Fonseca |
7 | Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo | Maranhão | November 15, 1914 | November 15, 1918 | Venceslau Brás | |
8 | Delfim Moreira | Minas Gerais | November 15, 1918 | January 16, 1919 | PRM | Rodrigues Alves |
Vacant | November 15, 1918 | July 28, 1919 | Vacant | Delfim Moreira | ||
8 | Delfim Moreira | Minas Gerais | July 28, 1919 | July 1, 1920 | PRM | Epitácio Pessoa |
9 | Francisco Álvaro Bueno de Paiva | Minas Gerais | November 10, 1920 | November 15, 1922 | PRM | Epitacio Pessoa |
10 | Estácio Coimbra | Pernambuco | November 15, 1922 | November 15, 1926 | Artur Bernardes | |
11 | Fernando de Melo Viana | Minas Gerais | November 15, 1926 | October 24, 1930 | PRM | Washington Luís |
▬ | Vital Henrique Batista Soares | Bahia | Julio Prestes | |||
The post of Vice-President was abolished in the 1934 Constitution and restored in the 1946 Constitution | ||||||
12 | Nereu de Oliveira Ramos | Santa Catarina | January 31, 1946 | January 31, 1951 | PSD | Gaspar Dutra |
13 | João Café Filho | Rio Grande do Norte | January 31, 1951 | August 24, 1954 | PSP | Getúlio Vargas |
14 | João Belchior Marques Goulart | Rio Grande do Sul | January 31, 1956 | September 7, 1961 | PTB | Juscelino Kubitschek/Jânio Quadros |
Vacant | September 7, 1961 | April 1, 1964 | Vacant | João Belchior Marques Goulart | ||
15 | José Maria Alkmin | Minas Gerais | April 15, 1964 | March 15, 1967 | PSD | Castelo Branco |
16 | Pedro Aleixo | Minas Gerais | March 15, 1967 | October 6, 1969 | ARENA | Costa e Silva |
17 | Alm. Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald | Guanabara | October 30, 1969 | March 15, 1974 | ARENA | Garrastazú Medici |
18 | Gen. Adalberto Pereira dos Santos | Rio Grande do Sul | March 15, 1974 | March 15, 1979 | ARENA | Ernesto Geisel |
19 | Antonio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonça | Minas Gerais | March 15, 1979 | March 15, 1985 | ARENA | João Figueiredo |
20 | José Sarney (José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa) | Maranhão | March 15, 1985 | April 21, 1985 | PMDB | Tancredo Neves |
Vacant | April 21, 1985 | March 14, 1990 | Vacant | José Sarney | ||
21 | Itamar Augusto Cantiero Franco | born at sea between Bahia and Rio de Janeiro | March 15, 1990 | December 29, 1992 | PMDB | Fernando Collor de Mello |
Vacant | December 29, 1992 | January 1, 1995 | Vacant | Itamar Franco | ||
22 | Marco Maciel | Pernambuco | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 2003 | PFL | Fernando H. Cardoso |
23 | José Alencar Gomes da Silva | Minas Gerais | January 1, 2003 | January 1, 2011 | PL, PRB | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
24 | Michel Temer | São Paulo | January 1, 2011 | PMDB | Dilma Rousseff |
See also
External links
- Vice-Presidency of Brazil Official Website
- Official vice presidential portrait
|