The president of Brazil,officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil or simply the President of the Republic,is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The presidential system was established in 1889,upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'état against Emperor Pedro II. Since then,Brazil has had six constitutions,three dictatorships,and three democratic periods. During the democratic periods,voting has always been compulsory. The Constitution of Brazil,along with several constitutional amendments,establishes the requirements,powers,and responsibilities of the president,their term of office and the method of election.
The president of the Portuguese Republic is the head of state of Portugal.
Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes was a Portuguese Air Force officer and politician who served as the 12th President of Portugal from 1951 to 1958.
João Fernandes Campos CaféFilho was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil,taking office upon the suicide of former President Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy the position.
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal,since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party,though he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency. Rebelo de Sousa has previously served as a government minister,parliamentarian in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic,legal scholar,journalist,political analyst,law professor and pundit gaining him nationwide recognition prior to his election.
António Filipe Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese film director.
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar was a Portuguese military officer and politician. Rodrigues Gaspar was President of the Ministry of one of the many governments of the Portuguese First Republic.
The 2011 Portuguese presidential election was held on 23 January 2011. This election resulted in the re-election of Aníbal Cavaco Silva to a second term as President of Portugal. Turnout in this election was very low,where only 46.52% of the electorate cast their ballots. Cavaco Silva won by a landslide winning all 18 districts,both Autonomous regions of Azores and Madeira and 292 municipalities of a total of 308.
The 2016 Portuguese presidential election was held on 24 January. This election chose the successor to the President Aníbal Cavaco Silva,who was constitutionally not allowed to run for a third consecutive term.
General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president,National Congress and state governors. As no candidate in the presidential election received more than 50% of the vote in the first round,a runoff round was held on 28 October.
General elections are scheduled to be held on 2 October 2022 in Brazil to elect the President,Vice President,and the National Congress. Elections for state Governors and Vice Governors,State Legislative Assemblies,the Federal District Legislative Chamber,and the District Council of Fernando de Noronha will be held at the same time.
Popular Unity,or Popular Unity for Socialism,is a Brazilian political party founded on 16 June 2016,which had its right to launch candidacies recognized by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on 10 December 2019.
The British-owned Anglo-Portuguese Telephone Company (APT) provided telephone services in Portugal’s two largest cities of Lisbon and Porto between 1887 and 1967. It was known locally as the Companhia dos Telefones. In 1967,it was transferred to the Portuguese State.
The 2026 Portuguese presidential election will be held in January. This election will elect the successor of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,as he is barred from running for a third term.
