President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

President of the Chamber of Deputies
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Presidente da Câmara dos Deputados
	Logo of the Chamber
	Incumbent; Arthur Lira ; since 1 February 2021
	National Congress
Style	Mr. President, or even simply President; (informal); The Most Excellent Mr. President of the Chamber; (formal); His Excellency; (alternative formal, diplomatic);
Status	Presiding officer
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
Term length	Two years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	25 March 1824;200 years ago
First holder	Luís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho
Succession	Second
Salary	R$ 405,156 annually

Last updated April 25, 2024

The Tiradentes Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, was the building of the Brazilian Parliament from 1926 until 1960 PalacioTiradentes1.jpg — The Tiradentes Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, was the building of the Brazilian Parliament from 1926 until 1960

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.

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)

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No.	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Province
1	Luís da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho (1760–1826)	8 May 1826 (1826-05-08)	21 December 1826 (1826-12-21)	227 days	Moderate	Rio de Janeiro
2	Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (1791–1854)	4 May 1827 (1827-05-04)	2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)	29 days	Liberal-Radical	Rio de Janeiro
3	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)	5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)	338 days	Moderate	Pernambuco
4	José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)	6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)	62 days	Conservative	Bahia
5	Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860)	6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)	4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)	302 days	Progressive League	Grão-Pará
6	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)	4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)	1 year, 0 days	Moderate	Pernambuco
7	José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)	3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)	60 days	Conservative	Bahia
8	José Ribeiro Soares da Rocha	3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)	3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)	31 days	Independent	Bahia
9	José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)	4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)	274 days	Conservative	Bahia
10	Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1775–1844)	4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)	11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)	68 days	Conservative	Minas Gerais
11	José Martiniano de Alencar (1829–1877)	11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)	16 May 1832 (1832-05-16)	310 days	Liberal-Radical	Ceará
12	Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	16 May 1832 (1832-05-16)	2 May 1834 (1834-05-02)	1 year, 351 days	Conservative	Minas Gerais
13	Bento de Oliveira Braga	2 May 1834 (1834-05-02)	7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)	36 days	Liberal-Radical	Rio de Janeiro
14	Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866)	7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)	11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)	65 days	Progressive League	Pernambuco
15	Antônio Maria de Moura (1794–1842)	11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)	2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)	264 days	Popular	Minas Gerais
16	Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)	27 September 1837 (1837-09-27)	2 years, 148 days	Conservative	Pernambuco
17	Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí (1793–1875)	27 September 1837 (1837-09-27)	6 May 1840 (1840-05-06)	2 years, 222 days	Popular	Minas Gerais
18	Joaquim Marcelino de Brito (1799–1879)	6 May 1840 (1840-05-06)	16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)	1 year, 10 days	Conservative	Bahia
19	Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860)	16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)	7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)	83 days	Progressive League	Grão-Pará
20	Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866)	7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)	4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)	240 days	Progressive League	Pernambuco
21	Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)	12 January 1843 (1843-01-12)	283 days	Conservative	São Paulo
22	Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda, Baron of Pirapama (1799–1882)	12 January 1843 (1843-01-12)	1 January 1845 (1845-01-01)	1 year, 355 days	Conservative	Pernambuco
23	Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	1 January 1845 (1845-01-01)	21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)	171 days	Conservative	Minas Gerais
24	José Joaquim Fernandes Torres (1797–1869)	21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)	25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)	1 year, 4 days	Progressive League	Minas Gerais
25	Francisco Muniz Tavares (1793–1876)	25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)	2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)	311 days	Conservative	Pernambuco
26	José Pedro Dias de Carvalho (1808–1881)	2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)	24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)	1 year, 53 days	Conservative	Minas Gerais
27	Antônio Pinto Chichorro da Gama (1800–1887)	24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)	1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)	1 year, 191 days	Liberal	Pernambuco
28	Gabriel Mendes dos Santos (1800–1873)	1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)	30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)	2 years, 120 days	Liberal	Minas Gerais
29	José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883)	30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)	20 May 1852 (1852-05-20)	20 days	Conservative	Rio de Janeiro
30	Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá (1804–1868)	20 May 1852 (1852-05-20)	16 May 1854 (1854-05-16)	1 year, 361 days	Liberal	Pernambuco
31	Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi (1812–1887)	16 May 1854 (1854-05-16)	15 May 1861 (1861-05-15)	6 years, 364 days	Conservative	Rio de Janeiro
32	Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875)	15 May 1861 (1861-05-15)	1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)	2 years, 231 days	Conservative	Pernambuco
33	Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877)	1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)	1 January 1865 (1865-01-01)	31 days	Conservative	Paraná
34	Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870)	1 February 1864 (1864-02-01)	10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)	191 days	Liberal	Maranhão
35	Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882)	10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)	31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)	2 years, 21 days	Liberal	Minas Gerais
36	Saldanha Marinho (1816–1895)	31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)	15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)	257 days	Liberal	Rio de Janeiro
37	Francisco de Paula da Silveira Lobo (1826–1886)	15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)	15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)	2 years, 0 days	Conservative	Minas Gerais
38	Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875)	15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)	8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)	24 days	Conservative	Pernambuco
39	Joaquim Otávio Nébias (1811–1872)	8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)	15 May 1870 (1870-05-15)	341 days	Conservative	São Paulo
40	Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi (1812–1887)	15 May 1870 (1870-05-15)	14 August 1871 (1871-08-14)	1 year, 91 days	Conservative	Rio de Janeiro
41	Jerônimo José Teixeira Júnior, Viscount of Cruzeiro (1830–1892)	14 August 1871 (1871-08-14)	30 March 1873 (1873-03-30)	1 year, 228 days	Liberal	Rio de Janeiro
42	Inocêncio de Araújo Góis, Baron of Araújo Góis (1811–1897)	30 March 1873 (1873-03-30)	17 June 1874 (1874-06-17)	1 year, 79 days	Conservative	Bahia
43	Manuel Francisco Correia (1831–1905)	17 June 1874 (1874-06-17)	9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)	2 years, 237 days	Liberal	Paraná
44	Paulino de Sousa (1834–1901)	9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)	22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)	1 year, 316 days	Conservative	Rio de Janeiro
45	Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882)	22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)	1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)	3 years, 10 days	Liberal	Minas Gerais
46	Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (1816–1887)	1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)	15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)	45 days	Liberal	Minas Gerais
47	Martim Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)	28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)	41 days	Conservative	São Paulo
48	João Ferreira Moura (1830–1912)	28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)	11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)	105 days	Conservative	Bahia
49	José Lima Duarte, Viscount of Lima Duarte (1826–1896)	11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)	18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)	1 year, 343 days	Liberal	Minas Gerais
50	Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896)	18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)	31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)	74 days	Liberal	São Paulo
51	Manuel Alves de Araújo (1832–1908)	31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)	16 March 1885 (1885-03-16)	197 days	Liberal	Paraná
52	Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896)	15 March 1885 (1885-03-15)	5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)	51 days	Liberal	São Paulo
53	Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto (1836–1906)	5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)	7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)	94 days	Conservative	Piauí
54	André Augusto de Pádua Fleury (1830–1895)	7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)	19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)	285 days	Conservative	Goiás
55	Domingos de Andrade Figueira (1834–1910)	19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)	14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)	360 days	Conservative	Rio de Janeiro
56	Augusto Gomes de Castro (1836–1909)	14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)	21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)	1 year, 6 days	Conservative	Maranhão
57	Henrique de Lucena, Baron of Lucena (1835–1913)	21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	1 year, 178 days	Liberal	Pernambuco

Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)

No.	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office		State
1	João da Mata Machado (1850–1901)	18 June 1891 (1891-06-18)	31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)	135 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
2	Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (1841–1941)	31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)	292 days	PRP	São Paulo
3	João Lopes Ferreira Filho (1854–1928)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)	17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)	1 year, 272 days	Federalist	Ceará
4	Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929)	17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)	19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)	2 years, 2 days	PR Federal	Pernambuco
5	Artur César Rios (1846–1906)	19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)	9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)	2 years, 355 days	PRB	Bahia
6	Carlos Vaz de Melo (1842–1904)	9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)	6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)	3 years, 362 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
7	Francisco de Paula Oliveira Guimarães (1852–1909)	6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)	9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)	4 years, 3 days	PRB	Bahia
8	Carlos Peixoto (1871–1917)	9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)	5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)	1 year, 361 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
9	Sabino Barroso (1859–1919)	5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)	21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)	5 years, 200 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
10	Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920)	21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)	8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)	2 years, 229 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
11	Sabino Barroso (1859–1919)	8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)	6 July 1919 (1919-07-06)	1 year, 363 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
12	Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920)	6 July 1919 (1919-07-06)	7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)	0 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
13	Júlio Bueno Brandão (1858–1931)	7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)	16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)	1 year, 9 days	PRM	Minas Gerais
14	Arnolfo Azevedo (1868–1942)	16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)	1 January 1927 (1927-01-01)	5 years, 230 days	PRP	São Paulo
15	Sebastião do Rego Barros (1879–1946)	9 May 1927 (1927-05-09)	11 November 1930 (1930-11-11)	3 years, 186 days	PR Federal	Pernambuco
16	Antônio Ribeiro de Andrada IV (1870–1946)	15 November 1933 (1933-11-15)	4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)	3 years, 170 days	AL	Minas Gerais
17	Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975)	4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)	10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)	190 days	AL	Minas Gerais
18	Honório Fernandes Monteiro (1894–1968)	4 February 1946 (1946-02-04)	18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)	1 year, 42 days	PSD	São Paulo
19	Samuel Duarte (1904–1979)	18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)	12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)	1 year, 359 days	PSD	Paraíba
20	Carlos Cyrillo Júnior (1886–1965)	12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)	12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)	2 years, 0 days	PSD	São Paulo
21	Nereu Ramos (1888–1958)	12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)	3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)	3 years, 328 days	PSD	Santa Catarina
22	Carlos Luz (1894–1961)	3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)	15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)	285 days	PSD	Rio de Janeiro
23	José Flores da Cunha (1880–1959)	15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)	11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)	117 days	UDN	Rio Grande do Sul
24	Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992)	11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)	11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)	2 years, 0 days	PSD	São Paulo
25	Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975)	11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)	24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)	6 years, 350 days	PSD	São Paulo
26	Olavo Bilac Pinto (1908–1985)	24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)	2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)	1 year, 6 days	ARENA	Minas Gerais
27	Adauto Lúcio Cardoso (1904–1974)	2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)	3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)	338 days	ARENA	Guanabara
28	João Batista Ramos (1910–2002)	3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)	23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)	1 year, 20 days	ARENA	São Paulo
29	José Bonifácio Lafayette de Andrada (1904–1986)	23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)	30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)	2 years, 35 days	ARENA	Minas Gerais
30	Geraldo Freire (1912–2002)	30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)	3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)	310 days	ARENA	Minas Gerais
31	Ernesto Pereira Lopes (1905–1993)	3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)	28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)	2 years, 25 days	ARENA	São Paulo
32	Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)	2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)	1 year, 339 days	ARENA	Ceará
33	Célio Borja (1928–2022)	2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)	28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)	2 years, 26 days	ARENA	Rio de Janeiro
34	Marco Maciel (1940–2021)	28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)	2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)	1 year, 339 days	ARENA	Pernambuco
35	Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)	2 years, 24 days	ARENA	Ceará
36	Nelson Marchezan (1938–2002)	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)	2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)	1 year, 341 days	PDS	Rio Grande do Sul
37	Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)	28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)	2 years, 26 days	PDS	Ceará
38	Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992)	28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	3 years, 353 days	MDB	São Paulo
39	Antonio Paes de Andrade (1927–2015)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)	1 year, 352 days	MDB	Ceará
40	Ibsen Pinheiro (1935–2020)	2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)	2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)	2 years, 0 days	MDB	Rio Grande do Sul
41	Inocêncio de Oliveira (born 1938)	2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)	2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)	2 years, 0 days	PFL	Pernambuco
42	Luís Eduardo Magalhães (1955–1998)	2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)	5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)	2 years, 3 days	PFL	Bahia
43	Michel Temer (born 1940)	5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)	14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)	4 years, 9 days	MDB	São Paulo
44	Aécio Neves (born 1960)	14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)	17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)	1 year, 306 days	PSDB	Minas Gerais
45	Efraim Morais (born 1952)	17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)	2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)	47 days	PFL	Paraíba
46	João Paulo Cunha (born 1958)	2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)	14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)	2 years, 12 days	PT	São Paulo
47	Severino Cavalcanti (1930–2020)	14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)	21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)	219 days	PP	Pernambuco
–	José Thomaz Nonô (born 1947) Acting	21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)	28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)	7 days	PFL	Alagoas
48	Aldo Rebelo (born 1956)	28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)	1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)	1 year, 126 days	PCdoB	São Paulo
49	Arlindo Chinaglia (born 1949)	1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)	2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)	2 years, 1 day	PT	São Paulo
50	Michel Temer (born 1940)	2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	1 year, 318 days	MDB	São Paulo
51	Marco Maia (born 1965)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	2 years, 49 days	PT	Rio Grande do Sul
52	Henrique Eduardo Alves (born 1948)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)	1 year, 362 days	MDB	Rio Grande do Norte
53	Eduardo Cunha (born 1958)	1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)	5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)	1 year, 94 days	MDB	Rio de Janeiro
–	Waldir Maranhão (born 1955) Acting	5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)	14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)	70 days	PP	Maranhão
54	Rodrigo Maia (born 1970)	14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)	4 years, 202 days	DEM	Rio de Janeiro
55	Arthur Lira (born 1969)	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)	Incumbent	3 years, 84 days	PP	Alagoas

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References

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↑ "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.