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 National Congress of Brazil is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government. Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The Congress meets annually in Brasília from 2 February to 22 December, with a mid-term break taking place between 17 July and 1 August.
The Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina.
Nereu de Oliveira Ramos was a Brazilian political figure. He briefly served as interim president of Brazil in the aftermath of the political crisis which culminated in the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas and the impeachment of Deputy Carlos Luz and President Café Filho.
Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro was a Brazilian politician who served as tenth president of Brazil.
Prudente José de Morais e Barros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the third president of Brazil. He is notable as the first civilian president of the country, the first to be elected by direct popular ballot under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution, and the first to serve his term in its entirety. His presidency, which lasted from 15 November 1894 until 14 November 1898, was marked by the War of Canudos, a peasant revolt in the northeast of the country that was crushed by the Brazilian Army. He also had to face a break in diplomatic relations with Portugal that was successfully mediated by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis, Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. As the sixth vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the Central Powers in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.
João Fernandes Campos Café Filho was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy the position.
The Federal Senate is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 and under the first republican Constitution the Federal Senate has resembled the United States Senate.
An ex officio member is a member of a body who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term ex officio is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right of office'; its use dates back to the Roman Republic.
Manuel Vitorino Pereira was Governor of Bahia from 1889 to 1890 and the second vice president of Brazil, serving under President Prudente de Morais from 1894 to 1898. He also served as the President of the Senate from 1895 to 1898 and as Acting President of Brazil during 3 months.
José Manuel Fontanillas Fragelli was a Brazilian politician, lawyer and academic. Fragelli served as the Governor of Mato Grosso from 1970 until 1974 and the President of the Senate of Brazil from 1985 through 1987.
Estácio de Albuquerque Coimbra was a Brazilian lawyer and politician.
Fernando de Melo Viana was a Brazilian politician who was the 11th vice president of Brazil from 15 November 1926 to 24 October 1930 serving under President Washington Luís. As vice president, he also served as the President of the Senate. Later, he served as President of the 1946 Constituent Assembly.
Francisco Álvaro Bueno de Paiva was a Brazilian politician who was Vice President of Brazil from 11 November 1920 to 14 November 1922 under Epitácio Pessoa. As the ninth vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate.
Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo was a Brazilian politician who was Vice President of Brazil from November 15, 1914, to November 14, 1918, under Venceslau Brás. As the seventh vice president of Brazil, he also served as the President of the Senate.
Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva was a Brazilian politician who was the third vice president of Brazil from 15 November 1898 to 15 November 1902 under Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales. As Vice President, he also served as the President of the Senate. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1894 to 1896.
Auro Soares de Moura Andrade, commonly known as Auro de Moura Andrade or Moura Andrade, was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was born in a wealthy family of farmers from the countryside, son of the cattle rancher Antônio Joaquim de Moura Andrade, known as "The King of the Cattle".
In Brazil, the Council of the Republic is the superior agency of consultation and counseling of the Presidency of the Republic, created to advise the president in crisis moments. Among the competences of the Council of the Republic are deliberate about subjects such as federal intervention, state of defence and state of exception.
The electoral system of Brazil refers to the set of means used to choose representatives and government members of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The current system is defined by the 1988 Constitution and the Electoral Code, in addition to being regulated by the Superior Electoral Court as delegated by law. The Constitution itself already defines three distinct electoral systems, which are detailed in the Electoral Code: proportional elections for the Chamber of Deputies, mirrored in the legislative powers at the state and municipal levels, majority elections with one or two elected representatives to the Federal Senate and majority elections in two rounds for president and other executive heads in other spheres.
