2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election

The 2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021, during the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.

2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election

← 2019 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) 2023 →

Needed to Win: Majority of the votes cast
78 votes cast, 40 needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Rodrigo Pacheco Simone Tebet
Party DEM MDB
Leader's seat Minas Gerais Mato Grosso do Sul
Members' vote 57 21

President before election

Davi Alcolumbre
DEM

Elected President

Rodrigo Pacheco
DEM

Incumbent President Davi Alcolumbre can't run for re-election due to term limits.[1]

Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG) won Senator Simone Tebet (MDB-MS) with 57 votes.

Candidates

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Confirmed candidates

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Declined candidates

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Lost in convention

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Endorsements

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Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG)
Brazil Presidents
Federal Senate
Political parties
Simone Tebet (MDB-MS)
Federal Senate
Political parties

Predictions

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Estadão prediction
Pacheco:
41
Others/No ans./Not found:
12
Tebet:
27
Pollster Pacheco
DEM
Tebet
MDB
Others No ans./
Not found
Lead
Estadão[7] 41 27 3 10 14

Formal voting

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rodrigo Pacheco (MG)  YDEM5773.08
Simone Tebet (MS)MDB2126.92
Total78100.00
Valid votes78100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes78100.00
Registered voters/turnout8196.30

First Vice President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Veneziano Vital do Rêgo (PB)  YMDB4054.79
Lucas Barreto (AP)PSD3345.21
Total73100.00
Valid votes73100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes73100.00
Registered voters/turnout8190.12

Others

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A single ticket composed by senators Romário Faria (PODE-RJ), Irajá Abreu (PSD-TO), Elmano Férrer (PP-CE), Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE), Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), Jorginho Mello (PL-SC), Luiz do Carmo (MDB-GO) and Eliziane Gama (Cidadania-MA) for Second Vice President, four Secretaries and three Substitutes, respectively.

Election of Senate Director's Board
Ballot → 2 February 2021
Required majority → Simple
Yes
64 / 81
 Y
No
0 / 81
Blank ballots
8 / 81
Invalid ballots
1 / 81
Absentees
8 / 81

References

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  1. ^ Moraes Moura, Rafael (6 December 2020). "STF barra reeleição de Maia e Alcolumbre". Estadão. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pompeu, Lauriberto (12 January 2021). "MDB escolhe Simone Tebet para disputar presidência do Senado". Congresso em Foco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ Vasconcellos, Jorge (12 January 2021). "Rodrigo Pacheco ganha apoio na disputa pelo comando do Senado". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Amado, Guilherme (7 December 2020). "Câmara tem 17 pré-candidatos à Presidência da Casa e Senado, oito". Época (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Quatro senadores disputam a Presidência do Senado em fevereiro". Senado Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Cinco senadores disputam a Presidência do Senado nesta segunda-feira". Senado Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ Ferraz, Adriana (22 January 2021). "Veja o placar da eleição para presidente do Senado". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.