President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

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.

President of the Chamber of Deputies
Presidente da Câmara dos Deputados
Logo of the Chamber
Incumbent
Arthur Lira
since 1 February 2021
Style
  • Mr. President, or simply President
    (informal)
  • The Most Excellent Mr. President of the Chamber
    (formal)
  • His Excellency
    (alternative formal, diplomatic)
StatusPresiding officer
Member ofNational Defense Council
Council of the Republic
ResidenceLago Sul, Brasília, Federal District
SeatNational Congress, Brasília, Federal District
AppointerChamber of Deputies
Elected by the Chamber
Term lengthTwo years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Brazil
Formation25 March 1824; 200 years ago (1824-03-25)
First holderLuís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho
SuccessionSecond
SalaryR$ 405,156 annually[1]
The Chamber of Deputies in session
The Tiradentes Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, was the building of the Brazilian Parliament from 1926 until 1960

Arthur Lira, a deputy from Alagoas and a member of Progressistas, currently holds the office since 1 February 2021.


List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

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No. Portrait President Took office Left office Time in office Party Province
1Luís da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho
(1760–1826)
8 May 1826 (1826-05-08)21 December 1826 (1826-12-21)227 days ModerateRio de Janeiro
2Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo
(1791–1854)
4 May 1827 (1827-05-04)2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)29 days Liberal-RadicalRio de Janeiro
3Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
(1793–1870)
2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)338 days ModeratePernambuco
4José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre
(1796–1860)
5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)62 days ConservativeBahia
5Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz
(1787–1860)
6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)302 days Progressive LeagueGrão-Pará
6Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
(1793–1870)
4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)1 year, 0 days ModeratePernambuco
7José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre
(1796–1860)
4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)60 days ConservativeBahia
8José Ribeiro Soares da Rocha3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)31 days IndependentBahia
9José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre
(1796–1860)
3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)274 days ConservativeBahia
10Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada
(1775–1844)
4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)68 days ConservativeMinas Gerais
11José Martiniano de Alencar
(1829–1877)
11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)16 May 1832 (1832-05-16)310 days Liberal-RadicalCeará
12Antonio 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 ConservativeMinas Gerais
13Bento de Oliveira Braga2 May 1834 (1834-05-02)7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)36 days Liberal-RadicalRio de Janeiro
14Venâncio Henriques de Resende
(1781–1866)
7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)65 days Progressive LeaguePernambuco
15Antônio Maria de Moura
(1794–1842)
11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)264 days PopularMinas Gerais
16Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
(1793–1870)
2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)27 September 1837 (1837-09-27)2 years, 148 days ConservativePernambuco
17Cândido 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 PopularMinas Gerais
18Joaquim Marcelino de Brito
(1799–1879)
6 May 1840 (1840-05-06)16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)1 year, 10 days ConservativeBahia
19Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz
(1787–1860)
16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)83 days Progressive LeagueGrão-Pará
20Venâncio Henriques de Resende
(1781–1866)
7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)240 days Progressive LeaguePernambuco
21Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada
(1825–1886)
4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)12 January 1843 (1843-01-12)283 days ConservativeSão Paulo
22Manuel 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 ConservativePernambuco
23Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté
(1798–1883)
1 January 1845 (1845-01-01)21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)171 days ConservativeMinas Gerais
24José Joaquim Fernandes Torres
(1797–1869)
21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)1 year, 4 days Progressive LeagueMinas Gerais
25Francisco Muniz Tavares
(1793–1876)
25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)311 days ConservativePernambuco
26José Pedro Dias de Carvalho
(1808–1881)
2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)1 year, 53 days ConservativeMinas Gerais
27Antônio Pinto Chichorro da Gama
(1800–1887)
24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)1 year, 191 days LiberalPernambuco
28Gabriel Mendes dos Santos
(1800–1873)
1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)2 years, 120 days LiberalMinas Gerais
29José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari
(1812–1883)
30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)20 May 1852 (1852-05-20)20 days ConservativeRio de Janeiro
30Antônio 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 LiberalPernambuco
31Brás 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 ConservativeRio de Janeiro
32Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe
(1806–1875)
15 May 1861 (1861-05-15)1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)2 years, 231 days ConservativePernambuco
33Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
(1815–1877)
1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)1 January 1865 (1865-01-01)31 days ConservativeParaná
34Francisco José Furtado
(1818–1870)
1 February 1864 (1864-02-01)10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)191 days LiberalMaranhão
35Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados
(1815–1882)
10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)2 years, 21 days LiberalMinas Gerais
36Saldanha Marinho
(1816–1895)
31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)257 days LiberalRio de Janeiro
37Francisco de Paula da Silveira Lobo
(1826–1886)
15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)2 years, 0 days ConservativeMinas Gerais
38Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe
(1806–1875)
15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)24 days ConservativePernambuco
39Joaquim Otávio Nébias
(1811–1872)
8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)15 May 1870 (1870-05-15)341 days ConservativeSão Paulo
40Brás 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 ConservativeRio de Janeiro
41Jerônimo José Teixeira Júnior, Viscount of Cruzeiro
(1830–1892)
14 August 1871 (1871-08-14)30 March 1873 (1873-03-30)1 year, 228 days LiberalRio de Janeiro
42Inocêncio 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 ConservativeBahia
43Manuel Francisco Correia
(1831–1905)
17 June 1874 (1874-06-17)9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)2 years, 237 days LiberalParaná
44Paulino de Sousa
(1834–1901)
9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)1 year, 316 days ConservativeRio de Janeiro
45Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados
(1815–1882)
22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)3 years, 10 days LiberalMinas Gerais
46Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos
(1816–1887)
1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)45 days LiberalMinas Gerais
47Martim Ribeiro de Andrada
(1825–1886)
15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)41 days ConservativeSão Paulo
48João Ferreira Moura
(1830–1912)
28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)105 days ConservativeBahia
49José Lima Duarte, Viscount of Lima Duarte
(1826–1896)
11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)1 year, 343 days LiberalMinas Gerais
50Antônio Moreira de Barros
(1841–1896)
18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)74 days LiberalSão Paulo
51Manuel Alves de Araújo
(1832–1908)
31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)16 March 1885 (1885-03-16)197 days LiberalParaná
52Antônio Moreira de Barros
(1841–1896)
15 March 1885 (1885-03-15)5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)51 days LiberalSão Paulo
53Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto
(1836–1906)
5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)94 days ConservativePiauí
54André Augusto de Pádua Fleury
(1830–1895)
7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)285 days ConservativeGoiás
55Domingos de Andrade Figueira
(1834–1910)
19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)360 days ConservativeRio de Janeiro
56Augusto Gomes de Castro
(1836–1909)
14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)1 year, 6 days ConservativeMaranhão
57Henrique de Lucena, Baron of Lucena
(1835–1913)
21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)1 year, 178 days LiberalPernambuco
No. Portrait President Took office Left office Time in office Party State
1João da Mata Machado
(1850–1901)
18 June 1891 (1891-06-18)31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)135 days PRMMinas Gerais
2Bernardino José de Campos Júnior
(1841–1941)
31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)292 days PRPSão Paulo
3João Lopes Ferreira Filho
(1854–1928)
18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)1 year, 272 days FederalistCeará
4Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva
(1857–1929)
17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)2 years, 2 days PR FederalPernambuco
5Artur César Rios
(1846–1906)
19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)2 years, 355 days PRBBahia
6Carlos Vaz de Melo
(1842–1904)
9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)3 years, 362 days PRMMinas Gerais
7Francisco de Paula Oliveira Guimarães
(1852–1909)
6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)4 years, 3 days PRBBahia
8Carlos Peixoto
(1871–1917)
9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)1 year, 361 days PRMMinas Gerais
9Sabino Barroso
(1859–1919)
5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)5 years, 200 days PRMMinas Gerais
10Astolfo Dutra Nicácio
(1864–1920)
21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)2 years, 229 days PRMMinas Gerais
11Sabino Barroso
(1859–1919)
8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)15 June 1919 (1919-06-15)1 year, 342 days PRMMinas Gerais
12Astolfo Dutra Nicácio
(1864–1920)
15 June 1919 (1919-06-15)7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)0 days PRMMinas Gerais
13Júlio Bueno Brandão
(1858–1931)
7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)1 year, 9 days PRMMinas Gerais
14Arnolfo Azevedo
(1868–1942)
16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)1 January 1927 (1927-01-01)5 years, 230 days PRPSão Paulo
15Sebastião do Rego Barros
(1879–1946)
9 May 1927 (1927-05-09)11 November 1930 (1930-11-11)3 years, 186 days PR FederalPernambuco
16Antônio Ribeiro de Andrada IV
(1870–1946)
15 November 1933 (1933-11-15)4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)3 years, 170 days ALMinas Gerais
17Pedro Aleixo
(1901–1975)
4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)190 days ALMinas Gerais
18Honório Fernandes Monteiro
(1894–1968)
4 February 1946 (1946-02-04)18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)1 year, 42 days PSDSão Paulo
19Samuel Duarte
(1904–1979)
18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)1 year, 359 days PSDParaíba
20Carlos Cyrillo Júnior
(1886–1965)
12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)2 years, 0 days PSDSão Paulo
21Nereu Ramos
(1888–1958)
12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)3 years, 328 days PSDSanta Catarina
22Carlos Luz
(1894–1961)
3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)285 days PSDRio de Janeiro
23José Flores da Cunha
(1880–1959)
15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)117 days UDNRio Grande do Sul
24Ulysses Guimarães
(1916–1992)
11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)2 years, 0 days PSDSão Paulo
25Ranieri Mazzilli
(1910–1975)
11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)6 years, 350 days PSDSão Paulo
26Olavo Bilac Pinto
(1908–1985)
24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)1 year, 6 days ARENAMinas Gerais
27Adauto Lúcio Cardoso
(1904–1974)
2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)338 days ARENAGuanabara
28João Batista Ramos
(1910–2002)
3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)1 year, 20 days ARENASão Paulo
29José Bonifácio Lafayette de Andrada
(1904–1986)
23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)2 years, 35 days ARENAMinas Gerais
30Geraldo Freire
(1912–2002)
30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)310 days ARENAMinas Gerais
31Ernesto Pereira Lopes
(1905–1993)
3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)2 years, 25 days ARENASão Paulo
32Flávio Marcílio
(1917–1992)
28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)1 year, 339 days ARENACeará
33Célio Borja
(1928–2022)
2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)2 years, 26 days ARENARio de Janeiro
34Marco Maciel
(1940–2021)
28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)1 year, 339 days ARENAPernambuco
35Flávio Marcílio
(1917–1992)
2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)2 years, 24 days ARENACeará
36Nelson Marchezan
(1938–2002)
26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)1 year, 341 days PDSRio Grande do Sul
37Flávio Marcílio
(1917–1992)
2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)2 years, 26 days PDSCeará
38Ulysses Guimarães
(1916–1992)
28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)3 years, 353 days MDBSão Paulo
39Antonio Paes de Andrade
(1927–2015)
15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)1 year, 352 days MDBCeará
40Ibsen Pinheiro
(1935–2020)
2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)2 years, 0 days MDBRio Grande do Sul
41Inocêncio de Oliveira
(born 1938)
2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)2 years, 0 days PFLPernambuco
42Luís Eduardo Magalhães
(1955–1998)
2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)2 years, 3 days PFLBahia
43Michel Temer
(born 1940)
5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)4 years, 9 days MDBSão Paulo
44Aécio Neves
(born 1960)
14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)1 year, 306 days PSDBMinas Gerais
45Efraim Morais
(born 1952)
17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)47 days PFLParaíba
46João Paulo Cunha
(born 1958)
2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)2 years, 12 days PTSão Paulo
47Severino Cavalcanti
(1930–2020)
14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)219 days PPPernambuco
José Thomaz Nonô
(born 1947)
Acting
21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)7 days PFLAlagoas
48Aldo Rebelo
(born 1956)
28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)1 year, 126 days PCdoBSão Paulo
49Arlindo Chinaglia
(born 1949)
1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)2 years, 1 day PTSão Paulo
50Michel Temer
(born 1940)
2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)1 year, 318 days MDBSão Paulo
51Marco Maia
(born 1965)
17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)2 years, 49 days PTRio Grande do Sul
52Henrique Eduardo Alves
(born 1948)
4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)1 year, 362 days MDBRio Grande do Norte
53Eduardo Cunha
(born 1958)
1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)1 year, 94 days MDBRio de Janeiro
Waldir Maranhão
(born 1955)
Acting
5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)70 days PPMaranhão
54Rodrigo Maia
(born 1970)
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)4 years, 202 days DEMRio de Janeiro
55Arthur Lira
(born 1969)
1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)Incumbent3 years, 273 days PPAlagoas

References

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  1. ^ Santos, Larissa (11 January 2021). "Saiba quanto ganham os presidentes do Senado e da Câmara". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.

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