National
Presidency of the Republic
- Portuguese: Presidência da República
Governs Brazil
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Who sits on it
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President of the Republic
Elected
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of the Republic PT · since January 2023
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Vice President of the Republic
Elected
- Geraldo Alckmin Vice President of the Republic PSB · since January 2023
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Republic planalto.gov.br · checked
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as President of the Republic dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
- Vice President of the Republic planalto.gov.br · checked
- Geraldo Alckmin as Vice President of the Republic dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked
What it can do
- Head of state and government
Constitution of 1988 Art. 76: executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic, aided by the Ministers of State.
- Appoint and dismiss ministers
Constitution of 1988 Art. 84 I: appoints and dismisses Ministers of State.
- Sanction or veto laws; provisional measures
Constitution of 1988 Arts. 66, 84 IV and 62: sanctions, promulgates or vetoes bills and may issue provisional measures with force of law in cases of relevance and urgency.
- Supreme command of the armed forces
Constitution of 1988 Art. 84 XIII: exercises supreme command of the Armed Forces.
- Foreign relations and treaties
Constitution of 1988 Art. 84 VII-VIII: maintains relations with foreign states and concludes treaties subject to Congress approval.
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Sources for what it can do
- Head of state and government planalto.gov.br · checked
- Appoint and dismiss ministers planalto.gov.br · checked
- Sanction or veto laws; provisional measures planalto.gov.br · checked
- Supreme command of the armed forces planalto.gov.br · checked
- Foreign relations and treaties planalto.gov.br · checked
Sources
- gov.br · checked Presidencia da Republica / Congresso Nacional / STF official sites, read 2026-10-12: structure of the federal state (Constitution of 1988 Arts. 44, 76, 92). For: Presidency of the Republic
- planalto.gov.br · checked Portuguese names from the Constitution of 1988 and official sites (ministry names from Planalto list); office names with official=false are formulaic, read 2026-10-12. For: Presidency of the Republic in Portuguese
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Head of state and government, Appoint and dismiss ministers, Sanction or veto laws; provisional measures, Supreme command of the armed forces, Foreign relations and treaties
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil 1988, Planalto consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: Arts. 28, 40, 45, 46, 57, 76-77, 84, 101. For: President of the Republic, Vice President of the Republic
- dadosabertos.camara.leg.br · checked Terms from Camara/Senado open data, Planalto ministers list and (justices, start dates) Wikipedia "Supreme Federal Tribunal" as fallback because portal.stf.jus.br returns HTTP 403; read 2026-10-12. For: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin as Vice President of the Republic
- tse.jus.br · checked TSE Eleicoes 2026 (first round 4 Oct 2026; run-off 25 Oct 2026); news reports of first-round result (MercoPress 2026-10-05); 2030 dates derived from Constitution Arts. 28/77, read 2026-10-12. For: General election, October 25, 2026