State or region
Governor of the Federal District
- Portuguese: Governador
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Direct election by absolute majority of valid votes with a second round if needed, at the same time as state governors; four-year term, one consecutive re-election (Constitution of Brazil art. 32 para. 2, with arts. 77 and 14 para. 5). Vacancies are filled under the Organic Law of the Federal District. The next governor takes office on 6 January 2027.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Celina Leão PP since March 2026 Report Source: pt.wikipedia.org, checked
Most recent election, October 4, 2026.
Next vote
Sources
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil (as amended), art. 32 paras. 2-3, read 2026-10-12: Federal District governor and district deputies are elected under art. 77 and art. 27, at the same time as state elections; corrected citation from art. 28 / state constitution. For: Governor of the Federal District
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil arts. 14, 27, 28: governor election method and term; seat counts of the state legislatures (3x federal deputies up to 12, plus one per deputy above 12; federal bench sizes per Lei Complementar 78/1993 as updated). For: Governor of the Federal District
- planalto.gov.br · checked Constitution of Brazil, office titles Governador / Deputado Estadual / Deputado Distrital (arts. 27, 28, 32). For: Governor of the Federal District in Portuguese
- pt.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (pt), Lista de governadores das unidades federativas do Brasil, read 2026-10-12: governor, party and start date. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official state sites were not fetched; cross-checked with news reports. For: Celina Leão, current term
- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br · checked Agência Brasil, Quando será o segundo turno das eleições, read 2026-10-12: the Federal District goes to a run-off on 25 Oct 2026 after the first round of 4 Oct. Migration 056, ticket 836. For: General election, October 25, 2026
- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br · checked Agência Brasil, Quando será o segundo turno das eleições, Oct 2026, read 2026-10-12; BBC Brasil via O Povo 2026-10-11 (which states go to run-off on 2026-10-25); 2030 dates from Constitution art. 28. For: General election, October 25, 2026