National
President of the Republic
- Portuguese: Presidente da República
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Directly elected by absolute majority of valid votes in two rounds, for a four-year term, with a vice-president on the same ticket (Constitution Arts. 77 and 82). First round 4 October 2026; run-off 25 October 2026; the winner takes office on 5 January 2027 (Art. 82 as amended by Constitutional Amendment 111/2021).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva PT since January 2023 Report Source: dadosabertos.camara.leg.br, checked
Most recent election, October 4, 2026.
Next vote
Sources
- planalto.gov.br · checked Presidência da República, Emenda Constitucional nº 111 de 28/09/2021, read 2026-10-12: presidential mandate begins 5 January of the year after the election from the 2026 election on. Corrected selection_detail (said 1 January 2027). For: President of the Republic
- 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
- 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: President of the Republic in Portuguese
- 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, current term
- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br · checked Agência Brasil, Quando será o segundo turno das eleições, read 2026-10-12: first round 4 Oct 2026, run-off Sun 25 Oct 2026 between Flávio Bolsonaro (PL, 47.03%) and Lula (PT, 45.16%). TSE Eleições 2026 (https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-2026) gives the two dates. Migration 056, ticket 836. For: General election, October 25, 2026
- planalto.gov.br · checked Presidência da República, Emenda Constitucional nº 111 de 28/09/2021, read 2026-10-12: the President elected in 2026 takes office on 5 January 2027 (new Art. 82; Arts. 4-5), not 1 January. Corrected the note. For: General election, October 25, 2026
- 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