President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids President of the Chamber of Deputies
Logo of the Chamber
Incumbent Arthur Lira since 1 February 2021
National Congress
Style	Mr. President, or simply President (informal) The Most Excellent Mr. President of the Chamber (formal) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Member of	National Defense Council Council of the Republic
Residence	Lago Sul, Brasília, Federal District
Seat	National Congress, Brasília, Federal District
Appointer	Chamber of Deputies Elected by the Chamber
Term length	Two years, not eligible for re-election immediately
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	25 March 1824; 200 years ago (1824-03-25)
First holder	Luís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho
Succession	Second
Salary	R$ 405,156 annually

The Chamber of Deputies in session

The Tiradentes Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, was the building of the Brazilian Parliament from 1926 until 1960

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. The president is assisted by a board of directors.

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

Empire of Brazil (1826–1889)

No.		President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Province
1		Luís da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho (1760–1826)	8 May 1826 (1826-05-08)	21 December 1826 (1826-12-21)	227 days		Moderate Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
2		Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (1791–1854)	4 May 1827 (1827-05-04)	2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)	29 days		Liberal-Radical Party	Rio de Janeiro
3		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	2 June 1827 (1827-06-02)	5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)	338 days		Moderate Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
4		José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	5 May 1828 (1828-05-05)	6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)	62 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
5		Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860)	6 July 1828 (1828-07-06)	4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)	302 days		Progressive League (Brazil)	Grão-Pará
6		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	4 May 1829 (1829-05-04)	4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)	1 year, 0 days		Moderate Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
7		José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	4 May 1830 (1830-05-04)	3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)	60 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
8		José Ribeiro Soares da Rocha	3 July 1830 (1830-07-03)	3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)	31 days		Independent	Bahia
9		José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860)	3 August 1830 (1830-08-03)	4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)	274 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
10		Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1775–1844)	4 May 1831 (1831-05-04)	11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)	68 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
11		José Martiniano de Alencar (1829–1877)	11 July 1831 (1831-07-11)	16 May 1832 (1832-05-16)	310 days		Liberal-Radical Party	Ceará
12		Antonio 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		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
13		Bento de Oliveira Braga	2 May 1834 (1834-05-02)	7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)	36 days		Liberal-Radical Party	Rio de Janeiro
14		Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866)	7 June 1834 (1834-06-07)	11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)	65 days		Progressive League (Brazil)	Pernambuco
15		Antônio Maria de Moura (1794–1842)	11 August 1834 (1834-08-11)	2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)	264 days		Popular Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
16		Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870)	2 May 1835 (1835-05-02)	27 September 1837 (1837-09-27)	2 years, 148 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
17		Cândido 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		Popular Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
18		Joaquim Marcelino de Brito (1799–1879)	6 May 1840 (1840-05-06)	16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)	1 year, 10 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
19		Romualdo Antônio de Seixas, Marquis of Santa Cruz (1787–1860)	16 May 1841 (1841-05-16)	7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)	83 days		Progressive League (Brazil)	Grão-Pará
20		Venâncio Henriques de Resende (1781–1866)	7 August 1841 (1841-08-07)	4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)	240 days		Progressive League (Brazil)	Pernambuco
21		Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	4 April 1842 (1842-04-04)	12 January 1843 (1843-01-12)	283 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	São Paulo
22		Manuel 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		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
23		Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883)	1 January 1845 (1845-01-01)	21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)	171 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
24		José Joaquim Fernandes Torres (1797–1869)	21 June 1845 (1845-06-21)	25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)	1 year, 4 days		Progressive League (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
25		Francisco Muniz Tavares (1793–1876)	25 June 1846 (1846-06-25)	2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)	311 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
26		José Pedro Dias de Carvalho (1808–1881)	2 May 1847 (1847-05-02)	24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)	1 year, 53 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
27		Antônio Pinto Chichorro da Gama (1800–1887)	24 June 1848 (1848-06-24)	1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)	1 year, 191 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Pernambuco
28		Gabriel Mendes dos Santos (1800–1873)	1 January 1850 (1850-01-01)	30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)	2 years, 120 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Minas Gerais
29		José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883)	30 April 1852 (1852-04-30)	20 May 1852 (1852-05-20)	20 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
30		Antônio 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		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Pernambuco
31		Brás 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		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
32		Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875)	15 May 1861 (1861-05-15)	1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)	2 years, 231 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
33		Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877)	1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)	1 January 1865 (1865-01-01)	31 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Paraná
34		Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870)	1 February 1864 (1864-02-01)	10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)	191 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Maranhão
35		Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882)	10 August 1864 (1864-08-10)	31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)	2 years, 21 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Minas Gerais
36		Saldanha Marinho (1816–1895)	31 August 1866 (1866-08-31)	15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)	257 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Rio de Janeiro
37		Francisco de Paula da Silveira Lobo (1826–1886)	15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)	15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)	2 years, 0 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
38		Pedro Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Viscount of Camaragibe (1806–1875)	15 May 1869 (1869-05-15)	8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)	24 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
39		Joaquim Otávio Nébias (1811–1872)	8 June 1869 (1869-06-08)	15 May 1870 (1870-05-15)	341 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	São Paulo
40		Brás 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		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
41		Jerônimo José Teixeira Júnior, Viscount of Cruzeiro (1830–1892)	14 August 1871 (1871-08-14)	30 March 1873 (1873-03-30)	1 year, 228 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Rio de Janeiro
42		Inocêncio 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		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
43		Manuel Francisco Correia (1831–1905)	17 June 1874 (1874-06-17)	9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)	2 years, 237 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Paraná
44		Paulino de Sousa (1834–1901)	9 February 1877 (1877-02-09)	22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)	1 year, 316 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
45		Camilo Ferreira Armond, Count of Prados (1815–1882)	22 December 1878 (1878-12-22)	1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)	3 years, 10 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Minas Gerais
46		Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos (1816–1887)	1 January 1882 (1882-01-01)	15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)	45 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Minas Gerais
47		Martim Ribeiro de Andrada (1825–1886)	15 February 1882 (1882-02-15)	28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)	41 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	São Paulo
48		João Ferreira Moura (1830–1912)	28 March 1882 (1882-03-28)	11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)	105 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Bahia
49		José Lima Duarte, Viscount of Lima Duarte (1826–1896)	11 July 1882 (1882-07-11)	18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)	1 year, 343 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Minas Gerais
50		Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896)	18 June 1884 (1884-06-18)	31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)	74 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	São Paulo
51		Manuel Alves de Araújo (1832–1908)	31 August 1884 (1884-08-31)	16 March 1885 (1885-03-16)	197 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Paraná
52		Antônio Moreira de Barros (1841–1896)	15 March 1885 (1885-03-15)	5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)	51 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	São Paulo
53		Franklin Dória, Baron of Loreto (1836–1906)	5 May 1885 (1885-05-05)	7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)	94 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Piauí
54		André Augusto de Pádua Fleury (1830–1895)	7 August 1885 (1885-08-07)	19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)	285 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Goiás
55		Domingos de Andrade Figueira (1834–1910)	19 May 1886 (1886-05-19)	14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)	360 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Rio de Janeiro
56		Augusto Gomes de Castro (1836–1909)	14 May 1887 (1887-05-14)	21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)	1 year, 6 days		Conservative Party (Brazil)	Maranhão
57		Henrique de Lucena, Baron of Lucena (1835–1913)	21 May 1888 (1888-05-21)	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	1 year, 178 days		Liberal Party (Brazil, 1831)	Pernambuco

Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)

No.		President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		State
1		João da Mata Machado (1850–1901)	18 June 1891 (1891-06-18)	31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)	135 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
2		Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (1841–1941)	31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)	292 days		PRP	São Paulo
3		João Lopes Ferreira Filho (1854–1928)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)	17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)	1 year, 272 days		Federalist	Ceará
4		Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929)	17 May 1894 (1894-05-17)	19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)	2 years, 2 days		Federal Republican Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
5		Artur César Rios (1846–1906)	19 May 1896 (1896-05-19)	9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)	2 years, 355 days		Bahia Republican Party	Bahia
6		Carlos Vaz de Melo (1842–1904)	9 May 1899 (1899-05-09)	6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)	3 years, 362 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
7		Francisco de Paula Oliveira Guimarães (1852–1909)	6 May 1903 (1903-05-06)	9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)	4 years, 3 days		Bahia Republican Party	Bahia
8		Carlos Peixoto (1871–1917)	9 May 1907 (1907-05-09)	5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)	1 year, 361 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
9		Sabino Barroso (1859–1919)	5 May 1909 (1909-05-05)	21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)	5 years, 200 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
10		Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920)	21 November 1914 (1914-11-21)	8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)	2 years, 229 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
11		Sabino Barroso (1859–1919)	8 July 1917 (1917-07-08)	15 June 1919 (1919-06-15)	1 year, 342 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
12		Astolfo Dutra Nicácio (1864–1920)	15 June 1919 (1919-06-15)	7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)	0 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
13		Júlio Bueno Brandão (1858–1931)	7 May 1920 (1920-05-07)	16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)	1 year, 9 days		PR Mineiro	Minas Gerais
14		Arnolfo Azevedo (1868–1942)	16 May 1921 (1921-05-16)	1 January 1927 (1927-01-01)	5 years, 230 days		PRP	São Paulo
15		Sebastião do Rego Barros (1879–1946)	9 May 1927 (1927-05-09)	11 November 1930 (1930-11-11)	3 years, 186 days		Federal Republican Party (Brazil)	Pernambuco
16		Antônio Ribeiro de Andrada IV (1870–1946)	15 November 1933 (1933-11-15)	4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)	3 years, 170 days		Liberal Alliance (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
17		Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975)	4 May 1937 (1937-05-04)	10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)	190 days		Liberal Alliance (Brazil)	Minas Gerais
18		Honório Fernandes Monteiro (1894–1968)	4 February 1946 (1946-02-04)	18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)	1 year, 42 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	São Paulo
19		Samuel Duarte (1904–1979)	18 March 1947 (1947-03-18)	12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)	1 year, 359 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	Paraíba
20		Carlos Cyrillo Júnior (1886–1965)	12 March 1949 (1949-03-12)	12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)	2 years, 0 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	São Paulo
21		Nereu Ramos (1888–1958)	12 March 1951 (1951-03-12)	3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)	3 years, 328 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	Santa Catarina
22		Carlos Luz (1894–1961)	3 February 1955 (1955-02-03)	15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)	285 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	Rio de Janeiro
23		José Flores da Cunha (1880–1959)	15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)	11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)	117 days		UDN	Rio Grande do Sul
24		Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992)	11 March 1956 (1956-03-11)	11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)	2 years, 0 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	São Paulo
25		Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975)	11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)	24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)	6 years, 350 days		Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)	São Paulo
26		Olavo Bilac Pinto (1908–1985)	24 February 1965 (1965-02-24)	2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)	1 year, 6 days		ARENA	Minas Gerais
27		Adauto Lúcio Cardoso (1904–1974)	2 March 1966 (1966-03-02)	3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)	338 days		ARENA	Guanabara
28		João Batista Ramos (1910–2002)	3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)	23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)	1 year, 20 days		ARENA	São Paulo
29		José Bonifácio Lafayette de Andrada (1904–1986)	23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)	30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)	2 years, 35 days		ARENA	Minas Gerais
30		Geraldo Freire (1912–2002)	30 March 1970 (1970-03-30)	3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)	310 days		ARENA	Minas Gerais
31		Ernesto Pereira Lopes (1905–1993)	3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)	28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)	2 years, 25 days		ARENA	São Paulo
32		Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)	2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)	1 year, 339 days		ARENA	Ceará
33		Célio Borja (1928–2022)	2 February 1975 (1975-02-02)	28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)	2 years, 26 days		ARENA	Rio de Janeiro
34		Marco Maciel (1940–2021)	28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)	2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)	1 year, 339 days		ARENA	Pernambuco
35		Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	2 February 1979 (1979-02-02)	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)	2 years, 24 days		ARENA	Ceará
36		Nelson Marchezan (1938–2002)	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26)	2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)	1 year, 341 days		PDS	Rio Grande do Sul
37		Flávio Marcílio (1917–1992)	2 February 1983 (1983-02-02)	28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)	2 years, 26 days		PDS	Ceará
38		Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992)	28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	3 years, 353 days		PMDB	São Paulo
39		Antonio Paes de Andrade (1927–2015)	15 February 1989 (1989-02-15)	2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)	1 year, 352 days		PMDB	Ceará
40		Ibsen Pinheiro (1935–2020)	2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)	2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)	2 years, 0 days		PMDB	Rio Grande do Sul
41		Inocêncio de Oliveira (born 1938)	2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)	2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)	2 years, 0 days		PFL	Pernambuco
42		Luís Eduardo Magalhães (1955–1998)	2 February 1995 (1995-02-02)	5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)	2 years, 3 days		PFL	Bahia
43		Michel Temer (born 1940)	5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)	14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)	4 years, 9 days		PMDB	São Paulo
44		Aécio Neves (born 1960)	14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)	17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)	1 year, 306 days		PSDB	Minas Gerais
45		Efraim Morais (born 1952)	17 December 2002 (2002-12-17)	2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)	47 days		PFL	Paraíba
46		João Paulo Cunha (born 1958)	2 February 2003 (2003-02-02)	14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)	2 years, 12 days		PT	São Paulo
47		Severino Cavalcanti (1930–2020)	14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)	21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)	219 days		PP	Pernambuco
–		José Thomaz Nonô (born 1947) Acting	21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)	28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)	7 days		PFL	Alagoas
48		Aldo Rebelo (born 1956)	28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)	1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)	1 year, 126 days		PCdoB	São Paulo
49		Arlindo Chinaglia (born 1949)	1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)	2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)	2 years, 1 day		PT	São Paulo
50		Michel Temer (born 1940)	2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	1 year, 318 days		PMDB	São Paulo
51		Marco Maia (born 1965)	17 December 2010 (2010-12-17)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	2 years, 49 days		PT	Rio Grande do Sul
52		Henrique Eduardo Alves (born 1948)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)	1 year, 362 days		PMDB	Rio Grande do Norte
53		Eduardo Cunha (born 1958)	1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)	5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)	1 year, 94 days		PMDB	Rio de Janeiro
–		Waldir Maranhão (born 1955) Acting	5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)	14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)	70 days		PP	Maranhão
54		Rodrigo Maia (born 1970)	14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)	4 years, 202 days		DEM	Rio de Janeiro
55		Arthur Lira (born 1969)	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)	Incumbent	4 years, 1 day		PP	Alagoas

See also

• President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
• Lista de presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil