Vice President of Brazil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Vice presidential standard
Coat of arms of Brazil
Incumbent Geraldo Alckmin since January 1, 2023
Federal government of Brazil
Style	Mr. Vice President (informal) The Most Excellent and His Excellency (formal)
Member of	Cabinet National Defense Council
Residence	Palácio do Jaburu
Seat	Brasília
Appointer	Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Inaugural holder	Floriano Peixoto
Formation	February 26, 1891 (134 years ago) (1891-02-26)
Succession	First
Salary	R$ 39,293.32 per month

The Vice President of Brazil is the second most important leader in Brazil's government. This person works closely with the President. Their main job is to take over if the President cannot do their job. This could happen if the President resigns, passes away, or is removed from office. The Vice President also steps in when the President travels or is temporarily unable to work.

The role of Vice President started when Brazil became a republic in 1889. It was officially set up in the 1891 Constitution. This job has been part of Brazil's history almost always. It was only stopped for about 15 years during the Vargas Era.

Who Can Be Vice President?

To become Vice President, a person needs to meet the same rules as the President. They must be a natural-born citizen of Brazil. This means they were born in Brazil. Also, they must be at least 35 years old. These rules are in Brazil's Constitution.

How the Vice President Is Chosen

The President and Vice President are chosen together. They run as a team in an election. Their term, or time in office, lasts for four years. They start their job on January 1st after the election. Both the President and Vice President can be re-elected for one more term right after their first.

If a Vice President takes over for a President, they can still run for another full term. However, if a Vice President acts as President for a short time, it counts as part of a term. This means they cannot serve more than two terms in a row.

Where the Vice President Works and Lives

The Vice President works in a building next to the Palácio do Planalto. This is where the President's main office is. The official home for the Vice President is called the Palácio do Jaburu. It was opened in 1977.

When Vice Presidents Become President

Since 1889, eight Vice Presidents have become President. This happened for different reasons:

• Four Vice Presidents took over because the President passed away. These were Nilo Peçanha, Delfim Moreira, Café Filho, and José Sarney.
• Two Vice Presidents took over because the President resigned. These were Floriano Peixoto and João Goulart.
• Two Vice Presidents took over because the President was removed from office. These were Itamar Franco and Michel Temer.

List of Vice Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term	Party		Election	President
1		Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895)	February 26, 1891 – November 23, 1891		Unaffiliated	1891	Deodoro da Fonseca
Office vacant (November 23, 1891 – November 15, 1894)							Floriano Peixoto
2		Manuel Vitorino (1853–1902)	November 15, 1894 – November 15, 1898		PRF (Federal)	1894	Prudente de Morais
3		Rosa e Silva (1857–1929)	November 15, 1898 – November 15, 1902		Unaffiliated	1898	Campos Sales
Office vacant (November 15, 1902 – June 17, 1903)							Rodrigues Alves
4		Afonso Pena (1847–1909)	June 17, 1903 – November 15, 1906		PRM	1903
5		Nilo Peçanha (1867–1924)	November 15, 1906 – June 14, 1909		PRF (Fluminense)	1906	Afonso Pena
Office vacant (June 14, 1909 – November 15, 1910)							Nilo Peçanha
6		Venceslau Brás (1868–1966)	November 15, 1910 – November 15, 1914		PRM	1910	Hermes da Fonseca
7		Urbano Santos (1859–1922)	November 15, 1914 – November 15, 1918		PRM	1914	Venceslau Brás
8		Delfim Moreira (1868–1920)	November 15, 1918 – January 16, 1919		PRM	1918	Rodrigues Alves
Office vacant (January 16 – July 28, 1919)							Delfim Moreira
8		Delfim Moreira (1868–1920)	July 28, 1919 – July 1, 1920		PRM	1918	Epitácio Pessoa
Office vacant (July 1 – November 10, 1920)
9		Bueno de Paiva (1861–1928)	November 10, 1920 – November 15, 1922		PRM	1920
10		Estácio Coimbra (1872–1937)	November 15, 1922 – November 15, 1926		Unaffiliated	—	Artur Bernardes
11		Melo Viana (1878–1954)	November 15, 1926 – October 24, 1930		PRM	1926	Washington Luís
Office vacant (October 24, 1930 – July 16, 1934) Office abolished (July 16, 1934 – September 19, 1946)							Military junta of 1930
							Getúlio Vargas
							José Linhares
							Eurico Gaspar Dutra
12		Nereu Ramos (1888–1958)	September 19, 1946 – January 31, 1951		PSD	1946
13		Café Filho (1899–1970)	January 31, 1951 – August 24, 1954		PSP	1950	Getúlio Vargas
Office vacant (August 24, 1954 – January 31, 1956)							Café Filho
							Carlos Luz
							Nereu Ramos
14		João Goulart (1919–1976)	January 31, 1956 – August 25, 1961		PTB	1955 1960	Juscelino Kubitschek
							Jânio Quadros
Office vacant (August 25, 1961 – April 15, 1964)							Ranieri Mazzilli
							João Goulart
							Ranieri Mazzilli
15		José Maria Alkmin (1901–1974)	April 15, 1964 – March 15, 1967		PSD	1964	Castelo Branco
					ARENA
16		Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975)	March 15, 1967 – August 31, 1969		ARENA	1966	Costa e Silva
Office vacant (August 31 – October 30, 1969)							Military junta of 1969
17		Augusto Rademaker (1905–1985)	October 30, 1969 – March 15, 1974		ARENA	1969	Emílio Médici
18		Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (1905–1984)	March 15, 1974 – March 15, 1979		ARENA	1974	Ernesto Geisel
19		Aureliano Chaves (1929–2003)	March 15, 1979 – March 15, 1985		ARENA	1978	João Figueiredo
					PDS
					PFL
20		José Sarney (b. 1930)	March 15, 1985 – April 21, 1985		PMDB	1985	Tancredo Neves (president-elect)
Office vacant (April 21, 1985 – March 15, 1990)							José Sarney
21		Itamar Franco (1929–2011)	March 15, 1990 – December 29, 1992		PRN	1990	Fernando Collor
					PMDB
Office vacant (December 29, 1992 – January 1, 1995)							Itamar Franco
22		Marco Maciel (1940–2021)	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003		PFL	1994 1998	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
23		José Alencar (1931–2011)	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011		PL	2002 2006	Lula da Silva
					PRB
24		Michel Temer (b. 1940)	January 1, 2011 – August 31, 2016		PMDB	2010 2014	Dilma Rousseff
Office vacant (August 31, 2016 – January 1, 2019)							Michel Temer
25		Hamilton Mourão (b. 1953)	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023		PRTB	2018	Jair Bolsonaro
					Republicans
26		Geraldo Alckmin (b. 1952)	January 1, 2023 – Incumbent		PSB	2022	Lula da Silva

See also

In Spanish: Vicepresidente de Brasil para niños

• List of current vice presidents
• President of Brazil
• List of presidents of Brazil