Vice President of Brazil facts for kids

Quick facts for kidsVice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
	Vice Presidential Standard
	Coat of arms of Brazil
	Incumbent; Hamilton Mourão; since 1 January 2019
	Federal government of Brazil
Style	Mr. Vice President; (Informal); His Excellency; (Formal);
Member of	Cabinet; National Defense Council
Residence	Palácio do Jaburu
Seat	Brasilia
Nominator	President of Brazil, Political party
Appointer	National Congress of Brazil
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Inaugural holder	Marshal Floriano Peixoto
Formation	February 26, 1891
Succession	First

Template:Politics of Brazil The Vice President of Brazil (Portuguese: Vice-presidente do Brasil), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Vice Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) is the second-highest government official in the executive branch of the government of Brazil.

Roles

The Vice President's main job is to replace the president on the event of their death, resignation, or impeachment, and to temporarily take over the presidential powers and duties while the President is abroad, or unable to carry out his or her duties.

The Vice President is elected with the president as his or her running mate.

Living former Vice Presidents

There are three living former vice presidents. The most recent former president to die was Itamar Franco (1990–1992), July 2, 2011.

José Sarney
(1985)
April 24, 1930 (1930-04-24) (age 91)
Marco Maciel
(1995–2002)
July 21, 1940 (1940-07-21) (age 81)
Michel Temer
(2011–2016)
September 23, 1940 (1940-09-23) (age 81)