List of Presidents of Brazil
The New Republic (1985–present)
In the early 1980s the military government started a process of gradual political opening, called abertura, the final goal of which was democracy.

List of Presidents of Brazil

Section Title: The New Republic (1985–present)
Table Section Text: In the early 1980s the military government started a process of gradual political opening, called abertura, the final goal of which was democracy.

№	President (birth–death)	Portrait	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party	Vice President(s)	Previous public office	Birthplace

38	Tancredo Neves (1910–1985)	-	1985	Never took office (was elected, but died before he took office)	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)	José Sarney (PMDB)	Governor of Minas Gerais	São João del Rey, Minas Gerais

39	José Sarney (1930–)	-	—	Acting President from 15 March 1985 21 April 1985	14 March 1990	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)	Vacant	Vice President	Pinheiro, Maranhão

40	Fernando Collor de Mello (1949–)	-	1989	15 March 1990	Powers and duties suspended from 2 October 1992 29 December 1992	Party of the National Reconstruction (PRN)	Itamar Franco (PRN • PMDB)	Governor of Alagoas	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

41	Itamar Franco (1930–2011)	-	—	Acting President from 2 October 1992 29 December 1992	31 December 1994	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)	Vacant	Vice President	Brazilian territorial waters, Atlantic Ocean

42	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931–)	-	1994 1998	1 January 1995	31 December 2002	Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)	Marco Maciel (PFL)	Minister of Finance	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

43	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945–)	-	2002 2006	1 January 2003	31 December 2010	Workers' Party (PT)	José Alencar (PRB)	Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1987–1991)	Caetés, Pernambuco

44	Dilma Rousseff (1947–)	-	2010 2014	1 January 2011	Powers and duties suspended from 12 May 2016 31 August 2016	Workers' Party (PT)	Michel Temer (PMDB)	Minister Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

45	Michel Temer (1940–)	-	—	Acting President from 12 May 2016 31 August 2016	31 December 2018	Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)	Vacant	Vice President	Tietê, São Paulo

46	Jair Bolsonaro (1955–)	-	2018	1 January 2019	Incumbent	Social Liberal Party (PSL)	Hamilton Mourão (PRTB)	Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro	Glicério, São Paulo

Sentence(s)

José Sarney de Araújo Costa (born 1930) served as President of Brazil from April 21, 1985 to March 14, 1990.

final_sentence: José Sarney de Araújo Costa (born 1930) served as President of Brazil from April 21, 1985 to March 14, 1990.