# President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)

The president of the Federal Senate, sometimes referred to as the President of the Senate, is the presiding officer of the Federal Senate of Brazil.
In addition to chairing the chamber's debates and ordering its business, the president of the Federal Senate stands third in the order of presidential succession, after the vice-president of the republic and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, but before the president (chief justice) of the Supreme Federal Court. The Federal Senate president is also a member of the Council of the Republic, and presides over joint sessions of the Legislative branch, in his capacity as ex officio president of the National Congress. Until 25 August 1961, this position was held ex officio by the vice-president of the republic.
The current president of the Federal Senate is Rodrigo Pacheco of the Social Democratic Party, elected on 1 February 2021.

## List of presidents of the Senate
### Empire of Brazil (1826–1889)

| No. | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Province |
| 1 | José Egídio Álvares de Almeida, Marquis of Santo Amaro (1767–1832) | May 1826 (1826-05) | April 1827 (1827-04) | 10 or 11 months | Independent | Bahia |
| 2 | D. José Caetano da Silva Coutinho, Chaplain-Major Bishop (1768–1833) | 1827 (1827) | 1832 (1832) | 4 or 5 years | Independent | São Paulo |
| 3 | Bento Barroso Pereira (1785–1837) | 1832 (1832) | 8 February 1837 (1837-02-08) | 4 or 5 years | Independent | Minas Gerais |
| 4 | Antônio Luís Pereira da Cunha, Marquis of Inhambupe (1760–1837) | 8 February 1837 (1837-02-08) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 223 days | Independent | Pernambuco |
| 5 | Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, Marquis of Baependi (1765–1847) | 19 September 1837 (1837-09-19) | 4 May 1839 (1839-05-04) | 1 year, 227 days | Independent | Minas Gerais |
| 6 | Diogo Antônio Feijó (1784–1843) | 4 May 1839 (1839-05-04) | 9 April 1840 (1840-04-09) | 341 days | Liberal | Rio de Janeiro |
| 7 | Francisco Vilela Barbosa, Marquis of Paranaguá (1769–1846) | 9 April 1840 (1840-04-09) | 3 May 1841 (1841-05-03) | 1 year, 24 days | Independent | Rio de Janeiro |
| 8 | Estêvão Ribeiro de Resende, Marquis of Valença (1777–1856) | 3 May 1841 (1841-05-03) | 16 August 1842 (1842-08-16) | 1 year, 105 days | Independent | Minas Gerais |
| 9 | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860) | 16 August 1842 (1842-08-16) | 1844 (1844) | 1 or 2 years | Conservative | Bahia |
| 10 | João Vieira de Carvalho, Marquis of Lajes (1781–1847) | 1844 (1844) | 1847 (1847) | 2 or 3 years | Conservative | Ceará |
| 11 | Luís José de Oliveira Mendes, Baron of Monte Santo (1779–1851) | 1847 (1847) | 4 January 1851 (1851-01-04) | 3 or 4 years | Independent | Piauí |
| 12 | Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí (1793–1875) | 4 January 1851 (1851-01-04) | 7 May 1854 (1854-05-07) | 3 years, 123 days | Independent | Minas Gerais |
| 13 | Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda, Baron of Pirapama (1799–1882) | 8 May 1854 (1854-05-08) | 3 May 1861 (1861-05-03) | 6 years, 360 days | Conservative | Pernambuco |
| 14 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 3 May 1861 (1861-05-03) | 15 September 1873 (1873-09-15) | 12 years, 135 days | Conservative | Minas Gerais |
| 15 | José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, Viscount of Jaguari (1812–1883) | 15 September 1873 (1873-09-15) | 1881 (1881) | 7 or 8 years | Conservative | Minas Gerais |
| 16 | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe (1815–1889) | 1882 (1882) | 1885 (1885) | 2 or 3 years | Conservative | Bahia |
| 17 | Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, Count of Baependi (1812–1887) | 21 May 1885 (1885-05-21) | 3 May 1887 (1887-05-03) | 1 year, 347 days | Liberal | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18 | João Lins Cansanção, Viscount of Sinimbu (1810–1906) | 19 May 1887 (1887-05-19) | 2 June 1888 (1888-06-02) | 1 year, 14 days | Liberal | Alagoas |
| 19 | Antônio Cândido da Cruz Machado, Viscount of Serro Frio (1820–1905) | 2 June 1888 (1888-06-02) | 20 November 1888 (1888-11-20) | 171 days | Conservative | Minas Gerais |
| 20 | Paulino de Sousa (1834–1901) | 3 May 1889 (1889-05-03) | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 196 days | Conservative | Rio de Janeiro |

### Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)

From 1889 to 1930 and from 1946 to 1961, the office of President of the Senate is held by the Vice President of Brazil.
| No. | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | State |
| 21 | Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895) | 26 February 1891 (1891-02-26) | 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23) | 270 days | Independent (Military rule) | 1891 | Alagoas |
| 22 | Prudente de Morais (1841–1902) | 23 November 1891 (1891-11-23) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 2 years, 357 days | PR Federal | – | São Paulo |
| 23 | Manuel Vitorino (1853–1902) | 15 November 1894 (1894-11-15) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | PR Federal | 1894 | Bahia |
| 24 | Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (1857–1929) | 15 November 1898 (1898-11-15) | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | PR Federal | 1898 |
| 25 | Afonso Pena (1847–1909) | 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15) | 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | 1902 | Minas Gerais |
| 26 | Nilo Peçanha (1867–1924) | 15 November 1906 (1906-11-15) | 14 June 1909 (1909-06-14) | 2 years, 211 days | PRF | 1906 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 27 | Venceslau Brás (1868–1966) | 15 November 1910 (1910-11-15) | 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | 1910 | Minas Gerais |
| 28 | Urbano Santos (1859–1922) | 15 November 1914 (1914-11-15) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | 1914 | Maranhão |
| 29 | Delfim Moreira (1868–1920) | 15 November 1918 (1918-11-15) | 1 July 1920 (1920-07-01) | 1 year, 229 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | 1918 | Minas Gerais |
| 30 | Bueno de Paiva (1861–1928) | 10 November 1920 (1920-11-10) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 2 years, 5 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | – | Minas Gerais |
| 31 | Estácio Coimbra (1872–1937) | 15 November 1922 (1922-11-15) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 4 years, 0 days | PRB | 1922 | Pernambuco |
| 32 | Melo Viana (1878–1954) | 15 November 1926 (1926-11-15) | 24 October 1930 (1930-10-24) | 3 years, 343 days | Republican Party of Minas Gerais | 1926 | Minas Gerais |
| 33 | Antônio Garcia de Medeiros Neto (1887–1948) | 29 April 1935 (1935-04-29) | 2 March 1936 (1936-03-02) | 308 days | AL | 1935 | Bahia |
| 34 | Valdomiro de Barros Magalhães (1883–1944) | 2 March 1936 (1936-03-02) | 30 April 1936 (1936-04-30) | 59 days | AL | 1936 | Minas Gerais |
| 35 | Nereu Ramos (1888–1958) | 19 September 1946 (1946-09-19) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 4 years, 134 days | PSD | 1945 | Santa Catarina |
| 36 | Marcondes Filho (1892–1974) | 31 January 1951 (1951-01-31) | 24 August 1954 (1954-08-24) | 3 years, 205 days | PTB | 1950 | São Paulo |
| 37 | Apolônio Sales (1904–1982) | 31 January 1956 (1956-01-31) | 31 January 1958 (1958-01-31) | 2 years, 0 days | PSD | 1955 | Pernambuco |
| 38 | João Goulart (1919–1976) | 31 January 1958 (1958-01-31) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 3 years, 206 days | PTB | 1957 1959 | Rio Grande do Sul |
| 39 | Auro de Moura Andrade (1915–1982) | 25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) | 22 February 1968 (1968-02-22) | 6 years, 181 days | PSD ARENA | 1962 | São Paulo |
| 40 | Gilberto Marinho (1909–1985) | 22 February 1968 (1968-02-22) | 1970 (1970) | 1 or 2 years | ARENA | 1968 | Guanabara |
| 41 | João Cleofas (1899–1987) | 1970 (1970) | 1971 (1971) | 0 or 1 year | ARENA | 1970 | Pernambuco |
| 42 | Petrônio Portella (1925–1980) | 1971 (1971) | 1973 (1973) | 1 or 2 years | ARENA | 1971 | Piauí |
| 43 | Filinto Müller (1900–1973) | 1973 (1973) | 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15) | 0 or 2 months | ARENA | 1973 | Mato Grosso |
| 44 | Paulo Francisco Torres (1903–2000) | 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15) | 15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | ARENA | 1973 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 45 | Magalhães Pinto (1909–1996) | 15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) | 15 March 1977 (1977-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | ARENA | 1975 | Minas Gerais |
| 46 | Petrônio Portella (1925–1980) | 15 March 1977 (1977-03-15) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | ARENA | 1977 | Piauí |
| 47 | Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990) | 15 March 1979 (1979-03-15) | 15 March 1981 (1981-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | ARENA PDS | 1979 | Bahia |
| 48 | Jarbas Passarinho (1920–2016) | 15 March 1981 (1981-03-15) | 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) | 1 year, 323 days | PDS | 1981 | Pará |
| 49 | Nilo Coelho (1920–1983) | 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) | 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) | 283 days | PDS | 1983 | Pernambuco |
| 50 | Moacir Dalla (1927–2006) | 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 1 year, 124 days | PDS | 1983 | Espírito Santo |
| 51 | José Fragelli (1915–2010) | 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) | 15 March 1987 (1987-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 1985 | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| 52 | Humberto Lucena (1928–1998) | 15 March 1987 (1987-03-15) | 15 March 1989 (1989-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 1987 | Paraíba |
| 53 | Nelson Carneiro (1910–1996) | 15 March 1989 (1989-03-15) | 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 1989 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 54 | Mauro Benevides (born 1930) | 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15) | 28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) | 2 years, 166 days | MDB | 1991 | Ceará |
| 55 | Humberto Lucena (1928–1998) | 28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) | 2 February 1995 (1995-02-02) | 1 year, 158 days | MDB | 1993 | Paraíba |
| 56 | José Sarney (born 1930) | 2 February 1995 (1995-02-02) | 2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 1995 | Amapá |
| 57 | Antônio Carlos Magalhães (1927–2007) | 2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) | 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) | 4 years, 12 days | PFL | 1997 1999 | Bahia |
| 58 | Jader Barbalho (born 1944) | 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) | 19 September 2001 (2001-09-19) | 217 days | MDB | 2001 | Pará |
| – | Edison Lobão (born 1936) Acting | 19 September 2001 (2001-09-19) | 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20) | 1 day | MDB | – | Maranhão |
| 59 | Ramez Tebet (1936–2006) | 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20) | 2 February 2003 (2003-02-02) | 1 year, 135 days | MDB | 2001 | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| 60 | José Sarney (born 1930) | 2 February 2003 (2003-02-02) | 2 February 2005 (2005-02-02) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 2003 | Amapá |
| 61 | Renan Calheiros (born 1955) | 2 February 2005 (2005-02-02) | 14 October 2007 (2007-10-14) | 2 years, 254 days | MDB | 2005 2007 | Alagoas |
| – | Tião Viana (born 1961) | 14 October 2007 (2007-10-14) | 12 December 2007 (2007-12-12) | 59 days | PT | – | Acre |
| 62 | Garibaldi Alves Filho (born 1947) | 12 December 2007 (2007-12-12) | 2 February 2009 (2009-02-02) | 1 year, 52 days | MDB | 2007 | Rio Grande do Norte |
| 63 | José Sarney (born 1930) | 2 February 2009 (2009-02-02) | 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01) | 3 years, 365 days | MDB | 2009 2011 | Amapá |
| 64 | Renan Calheiros (born 1955) | 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01) | 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01) | 4 years, 0 days | MDB | 2013 2015 | Alagoas |
| 65 | Eunício Oliveira (born 1952) | 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01) | 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01) | 2 years, 0 days | MDB | 2017 | Ceará |
| 66 | Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977) | 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01) | 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) | 2 years, 0 days | DEM | 2019 | Amapá |
| 67 | Rodrigo Pacheco (born 1976) | 1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) | 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) | 4 years, 0 days | DEM PSD | 2021 2023 | Minas Gerais |
| 68 | Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977) | 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) | Incumbent | 6 days | UNIÃO | 2025 | Amapá |