# List of prime ministers of Brazil

* Top left: Manuel Alves Branco was the first de jure prime minister of the Empire of Brazil.
* Top right: Pedro de Araújo Lima was the longest-serving prime minister in Brazilian history.
* Bottom left: José Paranhos was the longest uninterrupted serving prime minister, holding office from 1871 to 1875.
* Bottom right: Hermes Lima was the last person to hold the office of prime minister of Brazil during the Fourth Brazilian Republic.
The prime ministers of Brazil, officially called President of the Council of Ministers, were the parliamentarians who, during two periods in the political history of the country, directed the government in a parliamentary system. The first parliamentary experience began with emperor Pedro II in 1847, and was maintained during the last 42 years of the Empire of Brazil. The first de jure officeholder was Manuel Alves Branco, Viscount of Caravelas, who was sworn in on 20 July 1847 after the office was formally created by Decree No. 523. The prime ministers were appointed by the emperor of Brazil. Once chosen, it was up to them to form a cabinet.
The second occasion on which a parliamentary system was put into practice occurred during the government of president João Goulart, in 1961, due to a constitutional amendment approved by his opponents before the beginning of his term. This second parliamentary experience was short-lived, with the presidential system of government restored in a national plebiscite in 1963.

## Prime ministers of Brazil
### Prime ministers of the Empire of Brazil (1847–1889)

Between 1847 and 1889, the holder of the office was officially called "President of the Council of Ministers", being referred to by the press usually as "President of the Cabinet". According to the Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil, the head of the Executive Power was the Emperor.
The position of President of the Council of Ministers was created by Decree No. 523 of 20 July 1847, and this parliamentary regime was never included in the Imperial Constitution. The ministerial offices that existed from 1840 to 1847 did not have a President of the council. The number of ministers was small by current Brazilian standards: there were six, and in 1860 the seventh ministry was created by Legislative Decree No. 1,067 of 28 July 1860, the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Commerce and Public Works.
The duration of the Cabinet depended on the support it had in the Chamber of Deputies and on the support of the Emperor. If the Chamber of Deputies were incompatible with the Cabinet, it was up to the Emperor to either dissolve the Cabinet or dissolve the Chamber. There were, in all, 32 cabinets with the figure of the President of the Council of Ministers.
| No. | Prime Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Monarch | Cabinet |
| 1 | Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1797–1855) | 20 July 1847 (1847-07-20) | 8 March 1848 (1848-03-08) | 232 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Alves Branco |
| 2 | José de Almeida Torres, Viscount of Macaé (1799–1850) | 8 March 1848 (1848-03-08) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 84 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Macaé |
| 3 | Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (1791–1851) | 31 May 1848 (1848-05-31) | 28 September 1848 (1848-09-28) | 120 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Paula Sousa |
| 4 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Viscount of Olinda (1793–1870) | 28 September 1848 (1848-09-28) | 8 October 1849 (1849-10-08) | 1 year, 10 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Olinda I |
| 5 | José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1796–1860) | 8 October 1849 (1849-10-08) | 11 May 1852 (1852-05-11) | 2 years, 216 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Monte Alegre |
| 6 | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (1802–1872) | 11 May 1852 (1852-05-11) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 1 year, 118 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Itaboraí I |
| 7 | Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1801–1856) | 6 September 1853 (1853-09-06) | 3 September 1856 (1856-09-03) | 2 years, 363 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Paraná |
| 8 | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Marquis of Caxias (1803–1880) | 3 September 1856 (1856-09-03) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 243 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Caxias I |
| 9 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 4 May 1857 (1857-05-04) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 1 year, 222 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Olinda II |
| 10 | Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (1798–1883) | 12 December 1858 (1858-12-12) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 241 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Abaeté |
| 11 | Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz (1812–1867) | 10 August 1859 (1859-08-10) | 2 March 1861 (1861-03-02) | 1 year, 204 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Ferraz |
| 12 | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Marquis of Caxias (1803–1880) | 2 March 1861 (1861-03-02) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 1 year, 83 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Caxias II |
| 13 | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877) | 24 May 1862 (1862-05-24) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 6 days | Progressive League | Pedro II | Zacarias I |
| 14 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 30 May 1862 (1862-05-30) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 1 year, 230 days | Progressive League | Pedro II | Olinda III |
| 15 | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877) | 15 January 1864 (1864-01-15) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 229 days | Progressive League | Pedro II | Zacarias II |
| 16 | Francisco José Furtado (1818–1870) | 31 August 1864 (1864-08-31) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 254 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Furtado |
| 17 | Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870) | 12 May 1865 (1865-05-12) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 1 year, 110 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Olinda IV |
| 18 | Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815–1877) | 3 August 1866 (1866-08-03) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 1 year, 348 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Zacarias III |
| 19 | Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí (1802–1872) | 16 July 1868 (1868-07-16) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 2 years, 75 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Itaboraí II |
| 20 | José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Viscount of São Vicente (1803–1878) | 29 September 1870 (1870-09-29) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 159 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Pimenta Bueno |
| 21 | José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880) | 7 March 1871 (1871-03-07) | 25 June 1875 (1875-06-25) | 4 years, 110 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Rio Branco |
| 22 | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880) | 25 June 1875 (1875-06-25) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 2 years, 194 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Caxias III |
| 23 | João Lins Cansanção de Sinimbu (1810–1906) | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 2 years, 83 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Sinimbu |
| 24 | José Antônio Saraiva (1823–1895) | 28 March 1880 (1880-03-28) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 1 year, 299 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Saraiva I |
| 25 | Martinho Campos (1816–1887) | 21 January 1882 (1882-01-21) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 163 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Martinho Campos |
| 26 | João da Cunha Paranaguá, Viscount of Paranaguá (1821–1912) | 3 July 1882 (1882-07-03) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 325 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Paranaguá |
| 27 | Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (1834–1917) | 24 May 1883 (1883-05-24) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 1 year, 13 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Lafayette |
| 28 | Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (1831–1894) | 6 June 1884 (1884-06-06) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 334 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Dantas |
| 29 | José Antônio Saraiva (1823–1895) | 6 May 1885 (1885-05-06) | 20 August 1885 (1885-08-20) | 106 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Saraiva II |
| 30 | João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe (1815–1889) | 20 August 1885 (1885-08-20) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 2 years, 203 days | Conservative | Pedro II | Cotegipe |
| 31 | João Alfredo de Oliveira (1835–1919) | 10 March 1888 (1888-03-10) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 1 year, 89 days | Conservative | Pedro II | João Alfredo |
| 32 | Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto (1836–1912) | 7 June 1889 (1889-06-07) | 15 November 1889 (1889-11-15) | 161 days | Liberal | Pedro II | Ouro Preto |

### Prime ministers of the United States of Brazil (1961–1963)

The second parliamentary experience lasted from 8 September 1961 to 24 January 1963, therefore one year, four months and sixteen exact days (504 days), when João Goulart was President of Brazil. After a plebiscite held in January 1963, the presidential regime was reestablished, which remains in the country to the present day.
| No. | Prime Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | President |
| 1 | Tancredo Neves (1910–1985) | 8 September 1961 (1961-09-08) | 12 July 1962 (1962-07-12) | 307 days | PSD | João Goulart |
| 2 | Francisco Brochado da Rocha (1910–1962) | 12 July 1962 (1962-07-12) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 68 days | PSD | João Goulart |
| 3 | Hermes Lima (1902–1978) | 18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) | 24 January 1963 (1963-01-24) | 128 days | PTB | João Goulart |