List of presidents of Brazil by time in office

This is a list of presidents of Brazil by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates. Since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889, there have been 39 presidencies and 36 presidents, as Getúlio Vargas, Ranieri Mazzilli and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva served non-consecutive terms. Of the individuals elected president, one (Dilma Rousseff) was impeached, four (Deodoro da Fonseca, Getúlio Vargas, Jânio Quadros, and Fernando Collor) resigned and three (Júlio Prestes, Pedro Aleixo, and Tancredo Neves) never took office, while several others died while in office. Carlos Luz spent the shortest time in office, and Getúlio Vargas spent the longest (by both total time and consecutive time). All presidents listed, including the ones that did not take office, are present in the official list.

Since the current Constitution enacted in 1988, 7 people have been sworn into office as President of Brazil.

Presidents by time in office Rank President Lengthin days Order of presidency Number of terms 1 Getúlio Vargas6,775 One full term; two partial terms 2 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Two full terms; began a third term 1 January 2023 3 Fernando Henrique Cardoso Two full terms 4 João Figueiredo One full term 5 Dilma Rousseff One full term; impeached during second term 6 Juscelino Kubitschek One full term 7tie Gaspar Dutra One full term Ernesto Geisel One full term José Sarney One full term 10 Emílio Médici One full term 11tie Prudente de Morais One full term Rodrigues Alves One full term Hermes da Fonseca One full term Venceslau Brás One full term Artur Bernardes One full term Jair Bolsonaro One full term 17 Campos Sales One full term 18 Washington Luís One partial term 19 Epitácio Pessoa One partial term 20 Floriano Peixoto One partial term 21 Castelo Branco One full term 22 Fernando Collor Resigned during first term 23 Afonso Pena One partial term 24 João Goulart One partial term 25 Costa e Silva One partial term 26 Michel Temer One partial term 27 Deodoro da Fonseca One partial term 28 Itamar Franco One partial term 29 Nilo Peçanha One partial term 30 Café Filho One partial term 31 Delfim Moreira One partial term 32 Jânio Quadros One partial term 33 José Linhares One partial term 34 Nereu Ramos One partial term 35 Junta of 1969 Provisional government 36 Ranieri Mazzilli 26 Two partial terms 37 Junta of 1930 Provisional government 38 Carlos Luz One partial term — Júlio Prestes 0 — — Pedro Aleixo 0 — — Tancredo Neves 0 — —

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