Thepresident of Brazil (Portuguese:Presidente do Brasil), officially thepresident of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese:Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply thePresident of the Republic, is thehead of state andhead of government ofBrazil. The current President isLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023, who was President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.
Thenational constitution says that a president be a native-born citizen of Brazil, at least 35 years of age, a resident of Brazil, a registered voter, and a member of apolitical party.[3]
The president of Brazil can only be president for a term of four years,[4] and may be re-elected for a second four term.[5] This two-term limit, however, is not for life—a former president who has served for two consecutive terms may run for the presidency again after at least one term has ended.[6]
The longest-lived President wasVenceslau Brás, who died on May 15 1966 (at the age of 98 years, 78 days).
The most recent President to die wasItamar Franco, who died on July 2, 2011.
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