Vice President of Brazil - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Vice Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil
Coat of arms of Brazil
Vice Presidential Standard
Incumbent Geraldo Alckmin since 1 January 2023
Federal government of Brazil
Style	Mr. Vice President (Informal) His Excellency (Formal)
Status	2nd highest in executive branch
Member of	Cabinet National Defense Council
Residence	Palácio do Jaburu
Seat	Brasilia
Nominator	President of Brazil, Political party
Appointer	National Congress of Brazil
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Inaugural holder	Marshal Floriano Peixoto
Formation	February 26, 1891
Succession	First
Website	Vice Presidency

The Vice President of Brazil (Portuguese: Vice-presidente do Brasil), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Vice Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) is the second-highest government official in the executive branch of the government of Brazil.

The Vice President's main job is to replace the president on the event of their death, resignation, or impeachment, and to temporarily take over the presidential powers and duties while the President is abroad, or unable to carry out his or her duties.

The Vice President is elected with the president as his or her running mate.

There are two living former vice presidents. The most recent former president to die was Marco Maciel (1995–2002) on June 12, 2021.

• 
  José Sarney
  (1985)
  (1930-04-24) April 24, 1930 (age 94)
• 
  Michel Temer
  (2011–2016)
  (1940-09-23) September 23, 1940 (age 84)
• 
  Hamilton Mourão
  (2019–2022)
  (1953-08-15) August 15, 1953 (age 71)

• Vice-Presidency of Brazil Official Website
• Official vice presidential portrait

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