President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
The President of the Brazilian Senate sometimes referred to as the President of the Senate, is elected from among their number by the members of the Brazilian Federal Senate.
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 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 Davi Alcolumbre, elected on 2 February 2019.
List of Presidents of the Senate
Brazilian Empire (1826-1889)
| Name | Served | Original province |
| José Egídio Alvares de Almeida | 1826–1827 | Bahia |
| José Caetano da Silva Coutinho | 1827–1832 | Portugal |
| Bento Barroso Pereira | 1832–1836 | Minas Gerais |
| Antõnio Luís Pereira da Cunha | 1837-1837 | Pernambuco |
| Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama | 1838-1838 | Minas Gerais |
| Diogo Antônio Feijó | 1839–1840 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Francisco Vilela Barbosa | 1840–1841 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Estévâo Ribeiro de Resende | 1841-1841 | Minas Gerais |
| José da Costa Cavalho | 1842–1843 | Bahia |
| João Vieira de Cavalho | 1844–1847 | Ceará |
| Luís José de Oliveira Mendes | 1847–1850 | Piauí |
| Cândido José de Araújo Viana | 1851–1853 | Minas Gerais |
| Manuel Inácio Cavalcanti de Lacerda | 1854–1861 | Pernambuco |
| Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu | 1861–1873 | Portugal |
| José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos | 1874–1881 | Minas Gerais |
| João Maurício Wanderley | 1881–1885 | Bahia |
| Brás Carneiro Nogueira da Casta e Gama | 1885–1887 | Rio de Janeiro |
| João Lins Vieira Cansanção de Sinimbu | 1887–1888 | Alagoas |
| Antônio Cândido da Cruz Machado | 1888-1888 | Minas Gerais |
| Paulino José Soares de Sousa | 1889-1889 | Rio de Janeiro |
Federal Republic of Brazil
| Name | Served | Original state |
| Floriano Vieira Peixoto | 1891 | Mato Grosso |
| Prudente de Morais | 1891–1894 | São Paulo |
| Manuel Vitorino | 1895–1898 | Bahia |
| Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva | 1898–1902 | Pernambuco |
| Afonso Pena | 1902–1906 | Minas Gerais |
| Nilo Pecanha | 1896–1909 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Venceslau Brás | 1910–1914 | Minas Gerais |
| Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo | 1914–1918 | Maranhão |
| Delfim Moreira | 1918–1920 | Minas Gerais |
| Bueno de Paiva | 1920–1922 | Minas Gerais |
| Estácio Coimbra | 1922–1926 | Pernambuco |
| Fernando de Melo Viana | 1926–1930 | Minas Gerais |
| Antônio Garcia de Medeiros Neto | 1935–1937 | Bahia |
| Valdomiro de Barros Magalhães | 1936 | Minas Gerais |
| Nereu Ramos | 1946–1951 | Santa Catarina |
| Café Filho | 1951–1954 | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Alexandre Marcondes Machado Filho | 1951–1954 | São Paulo |
| Apolônio Jorge de Faria Salles | 1956–1958 | Pernambuco |
| João Goulart | 1956–1961 | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Auro Soares de Moura Andrade | 1961–1968 | São Paulo |
| Gilberto Marinho | 1968–1970 | Rio de Janeiro |
| João Cleofas de Oliveira | 1970–1971 | Pernambuco |
| Petrônio Portela Nunes | 1971–1973 | Piauí |
| Filinto Müller | 1973 | Mato Grosso |
| Paulo Francisco Torres | 1973–1975 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Magalhães Pinto | 1975–1977 | Minas Gerais |
| Petrônio Portela Nunes | 1977–1979 | Piauí |
| Luiz Viana Filho | 1979–1981 | Bahia |
| Jarbas Passarinho | 1981–1983 | Pará |
| Nilo de Souza Coelho | 1983 | Pernambuco |
| Moacyr Dalla | 1983–1985 | Espírito Santo |
| José Fragelli | 1985–1987 | Mato Grosso |
| Humberto Lucena | 1987–1989 | Paraíba |
| Nelson Carneiro | 1989–1991 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mauro Benevides | 1991–1993 | Ceará |
| Humberto Lucena | 1993–1995 | Paraíba |
| José Sarney | 1995–1997 | Amapá |
| Antonio Carlos Magalhães | 1997–2001 | Bahia |
| Jader Barbalho | 2001 | Pará |
| Edison Lobão | 2001 | Maranhão |
| Ramez Tebet | 2001–2003 | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| José Sarney | 2003–2005 | Amapá |
| Renan Calheiros | 2005–2007 | Alagoas |
| Tião Viana | 2007 | Acre |
| Garibaldi Alves Filho | 2007–2009 | Rio Grande do Norte |
| José Sarney | 2009–2013 | Amapá |
| Renan Calheiros | 2013—2017 | Alagoas |
| Eunício Oliveira | 2017—2019 | Ceará |
| Davi Alcolumbre | 2019— | Amapá |