Prime Minister of Brazil
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Mandate | Political party | Monarch | ||
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The Transition Era | Pedro II r. 1831-1889 | ||||||
Viscount of Maracaju Rufino Eneias Galvão (1831-1909) |
15 Nov. 1889 |
1 Jan. 1891 |
● Legitimised coup | Independent | |||
Failed Republican coup; Battle of November 16th; Army appeasements; Abdication of Pedro II; Coronation of Isabel | Isabel r. 1889-1921 | ||||||
João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira (1835-1919) |
1 Jan. 1891 |
22 Aug. 1892 |
● 1890 election | Conservative | |||
Economic crisis; Resignation | |||||||
Deodoro da Fonseca (1827-1893) |
22 Aug. 1892 |
23 Nov. 1893 |
● Appointed | Conservative | |||
Death | |||||||
Antônio da Silva Prado (1840-1929) |
23 Nov. 1893 |
1 Jan. 1895 |
● Appointed | Conservative | |||
Events | |||||||
Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910) |
1 Jan. 1895 |
1 Jan. 1889 |
● 1894 election | Liberal | |||
Liberal landslide; Major social reforms | |||||||
Ruy Barbosa (1849-1923) |
1 Jan 1899 |
1 Jan. 1901 |
● 1898 election | Liberal | |||
Railway expansions; Barbosa electoral reform act | |||||||
Baron of Rio Branco José Paranhos Júnior (1845-1912) |
1 Jan. 1901 |
1 Jan. 1905 |
● 1900 election | Conservative | |||
Petrópolis treaty | |||||||
Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910) |
1 Jan. 1905 |
8 Sep. 1906 |
● 1904 election | Liberal | |||
Velarde-Barbosa treaty; Vote of no confidence | |||||||
The Liberal Conservative Era | |||||||
Júlio Bueno Brandão (1858-1931) |
8 Sep. 1906 |
1 Jan. 1909 |
● Appointed | Liberal Conservative (Liberal Conservative coalition until 1907) | |||
Formation of the Radical Liberal Party; Formation of the Liberal Conservative Party; Public education network expansion; Railway network expansion; Ouro Fino pact; 1908 election crisis | |||||||
Rodrigues Alves (1848-1921) |
1 Jan. 1909 |
10 Feb. 1913 |
● 1908 election ● 1912 election |
Liberal Conservative | |||
Revolt of the lashers; Contestado War; "Anti-Radical" act; Curbing of Monarchical power; End of the Counani War; forced resignation | |||||||
Artur Bernardes (1875-1955) |
10 Feb. 1913 |
1 Jan. 1921 |
● Appointed ● 1916 election |
Liberal Conservative | |||
Conflicts with the São Paulo government; Construction of Brasília Starts; Brasília construction workers strike; Spanish flu epidemic; Financial crisis; 1918 general strike; Declaration of state of siege; Adolfo Gordo Act | |||||||
Estácio Coimbra (1872-1937) |
1 Jan. 1921 |
10 June 1924 |
● 1920 election | Liberal Conservative | |||
Expansion of the education system; Entrance into the League of Nations; Death of Emperess Isabel; Coronation of Pedro III; The second regency era starts; Many revolts; Construction of Brasília finishes; Resignation | Pedro III r. 1921-1981 | ||||||
Fernando de Melo Viana (1878-1954) |
10 June 1924 |
1 Jan. 1925 |
● Appointed | Liberal Conservative | |||
Interim Government | |||||||
Altino Arantes (1876-1965) |
1 Jan. 1925 |
1 Aug. 1930 |
● 1924 election ● 1928 election |
Liberal Conservative | |||
Great depression hits Brazil; 1930 FIFA world cup; Vote of no confidence; Emperor calls snap elections | |||||||
Adolfo Bergamini (1886-1945) |
1 Aug. 1930 |
31 Aug. 1931 |
● 1930 election | Radical Liberal (Minority government) | |||
Amnesty to former insurgents (failed); "Bergamínias" polices; Police corruption investigation; Repealing of anti-strike legislation (failed); Universal voting act; Accusations of faked nationality; Forced resignation | |||||||
Francisco Campos (1891-1968) |
31 Aug. 1931 |
21 Oct. 1931 |
● Appointed | Liberal Conservative (With outside support of the Catholic party) | |||
Communist coup rumors; Resigned in favor of Salgado | |||||||
Plínio Salgado (1895-1980) |
21 Oct. 1931 |
1 May 1938 |
● Appointed ● 1932 election |
Union for Integral Government Action (Liberal Conservative with Catholic Party outside support until 1931) | |||
Signing of the 1932 constitution; Establishment of the Salgado regime; Creation of the Union for Integral Government Action; 1932 Summer Olympics; Some revolts; Internal conflict; Downfall | |||||||
Miguel Costa (1885-1959) |
1 May 1938 |
1 Jan. 1941 |
● Appointed | Independent | |||
Interim government; Signing of the 1939 constitution | |||||||
The Populist Era | |||||||
Osvaldo Aranha (1894-1960) |
1 Jan. 1941 |
1 Jan. 1947 |
● 1940 election ● 1942 election |
Radical Liberal (Socialist coalition) | |||
1943 labor code; Popular Front; Entrance in World War Two; Industrialization efforts; Joins ECTO | |||||||
João Mangabeira (1880-1964) |
1 Jan. 1947 |
18 Sep. 1948 |
● 1946 election | Socialist (Radical Liberal coalition until late 1948) (Ra Lib. - Communist coalition) | |||
Welfare reforms; Resignation | |||||||
Pedro Ludovico Teixeira (1891-1979) |
18 Sep. 1948 |
1 Jan. 1951 |
● Appointed | Radical Liberal (Socialist coalition) | |||
1950 FIFA World cup | |||||||
Alberto Pasqualini (1901-1960) |
1 Jan. 1951 |
1 Fev. 1956 |
● 1950 election ● 1954 election |
Socialist (Radical Liberal coalition) | |||
Land Reform; "Oil is ours" campaign; Rural cooperatives; Resignation | |||||||
José Américo (1887-1980) |
1 Fev. 1956 |
1 Jan. 1959 |
● Appointed | Labour (Socialist until 1957) (Radical Liberal coalition) | |||
Anti-Drought programs; Socialist Party split; 1958 FIFA World cup; Leaves the ECTO | |||||||
The Uncertain Era | |||||||
Ademar de Barros (1901-1969) |
1 Jan. 1959 |
6 July 1961 |
● 1958 election | Liberal Conservative | |||
Economic openning; Public healthcare expansion; Budget reform; Internal opposition; Public works programs; "Affair of the leeches"; Corruption allegations; Resignation | |||||||
Afonso Arinos (1905-1990) |
6 July 1961 |
1 Jan. 1967 |
● Appointed ● 1962 election |
Liberal Conservative (Chris Dem. - Rad Lib. coalition after 1962) | |||
"Independent foreign policy"; Lobster War | |||||||
Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976) |
1 Jan. 1967 |
1 Jan. 1971 |
● 1966 election | Radical Liberal (Labour coalition) | |||
"Plan of goals"; Belém-Brasília Highway; Tronco Principal Sul Railway; Military appeasement; Public education expansion; 1968 Rio de Janeiro bombings; Internal opposition; Creation of the Brazilian Space Program; High national debt | |||||||
Leonel Brizola (1922-2004) |
1 Jan. 1971 |
1 Jan. 1979 |
● 1970 election ● 1974 election |
Labour (Democratic Left - Rad Lib. - Chris Dem. Coalition) | |||
Basic Educational Guidelines Act; Public education expansion; Oil crisis hits Brazil; Public works programs; 1977 failed coup; "Army cleaning" intiavtive; "Scramble for Globo" | |||||||
Jânio Quadros (1917-1992) |
1 Jan. 1979 |
25 Aug. 1980 |
● 1978 election | Christian Democrat (Lib Con. coalition) | |||
Austerity polices; Anti corruption mesaures; Censorship against pornographic material; 1980 Summer Olympics; Vote of no confidence | |||||||
Franco Montoro (1916-1999) |
25 Aug. 1980 |
1 Jan. 1983 |
● Appointed | Christian Democrat (Lib Con. - Labour - Rad Lib. coalition) | |||
Death of Pedro III; Coronation of Luiz I | Luiz I r. 1981-1997 | ||||||
Mário Henrique Simonsen (1935-1997) |
1 Jan. 1983 |
15 March 1985 |
● 1982 election | Liberal Conservative | |||
Privatizations; Adoption of Fixed Exchange Rate; Economic derregulation; Liberal Conservative Party internal conflict; Resignation | |||||||
Paulo Maluf (b. 1931) |
15 March 1985 |
1 Jan. 1987 |
● Appointed | National Democrat (Liberal Conservative until late 1984) | |||
Creation of the National Democratic Union | |||||||
Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997) |
1 Jan. 1987 |
1 Jan. 1991 |
● 1986 election | Labour (Democratic Left - Communist - Green Coalition) | |||
Public education reforms; Bolsa-Escola; Public works programs; Nationaliztions; Enviromental protections; Indigenous Self Determination Act; Expansion of Latinoamerican Partnership | |||||||
The Contemporary Era | |||||||
Fernando de Mello (b. 1949) |
1 Jan. 1991 |
1 Jan. 1995 |
● 1990 election | Liberal Front | |||
Neoliberal reforms; "Dark magic" allegations; Brazil Rejoins the ECTO | |||||||
Silvio Santos (1930-2003) |
1 Jan. 1995 |
20 June 2000 |
● 1994 election ● 1998 election |
National Democrat (Progressive Reform - Rad Lib. Coalition) | |||
Technological development efforts; Resignation of Luiz I; Coronation of Pedro IV; Resignation | Pedro IV r. 1997-2009 | ||||||
Enéas Carneiro (1938-2007) |
20 June 2000 |
1 Jan. 2003 |
● Appointed | Progressive Reform (National Democratic - Rad Lib. Coalition) | |||
Failed exit from the ECTO; Nuclear program expansions; Start of the Pan-American Railway's construction; Children welfare; Anti-Abortion Act | |||||||
Lula da Silva (b. 1945) |
1 Jan. 2003 |
2 Jan. 2011 |
● 2002 election ● 2006 election ● 2010 election |
Democratic Left (Green Party - Liberal Front Coalition) |
Rafael r. 2009-2010 | ||
Death of Pedro IV; Coronation of Rafael; Resignation of Rafael; Coronation of Luiz II; Cancer diagnosis; Resignation | |||||||
Gilberto Gil (b. 1942) |
3 Oct. 2011 |
2 Dec. 2011 |
● Appointed | Green (Democratic Left - Liberal Front Coalition) |
Luiz II r. 2010-present | ||
Interim Government | |||||||
Marta Suplicy (b. 1945) |
2 Dec. 2011 |
1 Jan. 2015 |
● Appointed | Democratic Left (Green Party - Liberal Front Coalition) | |||
2014 FIFA world cup | |||||||
Levy Fidelix (b. 1951) |
1 Jan. 2015 |
1 Jan. 2019 |
● 2014 election | Progressive Reform (National Democratic Union Coalition) | |||
Soft support from Luiz II during elections; Monorail construction in metropolises | |||||||
Ciro Gomes (b. 1957) |
1 Jan. 2019 |
Incmbt. | ● 2018 election | Labour | |||
Negotiations with strikers |