President of the Federal Senate | |
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Appointer | Elected by the Federal Senate |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Brazil |
Inaugural holder | José Egídio Álvares de Almeida 1826 |
Formation | 1826 |
Succession | Third in the Brazilian presidential line of succession |
The President of the Federal Senate, sometimes referred to as the President of the Senate, is elected from among their number by the members of the Brazilian Federal Senate.
They stand third in the order of presidential succession, after the Vice-President of the Republic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]