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Federal Senate (Brazil)

Federal Senate

Senado Federal
57th Legislature of the National Congress
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Flag of the Federal Senate
Flag
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 May 1826 (1826-05-06)
New session started
2 February 2026 (2026-02-02)
Leadership
Davi Alcolumbre, UNIÃO
since 1 February 2025
Government Leader
Teresa Leitão, PT
since 25 June 2026
Majority Leader
Veneziano Vital do Rêgo, MDB
since 19 February 2025
Opposition Leader
Rogério Marinho, PL
since 18 October 2024
Minority Leader
Ciro Nogueira, PP
since 7 February 2023
Female Caucus Leader
Dorinha Rezende, UNIÃO
since 9 July 2025
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
Outgoing legislature

Government (40)

  •   PSD (14)
  •   PT (9)
  •   MDB (9)
  •   PSB (6)
  •   PDT (2)

Opposition (23)

Independent (17)

No party (1)
Political groups
Incoming legislature
Length of term
8 years
SalaryR$ 33,763.00 (and benefits)[1]
Elections
Plurality voting, alternating every four years between single-member elections (FPTP) and dual-member elections (block voting)
Last election
4 October 2026
Meeting place
Senate plenary chamber
National Congress Palace
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Website
www.senado.leg.br

The Federal Senate (Portuguese: Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 and under the first republican Constitution the Federal Senate has resembled the United States Senate.

The current president of the Federal Senate is Davi Alcolumbre, a member of UNIÃO from Amapá. He was re-elected in February 2025 for his two-year non-consecutive term, as he had already led the Senate between 2019-21 during the presidendy of Jair Bolsonaro.

Membership

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The Senate has 81 members, serving an eight-year term of office. There are three senators from each of the country's 27 federal units, the Federal District and the 26 states. Elections are staggered so that either one-third or two-thirds of senators in each federal unit are up for election every four years. The most recent election took place in 2022, where one-third of the Senate was elected.

Elections are held under the first-past-the-post and block voting systems. In years when a third of members are up for election, voters can cast only one vote and the candidate who receives a plurality of votes within their state is elected. In years when two-thirds of members are up for election, voters can cast two votes. People can not vote for the same candidate twice, but each party can field up to two candidates in each state. The two highest-placed candidates in each state are elected.

History

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Following Brazil's independence, in 1822, Emperor Pedro I summoned the Legislative and Constituent General Assembly to draft the country's first Constitution. After several disagreements with the elected constituent deputies (which included representatives from present-day Uruguay, then a province of the Brazilian Empire) over the Emperor's role, he dissolved the Assembly in November 1823 and tasked his Council of State with drafting a new Constitution. The following year, he issued Brazil's first Constitution, which established the General Assembly as the country's legislative branch, with the Chamber of Deputies as the lower house, and the Senate as the upper house.

The Imperial Senate was modelled on the House of Lords of the British Parliament.[2] It had 50 members, who served for life and represented the Empire's provinces, each with a number of senators proportional to their population. In addition to these elected senators, daughters and sons of the Emperor aged at least 25 were senators by right.

The elected members of the Senate had to be at least 40 years old and have an annual income of 800,000 contos-de-réis, which limited candidates to wealthy citizens and the landed aristocracy. Voters also faced an income qualification. Voting in an election for the Senate was limited to male citizens with an annual income of at least 200,000 contos-de-réis. Those who qualified for this did not vote directly for senators; instead, they voted for candidates to be Senate electors. To be a Senate elector required an annual income of 400,000 contos-de-réis. Once elected, these electors would then vote for senators. The election itself would not result in a winner automatically. The three candidates receiving the most votes would make up what was called a triple list, from which the Emperor would select one individual that would be considered elected. The Emperor usually chose the candidate with the most votes, but it was within his constitutional discretion to select whichever of the three individuals listed.

Following the adoption of the 1824 Constitution, the first session of the Senate took place in May 1826. The Emperor had repeatedly delayed calling the first election, which had led to accusations that he would attempt to establish an absolutist government.

The Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 ended the Brazilian Empire in favor of the First Republic. The 1891 Constitution was then adopted, transforming Brazil's provinces into states and removing the Senate's life tenure. This was retained under later constitutions, including the current 1988 Constitution. Now known as the Federal Senate, it resembles the United States Senate in that each state has the same number of senators.

Presiding Board

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The current composition of the Mesa Diretora (Presiding Board) of the Federal Senate is as follows:[3]

Office Portrait Name Party State
President
Davi Alcolumbre UNIÃO Amapá
1st Vice-President
Eduardo Gomes PL Tocantins
2nd Vice-President
Humberto Costa PT Pernambuco
1st Secretary
Daniella Ribeiro PP Paraíba
2nd Secretary
Confúcio Moura MDB Rondônia
3rd Secretary
Ana Paula Lobato PSB Maranhão
4th Secretary
Laercio Oliveira PP Sergipe
1st Substitute
Chico Rodrigues PSB Roraima
2nd Substitute
Roberta Acioly Republicanos Roraima
3rd Substitute
Styvenson Valentim PODE Rio Grande do Norte
4th Substitute
Soraya Thronicke PSB Mato Grosso do Sul

Party composition

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The current party composition of the Senate (57th Legislature) is as follows:[4][5]

Current senators

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Standing committees

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Committee Chair
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Zequinha Marinho (PODE-PA)
Communication and Digital Law TBA
Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Otto Alencar (PSD-BA)
Defense of Democracy TBA
Economic Affairs Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL)
Education and Culture Teresa Leitao (PT-PE)
Environment Fabiano Contarato (PT-ES)
Ethics and Parliamentary Decorum TBA
External Relations and National Defence Nelson Trad Filho (PSD-MS)
Human Rights and Participative Legislation Damares Alves (Republicans-DF)
Infrastructure Services Marcos Rogério (PL-RO)
Public Security Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)
Regional Development and Tourism Dorinha Seabra (UNIÃO-TO)
Science, Technology, Innovation and Computing Flávio Arns (PSB-PR)
Social Affairs Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI)
Sports Leila Barros (PDT-DF)
Transparency, Governance, Inspection and Control and Consumer Defence Hiran Gonçalves (PP-RR)

See also

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References

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