President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
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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.
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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 |
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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]