President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)

President of the Federal Senate
Incumbent Rodrigo Pacheco since 1 February 2021
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]

1. ↑ Constitution of 5 October 1988, Art. 80. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Constituicao/Constituiçao.htm Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine