Brazilian order of precedence

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The order of precedence in Brazil is a symbolic hierarchy of officials used to direct protocol. It is regulated by Presidential Decree number 70.274 of March 9, 1972, signed by former President Emilio Medici. The following order applies to ceremonies hosted by the federal government.

This formal order of precedence was established during the military dictatorship, and hasn't been amended after the country's return to democracy in the 1980s. However, changes have informally been introduced to it, so that the de jure precedence no longer corresponds to the de facto arrangements that prevail in current practice. For instance, the head of the military cabinet, the head of the intelligence service and general officers of the Armed Forces no longer enjoy a precedence as high as is assigned to them by the 1972 Decree.

Other modifications of the order of precedence arise from the fact that certain officers, such as the Chief of Staff to the President, the Solicitor-General, etc., have been granted by law the status of Ministers of State, and so the holders of such officers now have a higher rank than they would have otherwise.

The order of precedence is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol; it does not reflect the co-equal status of the branches of government under the Constitution, and is not an actual hierarchy. The ranking of Brazilian officers in the Order of Precedence also does not reflect the place of those officers in the presidential line of succession.

The placement of Roman Catholic Cardinals in the order of precedence in spite of the Separation of Church and State in force in Brazil is justified on the grounds that they are Princes of a foreign power (the Holy See) residing in Brazil and/or holding Brazilian nationality.

Order of precedence according to the Decree[]

1. The President of the Republic (Jair Bolsonaro)
2. The Vice President of the Republic (Hamilton Mourão)
3. Brazilian cardinals (by seniority of assuming title)
   1. Cláudio Hummes
   2. Geraldo Majella Agnelo
   3. Odilo Pedro Scherer
   4. Raymundo Damasceno Assis
   5. João Braz de Aviz
   6. Orani João Tempesta
   7. Sérgio da Rocha
4. Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of foreign diplomatic mission to Brazil
5. The President of the National Congress (Rodrigo Pacheco)
6. The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Arthur Lira)
7. The President of the Supreme Federal Court (Luiz Fux)
8. Former Presidents of Brazil (by seniority of assuming office, as long as they don't have other public office)
   1. José Sarney (21 April 1985 – 15 March 1990)
   2. Fernando Collor de Mello (15 March 1990 – 29 December 1992)
   3. Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1 January 1995 – 1 January 2003)
   4. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1 January 2003 – 1 January 2011)
   5. Dilma Rousseff (1 January 2011 – 31 August 2016)
   6. Michel Temer (31 August 2016 – 1 January 2019)
9. Former Vice Presidents of Brazil (by seniority of assuming office, as long as they don't have other public office)
   1. José Sarney (15 March 1985 – 21 April 1985)
   2. Michel Temer (1 January 2011 – 31 August 2016)
10. Ministers of State (by order of creation)
    1. Minister of Justice and Public Security (Anderson Torres)
    2. Minister of Foreign Affairs (Carlos Alberto França)
    3. Minister of the Economy (Paulo Guedes)
    4. Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Tereza Cristina)
    5. Minister of Education (Milton Ribeiro)
    6. Minister of Labour and Social Security (Onyx Lorenzoni)
    7. Minister of Health (Marcelo Queiroga)
    8. Minister of Mines and Energy (Bento Costa Lima)
    9. Minister of Communications (Fábio Faria)
    10. Minister of the Environment (Joaquim Leite)
    11. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Marcos Pontes)
    12. Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights (Damares Alves)
    13. Minister of Defence (Walter Souza Braga Netto)
    14. Minister of Tourism (Gilson Machado)
    15. Minister of Regional Development (Rogério Marinho)
    16. Minister of Citizenship (João Roma)
    17. Minister of Infrastructure (Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas)
11. The Head of the Military Cabinet (Augusto Heleno)
12. The Chief of Staff (Ciro Nogueira)
13. The Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Alexandre Ramagem)
14. The Commanders of the Armed Forces (by creation of branch)
    1. Commander of the Brazilian Navy (Adm. Almir Garnier Santos)
    2. Commander of the Brazilian Army (Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira)
    3. Commander of the Brazilian Air Force (Lt. Brig. Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior)
    4. Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces (Gen. Laerte de Souza Santos)
    5. Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defence (Vacant)
15. The Attorney General of Brazil (Bruno Bianco)
16. Foreign envoys
17. The President of the Superior Electoral Court (Luís Roberto Barroso)
18. Justices of the Supreme Federal Court
    1. Gilmar Mendes
    2. Ricardo Lewandowski
    3. Cármen Lúcia
    4. Dias Toffoli
    5. Rosa Weber
    6. Luís Roberto Barroso
    7. Edson Fachin
    8. Alexandre de Moraes
    9. Nunes Marques
19. Prosecutor General of the Republic (Augusto Aras)
20. Governors of State (by creation date)
    1. Governor of Bahia (Rui Costa)
    2. Governor of Rio de Janeiro (Cláudio Castro)
    3. Governor of Maranhão (Flávio Dino)
    4. Governor of Pará (Helder Barbalho)
    5. Governor of Pernambuco (Paulo Câmara)
    6. Governor of Minas Gerais (Romeu Zema)
    7. Governor of São Paulo (João Doria)
    8. Governor of Goiás (Ronaldo Caiado)
    9. Governor of Mato Grosso (Mauro Mendes)
    10. Governor of Rio Grande do Sul (Eduardo Leite)
    11. Governor of Ceará (Camilo Santana)
    12. Governor of Paraíba (João Azevedo)
    13. Governor of Espírito Santo (Renato Casagrande)
    14. Governor of Piauí (Wellington Dias)
    15. Governor of Rio Grande do Norte (Fátima Bezerra)
    16. Governor of Santa Catarina (Carlos Moisés)
    17. Governor of Alagoas (Renan Filho)
    18. Governor of Sergipe (Belivaldo Chagas)
    19. Governor of Amazonas (Wilson Lima)
    20. Governor of Paraná (Ratinho Júnior)
    21. Governor of Acre (Gladson Cameli)
    22. Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (Reinaldo Azambuja)
    23. Governor of Rondônia (Marcos Rocha)
    24. Governor of Tocantins (Mauro Carlesse)
    25. Governor of Roraima (Antonio Denarium)
    26. Governor of Amapá (Waldez Góes)
21. The Governor of the Federal District (Ibaneis Rocha)
22. Senators
23. Federal Deputies
24. Admirals of the Brazilian Navy
25. Marshals of the Brazilian Army
26. Marshals of the air of the Brazilian Air Force
27. Admirals of the fleet of the Brazilian Navy
28. Generals of the Brazilian Army
29. Ambassadors
30. Lt. Brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
31. The President of the Superior Justice Court (Humberto Martins)
32. The President of the Superior Military Court (Marcus Vinicius Oliveira dos Santos)
33. The President of the Federal Court of Accounts (Ana Arraes)
34. The President of the Superior Labour Court (Maria Cristina Peduzzi)
35. Justices of the Superior Electoral Court
36. Chargé d'affaires of foreign countries
37. Justices of the Superior Justice Court
38. Justices of the Superior Military Court
39. Justices of the Superior Labour Court
40. Vice admirals of the Brazilian Navy
41. Divisional generals of the Brazilian Army
42. Major-brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
43. Catholic Archbishops
44. The President of the Justice Court of the Federal District and Territories (Romão Cícero de Oliveira)
45. Secretaries-General of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
46. Prosecutors of the Republic in the States of the Union
47. Prosecutors-General in the States of the Union
48. Directors of the Ministries of State
49. Deans of Federal Universities
50. The Director of the Federal Police of Brazil (Paulo Maiurino)
51. The President of the Central Bank of Brazil (Roberto Campos Neto)
52. The President of the Bank of Brazil (Fausto de Andrade Ribeiro)
53. The President of the Brazilian Development Bank (Gustavo Montezano)
54. The Secretary of the Federal Revenue Service (José Barroso Tostes Neto)
55. Chairman of Federal Savings Bank (Pedro Guimarães)
56. Mayors of cities with more than 1,000,000 of inhabitants
57. Counter admirals of the Brazilian Navy
58. Brigadier-Generals of the Brazilian Army
59. Brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
60. Vice Governors of the States of the Union
61. Presidents of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of the Union
62. Presidents of the Justice Courts of the States of the Union
63. Chair of the Permanent Committee of the Book of the Merit
64. Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Marco Lucchesi)
65. Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (Luiz Davidovich)
66. Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Press (Domingos Meirelles)
67. Deans of State and Private Universities
68. State Secretaries
69. Catholic Bishops
70. Presidents of Employers' and Workers' Confederations in national scale
71. Directors of Central Bank of Brazil
72. Directors of Bank of Brazil
73. Directors of Brazilian Development Bank
74. Captains of sea and war of the Brazilian Navy
75. Colonels of the Brazilian Army
76. Colonels of the Brazilian Air Force
77. State Deputies
78. Commanders of the Military Polices of the States of the Union
79. Desembargadores of the Justice Courts of the States of the Union
80. Foreign consuls
81. Federal Judges
82. Catholic Monsignors
83. Frigate captains of the Brazilian Navy
84. Lt. Colonels of the Brazilian Army
85. Lt. Colonels of the Brazilian Air Force
86. Presidents of Employers' and Workers' Confederations in regional or state scale
87. Presidents of Municipal Chambers in cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants
88. Law Judges
89. Public Prosecutors
90. Department Heads of Federal Universities
91. Mayors of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
92. Corvette captains of the Brazilian Navy
93. Majors of the Brazilian Army
94. Majors of the Brazilian Air Force
95. Department Heads of State and Private Universities
96. Presidents of Municipal Chambers of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
97. Universities professors
98. Other Mayors
99. Catholic Canons
100. Lt. Captains of the Brazilian Navy
101. Captains of the Brazilian Army
102. Captains of the Brazilian Air Force
103. Presidents of other Municipal Chambers
104. Catholic Priests
105. Principals of High Schools
106. City Councillors

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