Chief of Staff of the Presidency

Minister of State Head of the Civilian House of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Minister of State Head of the Civilian House of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Ministro de Estado Chefe da Casa Civil da Presidência da República
	Incumbent; Rui Costa; since 1 January 2023
Type	Ministry
Member of	the Cabinet
Reports to	the president
Seat	Planalto Palace, Brasília
Nominator	President of Brazil
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Brazil
Formation	1 December 1938; 85 years ago
First holder	Luís Fernandes Vergara
Salary	R$39,293.33 monthly
Website	www.gov.br/casacivil

The Minister of State Head of the Civilian House of the Presidency of the Republic (Portuguese: Ministro de Estado Chefe da Casa Civil da Presidência da República) is the chief of staff of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and a member of the president's cabinet.^[1] The post was established on 1 December 1938.^[2]

In Brazil, the chief of staff is a member of the president's cabinet, with the rank of minister. As of 2009, the office of the chief of staff had an annual budget of US$3.1 billion.^[3]

The chief of staff in Brazil holds a crucial role in supporting the president and overseeing various administrative and political matters related to the Presidency. This includes managing cabinet requests, coordinating bureaucratic procedures, and engaging in negotiations with Congress and state governors. Due to the significance of these responsibilities, the chief of staff is often considered the "second most powerful person in Brazil" after the president.^[4]

List of chiefs of staff of the presidency

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
1	Luís Fernandes Vergara (1894–1973)	1 December 1938 (1938-12-01)	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	6 years, 332 days	Independent	Getúlio Vargas (Ind)
2	Lino Moreira (1882–1962)	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	94 days	Independent	José Linhares (Ind)
3	Gabriel Monteiro da Silva (1900–1946)	31 January 1946 (1946-01-31)	5 December 1946 (1946-12-05)	308 days	Independent	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
4	José Pereira Lira (1899–1985)	16 December 1946 (1946-12-16)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	4 years, 46 days	PSD	Eurico Gaspar Dutra (PSD)
5	Lourival Fontes (1899–1967)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	3 years, 205 days	UDN	Getúlio Vargas (PTB)
6	José Monteiro de Castro (1909–1994)	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24)	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	1 year, 79 days	UDN	Café Filho (PSP) Carlos Luz (PSD)
7	Paulo de Lira Tavares (1901–1959)	11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	81 days	Independent	Nereu Ramos (PSD)
8	Álvaro Lins (1912–1970)	31 January 1956 (1956-01-31)	5 November 1956 (1956-11-05)	279 days	PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
9	Victor Nunes Leal (1914–1985)	5 November 1956 (1956-11-05)	10 August 1959 (1959-08-10)	2 years, 278 days	Independent	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
10	José Sette Câmara Filho (1920–2002)	10 August 1959 (1959-08-10)	21 April 1960 (1960-04-21)	255 days	PSD	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
11	Osvaldo Maia Penido (1908–1989)	21 April 1960 (1960-04-21)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	285 days	Independent	Juscelino Kubitschek (PSD)
12	Francisco de Paula Quintanilha Ribeiro (1915–1972)	31 January 1961 (1961-01-31)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	206 days	Independent	Jânio Quadros (PTN)
13	Floriano Augusto Ramos (1914–2004)	25 August 1961 (1961-08-25)	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	14 days	Independent	Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD)

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
14		Hermes Lima (1902–1978)	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)	12 September 1962 (1962-09-12)	1 year, 4 days		PTB	Tancredo Neves (PSD) Brochado da Rocha (PSD)

No.	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office		President
15	Evandro Lins e Silva (1912–2002)	24 January 1963 (1963-01-24)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	2 years, 145 days	Independent	João Goulart (PTB)
16	Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997)	18 June 1963 (1963-06-18)	31 March 1964 (1964-03-31)	287 days	PCB	João Goulart (PTB)
17	Getúlio de Moura (1903–1981)	2 April 1964 (1964-04-02)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	13 days	PSD	Ranieri Mazzilli (PSD)
18	Luís Viana Filho (1908–1990)	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)	6 May 1966 (1966-05-06)	2 years, 21 days	PSD ARENA	Castelo Branco (Military dictatorship)
19	Luís NAvarro de Brito (1935–1986)	6 May 1966 (1966-05-06)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	313 days	Independent	Castelo Branco (ARENA)
20	Rondon Pacheco (1919–2016)	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	2 years, 229 days	ARENA	Costa e Silva (ARENA) Provisional Governative Junta (Military junta)
21	João Leitão de Abreu (1913–1992)	30 October 1969 (1969-10-30)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	4 years, 136 days	Independent	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (ARENA)
22	Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987)	15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)	6 August 1981 (1981-08-06)	7 years, 144 days	Independent	Ernesto Geisel (ARENA) João Figueiredo (ARENA)
–	João de Carvalho Oliveira Acting	6 August 1981 (1981-08-06)	12 August 1981 (1981-08-12)	6 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
23	João Leitão de Abreu (1913–1992)	12 August 1981 (1981-08-12)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	3 years, 215 days	Independent	João Figueiredo (PDS)
24	José Hugo Castelo Branco (1926–1988)	15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	336 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
25	Marco Maciel (1940–2021)	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14)	30 April 1987 (1987-04-30)	1 year, 75 days	PFL	José Sarney (MDB)
26	Ronaldo Costa Couto (born 1942)	30 April 1987 (1987-04-30)	15 December 1989 (1989-12-15)	2 years, 229 days	Independent	José Sarney (MDB)
27	Luís Roberto Ponte (born 1934)	15 December 1989 (1989-12-15)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	90 days	MDB	José Sarney (MDB)
28	Marcos Antônio de Salvo Coimbra (1927–2013)	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)	2 years, 201 days	Independent	Fernando Collor (PRN)
29	Henrique Hargreaves (born 1936)	5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)	1 November 1993 (1993-11-01)	1 year, 27 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
30	Tarcísio de Almeida Cunha (born 1929)	1 November 1993 (1993-11-01)	8 February 1994 (1994-02-08)	99 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
31	Henrique Hargreaves (born 1936)	8 February 1994 (1994-02-08)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	327 days	Independent	Itamar Franco (MDB)
32	Clóvis Carvalho (born 1938)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	4 years, 0 days	PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
33	Pedro Parente (born 1953)	1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	4 years, 0 days	PSDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)
34	José Dirceu (born 1946)	1 January 2003 (2003-01-01)	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)	2 years, 171 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
35	Dilma Rousseff (born 1947)	21 June 2005 (2005-06-21)	30 March 2010 (2010-03-30)	4 years, 282 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
36	Erenice Guerra (born 1959)	30 March 2010 (2010-03-30)	16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)	170 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
37	Carlos Eduardo Esteves Lima (born 1959)	16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	107 days	Independent	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
38	Antonio Palocci (born 1960)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	7 June 2011 (2011-06-07)	157 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
39	Gleisi Hoffmann (born 1965)	8 June 2011 (2011-06-08)	3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)	2 years, 240 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
40	Aloizio Mercadante (born 1954)	3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	1 year, 241 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
41	Jaques Wagner (born 1951)	2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)	17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)	167 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
42	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva^[a] (born 1945)	17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)	18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)	1 day	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
–	Eva Chiavon (born 1960) Acting	18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	55 days	PT	Dilma Rousseff (PT)
43	Eliseu Padilha (1945–2023)	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	2 years, 234 days	MDB	Michel Temer (MDB)
44	Onyx Lorenzoni (born 1954)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	18 February 2020 (2020-02-18)	1 year, 48 days	DEM	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)
45	Walter Braga Netto (born 1957)	18 February 2020 (2020-02-18)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	1 year, 39 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (Ind)
46	Luiz Eduardo Ramos (born 1956)	29 March 2021 (2021-03-29)	4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)	128 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (Ind)
47	Ciro Nogueira (born 1968)	4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)	1 year, 148 days	PP	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
–	Jônathas Assunção Acting	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	2 days	Independent	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
48	Rui Costa (born 1963)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 314 days	PT	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)

Notes

^ Nominated by former president Dilma Rousseff on 16 March 2016,^[5] his swearing-in ceremony was suspended on 18 March by a preliminary injunction accepted by justice Gilmar Mendes of the Supreme Federal Court.^[6]

References

^ Casa Civil – Competência Casa Civil da Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)
^ Casa Civil – Histórico Casa Civil da Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)
^ Câmara dos Deputados – Orçamento Geral da União, 2009 Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)
^ Presidência da República – Lei no. 10.869, de 13 de Maio de 2004 Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)
^ "Diário Oficial da União". Imprensa Nacional (in Brazilian Portuguese) (51-A). 16 March 2016. ISSN 1677-7042. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ Oliveira, Mariana (18 March 2016). "Gilmar Mendes suspende nomeação de Lula como ministro da Casa Civil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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Office of the Chief of Staff

[7] Nominated by former president Dilma Rousseff on 16 March 2016,^[5] his swearing-in ceremony was suspended on 18 March by a preliminary injunction accepted by justice Gilmar Mendes of the Supreme Federal Court.^[6]

[1] Casa Civil – Competência Casa Civil da Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)

[2] Casa Civil – Histórico Casa Civil da Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)

[3] Câmara dos Deputados – Orçamento Geral da União, 2009 Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)

[4] Presidência da República – Lei no. 10.869, de 13 de Maio de 2004 Presidência da República. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. (in Portuguese)

[5] "Diário Oficial da União". Imprensa Nacional (in Brazilian Portuguese) (51-A). 16 March 2016. ISSN 1677-7042. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[6] Oliveira, Mariana (18 March 2016). "Gilmar Mendes suspende nomeação de Lula como ministro da Casa Civil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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