Post: | President |
Body: | the Chamber of Deputies |
Flag: | Logo Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil.png |
Flagsize: | 130 |
Flagcaption: | Logo of the Chamber |
Incumbent: | Arthur Lira |
Incumbentsince: | 1 February 2021 |
Status: | Presiding officer |
Residence: | Lago Sul, Brasília, Federal District |
Seat: | National Congress, Brasília, Federal District |
Appointer: | Chamber of Deputies |
Appointer Qualified: | Elected by the Chamber |
Termlength: | Two years, not eligible for re-election immediately |
Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Brazil |
Succession: | Second |
First: | Luís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho |
Salary: | R$ 405,156 annually[1] |
Member Of: | National Defense Council Council of the Republic |
The president of the Chamber of Deputies is the speaker of the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, elected by his peers for a two-year term.
Arthur Lira, a deputy from Alagoas and a member of Progressistas, currently holds the office since 1 February 2021.