Brazilian order of precedence

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

The President of the Republic (Jair Bolsonaro)
The Vice-President of the Republic (Hamilton Mourão)
The President of the Senate (Davi Alcolumbre)
The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Rodrigo Maia)
The President of the Supreme Federal Court (Dias Toffoli)
Brazilian cardinals (José Freire Falcão, Cláudio Hummes, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Eusébio Oscar Scheid, Odilo Pedro Scherer, Raymundo Damasceno Assis, João Braz de Aviz, Orani João Tempesta, Sérgio da Rocha)
Ministers of State
The Head of the Military Cabinet (Augusto Heleno)
The Chief of Staff (Walter Souza Braga Netto)
The Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Vacant)
The Commanders of the Armed Forces (Lt. Brig. Raul Botelho, Adm. Ilques Barbosa Junior, Gen. Edson Leal Pujol, Brig. Antônio Carlos Moretti Bermudez)
The Attorney General of Brazil (José Levi do Amaral)
Foreign envoys
Foreign ambassadors
The President of the Superior Electoral Court (Luís Roberto Barroso)
Justices of the Supreme Federal Court
Prosecutor General of the Republic (Augusto Aras)
Governors of State, according to creation date.
The Governor of the Federal District (Ibaneis Rocha)
Senators
Federal Deputies
Admirals of the Brazilian Navy
Marshals of the Brazilian Army
Marshals of the air of the Brazilian Air Force
Admirals of the fleet of the Brazilian Navy
Generals of the Brazilian Army
Ambassadors
Lt. Brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
The President of the Superior Justice Court (João Otávio de Noronha)
The President of the Superior Military Court (Marcus Vinicius Oliveira dos Santos)
The President of the Superior Labor Court (João Batista Brito Pereira)
Justices of the Superior Electoral Court
Chargé d'affaires of foreign countries
Justices of the Superior Justice Court
Justices of the Superior Military Court
Justices of the Superior Labor Court
Vice admirals of the Brazilian Navy
Divisional generals of the Brazilian Army
Major-brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
Catholic Archbishops
The President of the Justice Court of the Federal District and Territories (Romão Cícero de Oliveira)
Secretaries-General of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies
Prosecutors of the Republic in the States of the Union
Prosecutors-General in the States of the Union
Directors of the Ministries of State
Deans of Federal Universities
The Director of the Federal Police of Brazil (Rolando Alexandre de Souza)
The President of the Central Bank of Brazil (Roberto Campos Neto)
The President of the Bank of Brazil (Rubem Novaes)
The President of the Brazilian Development Bank (Gustavo Montezano)
The Secretary of the Federal Revenue Service (José Barroso Tostes Neto)
Chairman of Federal Savings Bank (Pedro Guimarães)
Mayors of cities with more than 1,000,000 of inhabitants
Counter admirals of the Brazilian Navy
Brigadier-Generals of the Brazilian Army
Brigadiers of the Brazilian Air Force
Vice Governors of the States of the Union
Presidents of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of the Union
Presidents of the Justice Courts of the States of the Union
Chair of the Permanent Committee of the Book of the Merit
Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Marco Lucchesi)
Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (Luiz Davidovich)
Chair of the Brazilian Academy of Press (Domingos Meirelles)
Deans of State and Private Universities
State Secretaries
Catholic Bishops
Presidents of Employers' and Workers' Confederations in national scale
Directors of Central Bank of Brazil
Directors of Bank of Brazil
Directors of Brazilian Development Bank
Captains of sea and war of the Brazilian Navy
Colonels of the Brazilian Army
Colonels of the Brazilian Air Force
State Deputies
Commanders of the Military Polices of the States of the Union
Desembargadores of the Justice Courts of the States of the Union
Foreign consuls
Federal Judges
Catholic Monsignors
Frigate captains of the Brazilian Navy
Lt. Colonels of the Brazilian Army
Lt. Colonels of the Brazilian Air Force
Presidents of Employers' and Workers' Confederations in regional or state scale
Presidents of Municipal Chambers in cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants
Law Judges
Public Prosecutors
Department Heads of Federal Universities
Mayors of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Corvette captains of the Brazilian Navy
Majors of the Brazilian Army
Majors of the Brazilian Air Force
Department Heads of State and Private Universities
Presidents of Municipal Chambers of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Universities professors
Other Mayors
Catholic Canons
Lt. Captains of the Brazilian Navy
Captains of the Brazilian Army
Captains of the Brazilian Air Force
Presidents of other Municipal Chambers
Catholic Priests
Principals of High Schools
City Councillors

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