Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Brazil's next president will take office on January 5
Brazil's president-elect will take office on January 5, rather than January 1, under a change to the country's inauguration schedule.
The new date applies from the next presidential term, following the 2026 election.
The January 1 date came from Brazil's 1988 Constitution and was changed by a 2021 constitutional amendment.
The change followed a proposal first introduced in 2011, partly because organizing a ceremony on an international public holiday was difficult.
Governors elected in 2026 will take office on January 6, one day after the president.
The change does not alter the length of the presidential term.
Legislators will still take office on February 1, including members of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies and state assemblies.
Brazil’s president elected in 2026 will take office on January 5, rather than January 1.
The change was made by Constitutional Amendment No. 111 of 2021.
The new date will apply from the next presidential term and will not change its length.
Governors elected in 2026 will take office on January 6.
Inaugurations for federal and state legislators will remain on February 1.
- Who
- The president elected in 2026.
- What
- The president will take office on January 5, instead of January 1.
- When
- January 5, 2027. The article says the new date applies from the next presidential term.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The change followed concerns about organizing the ceremony on January 1, an international holiday.
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Then federal deputy Carlos Sampaio presented a proposed constitutional amendment to change the inauguration date.
Constitutional Amendment No. 111 changed the date for the presidential inauguration.
The new date will apply to the president elected in 2026.
The president elected in 2026 will take office.
- Presidential inauguration
- January 5
- Constitutional amendment
- No. 111, passed in 2021
- Proposal
- Presented in 2011 by Carlos Sampaio
- Governors’ inauguration
- January 6, for those elected in 2026
- Legislative inaugurations
- February 1, unchanged