Ricardo Lewandowski
Chief justice of the supreme court
Not under investigation but his mandate finishes in September, when he is due to be replaced by Carmen Lucia
Renan Calheiros
Leader of the upper house
The man who oversaw Rousseff's impeachment is the subject of 11 criminal probes
Waldir Maranhão
Interim speaker of the lower house
He is also under investigation for receiving bribes, and announced on Wednesday that he would soon step aside. Many constitutional experts argue an interim speaker cannot be considered in the line of succession
Eduardo Cunha
Speaker of the lower house
He was stripped of his position last week by the supreme court. He also faces charges of bribery and perjury
Michel Temer
Vice-president
75-year-old is expected to form a centre-right government, but also faces impeachment and has twice been investigated for bribery and kickbacks
Dilma Rousseff
President
Brazil's first female president stripped of her duties on Thursday for up to six months after senate vote
Ricardo Lewandowski
Chief justice of the supreme court
Not under investigation but his mandate finishes in September, when he is due to be replaced by Carmen Lucia
Renan Calheiros
Leader of the upper house
The man who oversaw Rousseff's impeachment is the subject of 11 criminal probes
Waldir Maranhão
Interim speaker of the lower house
He is also under investigation for receiving bribes, and announced on Wednesday that he would soon step aside. Many constitutional experts argue an interim speaker cannot be considered in the line of succession
Eduardo Cunha
Speaker of the lower house
He was stripped of his position last week by the supreme court. He also faces charges of bribery and perjury
Michel Temer
Vice-president
75-year-old is expected to form a centre-right government, but also faces impeachment and has twice been investigated for bribery and kickbacks
Dilma Rousseff
President
Brazil's first female president stripped of her duties on Thursday for up to six months after senate vote
Ricardo Lewandowski
Chief justice of the supreme court
Not under investigation but his mandate finishes in September, when he is due to be replaced by Carmen Lucia
Renan Calheiros
Leader of the upper house
The man who oversaw Rousseff's impeachment is the subject of 11 criminal probes
Waldir Maranhão
He is also under investigation for receiving bribes, and announced on Wednesday that he would soon step aside. Many constitutional experts argue an interim speaker cannot be considered in the line of succession
Eduardo Cunha
Speaker of the lower house
He was stripped of his position last week by the supreme court. He also faces charges of bribery and perjury
Michel Temer
Vice-president
75-year-old is expected to form a centre-right government, but also faces impeachment and has twice been investigated for bribery and kickbacks
Dilma Rousseff
President
Brazil's first female president stripped of her duties on Thursday for up to six months after senate vote
Dilma Rousseff
President
Brazil's first female president stripped of her duties on Thursday for up to six months after senate vote
Ricardo
Lewandowski
Chief justice of the
supreme court
Not under investigation but his mandate finishes in September, when he is due to be replaced by Carmen Lucia
Renan Calheiros
Leader of the
upper house
The man who oversaw Rousseff's impeachment is the subject of 11 criminal probes
Waldir Maranhão
He is also under investigation for receiving bribes, and announced on Wednesday that he would soon step aside
Eduardo Cunha
Interim speaker
of the lower house
Speaker of the
lower house
He was stripped of his position last week by the supreme court. He also faces charges of bribery and perjury
Michel Temer
Vice-president
75-year-old is expected to form a centre-right government, but also faces impeachment and has twice been investigated for bribery and kickbacks