President of Maracatibe

Maracatibe adopts the, therefore, the president exercises the function of and also of  (maximum authority). In Maracatibe, he is elected by and, being the representative of the people at the federal level. The term of office lasts for 4 years, and may extend for another 4 years, through new elections. The official residence is the Justiniano Salgado Palace, in Salgado. The salary of the president of Maracatibe is 22,500 Maracatibean cruzeiros.

Duties
The general duties of the president are expressed in the constitution, and if deviated, depending on the severity, may put the president at risk of impeachment. The presidential oath seeks to summarize the duties of the office.

"I will defend and comply with the constitution, observe the laws, respect the independence of the powers, promote the well-being of the Maracatibean people and the maintenance of the union, the integrity, the peace and the sovereignty, under the noble ideals of freedom, equality and  fraternity, that inspire our nation and sustain the State"

- Installed president

The duties of the President are:
 * Appoint and dismiss the Ministers of State, subject to the approval of the parliament;
 * Appoint the vice president from among the 66 elected senators, subject to approval in the senate;
 * Conduct economic policy;
 * Exercise, with the assistance of the Ministers of State, the direction of the federal administration;
 * Edit provisional decrees with force of law as a matter of urgency;
 * Apply approved laws;
 * Vetoing draft bills, in whole or in part;
 * Maintain relations with foreign states and appoint their diplomatic representatives;
 * Decree state of defense and state of siege
 * Decree and execute federal intervention in provinces or in the capital, if necessary for economic or security reasons
 * To exercise supreme command of the Armed Forces, to appoint Navy, Army and Air Force Commanders, to promote their general officers and to appoint them to certain positions;
 * Declare war, in the case of foreign aggression, when authorized by the National Congress or endorsed by it;
 * Send the multi-annual plan and the annual budget to the National Congress
 * Perform other duties provided for in the Maracatibean Constitution
 * Delegate national honors to Maracatibean or foreign citizens with merit
 * Appoint Supreme Court judges, subject to parliamentary approval

Election
The criteria for applying for the most responsible political office in the country follow the Constitution of the Sovereign Community of Maracatibe of 1982, they are:
 * Be at least 35 years old;
 * Being born Maracatibean;
 * Have the full exercise of their political rights;
 * Be registered with a political party;
 * Have an electoral domicile in Maracatibe.

The election for president can take place in up to two rounds. The first place is elected president if he reaches more than 40% of the votes and is more than 10 percentage points ahead of the second place. If no candidate meets these requirements, the top two in the first round go to the second.

Removal and sucession line
The president can be removed by the process, which is filed by anyone in the National Congress, and must have the signature of at least 20 deputies and 2 senators and be recognized by the Supreme Court. To be approved, the impeachment request must receive twice more than two-thirds of the votes in the National Congress.

In case of removal or absence, the line of succession for the position of president is: Vice-president, President of the Chamber of Deputies, Any senator elected by the senate to occupy the position. Should the president be removed before 50% of his term ends, new elections will be called for the next even year.