Government of Maranhão, State government of Maranhão, seat in São Luís, Brazil

The Government of Maranhão is the executive branch of the Brazilian state of Maranhão, headed by a governor elected by universal suffrage and secret ballot for a four-year term, with the right to one re-election. Its seat is the Palácio dos Leões in São Luís, which has housed the state government since 1766. The state is governed by three powers: the executive, the Legislative Assembly and the Tribunal de Justiça.

The Palácio dos Leões in São Luís has housed the Maranhão executive since 1766, when it was still a colonial captaincy seat. The current three-power structure—executive led by a governor, unicameral Legislative Assembly with 42 deputies, and the Tribunal de Justiça—took shape under the state constitution after the empire gave way to the republic in 1889.

The legislature is unicameral: the Assembleia Legislativa do Maranhão, seated in the Palácio Manuel Beckman in the Cohafuma neighbourhood of São Luís. Its 42 state deputies are elected every four years, and the governing board is chosen for a two-year term by indirect vote. The palace is named after Manuel Beckman, leader of the 1684 Bequimão revolt.

The government seat is located in central São Luís and serves as the main hub for state administrative matters. Visitors can view the buildings from outside, though they should check in advance which areas are open to the public.

The governor serves a four-year term and may be re-elected for one more; the vice-governor is Felipe Costa Camarão. The seat is the Palácio dos Leões in São Luís, used by the state government since 1766. The legislature, the Assembleia Legislativa, has 42 deputies and meets in the Palácio Manuel Beckman in the Cohafuma neighbourhood.