| Cardinals-Designate of Brazil (1) |
| 2024 |  Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and President of Latin American Episcopal Council |
| Present Cardinals of Brazil (7) |
| 2022 |  Cardinal Paulo Cezar Costa (57), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil) |
| Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Leonardo da Porto Maurizio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) and First Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) |
| 2016 | Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and Member of Council of Cardinals |
| 2014 | Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
| 2012 |  Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil) |
| 2010 | Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (87), Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino, Apostolic Commissioner for Heralds of the Gospel and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil) |
| 2007 | Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) and Member of Council for the Economy |
| Deceased Cardinals of Brazil (17) |
| 2003 | Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro († 2021) |
| 2001 | Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia († 2023) |
| Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M., former Prefect of Congregation for Clergy († 2022) |
| 1998 | Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte († 2019) |
| 1988 | Cardinal José Freire Falcão, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília († 2021) |
| Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., former Prefect of Congregation for Bishops († 2002) |
| 1976 | Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida († 2007) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M., former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo († 2016) |
| Cardinal Avelar Brandão Vilela, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia († 1986) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Eugênio de Araújo Sales, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro († 2012) |
| Cardinal Alfredo Vicente Scherer, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre († 1996) |
| 1965 | Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See († 1995) |
| 1953 | Cardinal Augusto Álvaro da Silva, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia († 1968) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro († 1971) |
| Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida († 1982) |
| 1930 | Cardinal Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro († 1942) |
| 1905 | Cardinal Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro († 1930) |
| Other Cardinals related to Brazil (17) |
| 2014 |   Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (84) |
| 1994 | Cardinal Carlo Furno († 2015) |
| 1973 | Cardinal Umberto Mozzoni († 1983) |
| 1969 | Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio († 1993) |
| 1958 | Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo († 1964) |
| 1946 | Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella († 1970) |
| 1925 | Cardinal Enrico Gasparri († 1946) |
| 1915 |  Cardinal Giulio Tonti († 1918) |
| 1895 | Cardinal Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. († 1916) |
| 1893 | Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro († 1914) |
| Cardinal Mario Mocenni († 1904) |
| 1889 | Cardinal Vicenzo Vannutelli († 1930) |
| 1873 | Cardinal Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. Cas. († 1874) |
| 1868 | Cardinal Lorenzo Barili († 1875) |
| 1861 | Cardinal Gaetano Bedini († 1864) |
| 1831 | Cardinal Pietro Ostini († 1849) |
| 1816 | Cardinal Lorenzo Caleppi († 1817) |
