1945 Brazilian coup d'état

Army coup against President Vargas 1945 Brazilian coup d'état Manifestação a favor de Getúlio Vargas ao final do Estado Novo.tif 300 Demonstration in favor of Getúlio Vargas at the end of the Estado Novo, August 1945 1945 10 29 y Brazil Coup successful Estado Novo dictatorship deposed President of the Supreme Federal Court, José Linhares, inaugurated as interim President of Brazil First free elections since 1934 held on 2 December Start of the Fourth Brazilian Republic Getúlio Vargas Brazil 1889 Government of Brazil Brazilian Army Eurico Gaspar DutraGóis Monteiro The 1945 Brazilian coup d'état was a coup d'état in Brazil led by the Brazilian Army, prompted by concerns that President Getúlio Vargas intended to seize absolute power. Vargas was forced to resign on 29 October 1945. The 1945 Brazilian general election was held on 2 December 1945, where former Minister of War Eurico Gaspar Dutra was elected president. A new democratic constitution was adopted on 18 September 1946, thus beginning the Fourth Brazilian Republic. Background Though abroad the government defended democracy,November 2024 domestic discontent increased when World War II came to an end, due to the authoritarian policies of Getúlio Vargas and his government.Meade 2010 150 Growing political movements and democratic demonstrations forced Vargas to abolish censorship in 1945, release numerous political prisoners, and allow for the re-formation of political parties such as the Brazilian Communist Party, which supported Vargas after receiving direct instructions from the Soviet Union.Fausto Fausto 2014 225Meade 2010 150–151 In 1943, university students began to mobilize against Vargas. Strikes, which were banned, began to re-emerge thanks to war-related inflation, and even Minister of Foreign Affairs Oswaldo Aranha was in favor of a democratic shift.Fausto Fausto 2014 223–224, 226November 2024 In 1945, Vargas received support from the newly established Brazilian Labour Party as well as segments of the left.Meade 2010 136, 151 Coup Vargas added the Additional Act to the constitution, which, among other things, provided for a 90-day period during which a time and date for elections would be designated. The new electoral code was issued precisely ninety days afterward; it established 2 December 1945 for the election of the president, and 6 May 1946 for (new) constituent assembly and state elections. Furthermore, Vargas promulgated his intention not to run for president.Fausto Fausto 2014 224–225 The military feared that Vargas was about to seize absolute power (after a detrimental move on 25 October 1945, removing João Alberto from chief of police of the Federal District and replacing him with Vargas's brother Benjamin), so they forced his resignation and deposed him on 29 October, ending his first presidency.Meade 2010 151Fausto Fausto 2014 227 References Bibliography Fausto Boris Boris Fausto Fausto Sérgio A Concise History of Brazil Cambridge University Press São Paulo, Brazil 2º, revised 2014 978-1-10763-524-1 Meade Teresa Teresa Meade A Brief History of Brazil Facts On File New York 2º 2010 978-0-81607-788-5 Category:Coups d'état in Brazil Brazil Coup d'etat Brazilian coup d'etat Category:October 1945 in South America Category:Getúlio Vargas Category:Estado Novo (Brazil)