1966 Brazilian presidential election

none June 2024 Brazil 1960 presidential 471 members of the electoral college 236 electoral 1964 Brazilian presidential election 1964 1969 Brazilian presidential election 1969 3 October 1966 Costa e Silva (cropped).jpg Artur da Costa e Silva Pedro Aleixo National Renewal Alliance 294 100% President Castelo Branco National Renewal Alliance Artur da Costa e Silva National Renewal Alliance File:Colégio Eleitoral 1966.svg Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1966 through an electoral college system. It was the second election during the Brazilian military government, with Artur da Costa e Silva as the sole candidate. Costa e Silva was elected with 294 votes from the ruling National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA).http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1966/10/04/2/ Costa e Silva já está eleito 1 4 October 1966 Folha de S.Paulo Portuguese Costa e Silva already elected Background Presidential elections had been scheduled for 3 October 1965. However, nine days after the Congress declared the vacancy of the Presidency, the Castelo Branco government published on 27 October 1965 Institutional Act no. 2 pt Ato Institucional n.° 2 sup which, among its attributions, defined that the next President would be chosen by the National Congress with a maximum of two candidates contesting. Therefore, Castelo Branco, who was supposed to govern temporarily until 31 January 1966, extended his term until 15 March 1967, when the new president would replace him. There had been five pre-candidacies for the election scheduled for 1964: former president Juscelino Kubitschek with the slogan "JK-65, the time of agriculture" (pt JK-65, a vez da agricultura), governor of Guanabara Carlos Lacerda, former governor of Rio Grande do Sul Leonel Brizola, former president Jânio Quadros and then-governor of Pernambuco Miguel Arraes.https://www2.recife.pe.gov.br/pagina/miguel-arraes-de-alencar-1916-2005 Miguel Arraes de Alencar (1916–2005) Prefeitura de Recife pt-br 19 June 2023 All candidacies were aborted and the election never occurred.https://www.senado.gov.br/noticias/especiais/brasilia50anos/not04.asp JK é, ainda hoje, um dos políticos mais admirados pela população Senado Federal pt-br 19 June 2023 Following various cessations of political rights, politicians including Kubitschek, Lacerda, Quadros and Adhemar de Barros were proscribed after allegations of conspiracy and corruption. Once again, the National Congress of Brazil elected the president. The vice-presidential candidacy was linked to the candidacy of the presidency. Only two political parties were legal at the time. However, the opposition party did not put forward a candidate.https://www.infoescola.com/historia/alianca-renovadora-nacional-arena/ Aliança Renovadora Nacional (ARENA) – História do Brasil InfoEscola Results Artur da Costa e Silva National Renewal Alliance Pedro Aleixo 294 294 471 References Category:Presidential elections in Brazil Brazil Presidential Brazil