Eurico Gaspar Dutra

Eurico Gaspar Dutra was a Brazilian army officer and politician who served as president from 1946 to 1951, after the end of Getúlio Vargas’s Estado Novo.

1946 Brazilian Constitution: Brazil’s constitution adopted in 1946, restoring federal elections and civil liberties after the Estado Novo. It established the constitutional framework of Dutra’s presidency.
Brazilian Army: The land warfare branch of Brazil’s armed forces. Dutra built his career in the institution that made him a national political figure.
José Linhares: A Brazilian jurist who served as president from 1945 to 1946 after Vargas’s removal. Linhares governed during the transition before Dutra took office.
Second Brazilian Republic: The democratic period in Brazil from the end of the Estado Novo in 1945 to the 1964 military coup. Dutra’s presidency inaugurated this constitutional era.
Brazilian Communist Party: A Brazilian political party founded in 1922 that became a major force in organized labor and left-wing politics. Dutra’s government revoked its legal status in 1947.
Getúlio Vargas: A Brazilian politician who dominated national politics from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1954. Dutra served as Vargas’s war minister before helping end the Estado Novo.
Eduardo Gomes: A Brazilian air force officer and politician who ran against Dutra in the 1945 presidential election. He was Dutra’s principal opponent in the election that began the new republic.
Varguism: The political tradition associated with Getúlio Vargas’s nationalism, labor legislation, and centralized state. Dutra opposed parts of Vargas’s political legacy while retaining its labor institutions.
Brazilian labor movement: The organizations and political activity through which Brazilian workers have pursued economic and social rights. Dutra’s administration intervened in unions and restricted strikes.
Estado Novo (Brazil): Brazil’s authoritarian regime under Getúlio Vargas from 1937 to 1945. Dutra was war minister during this dictatorship and participated in its 1945 overthrow.

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