Knowra Fourth Brazilian Republic Fourth Brazilian Republic Brazil’s democratic period from 1946 to 1964 began after Getúlio Vargas’s Estado Novo and ended with a military coup that established authoritarian rule.
1946 Constitution of Brazil : Brazil’s postwar constitution established a federal republic, elected government, and civil and political rights. It defined the institutions and electoral framework of the republic.
Eurico Gaspar Dutra : Brazilian military officer and politician who served as president from 1946 to 1951. His administration inaugurated the republic under the 1946 Constitution.
Carlos Lacerda : Brazilian journalist and politician who became a prominent opponent of Getúlio Vargas and João Goulart. His fierce opposition and media influence amplified conflicts around both presidents.
Basic Reforms : João Goulart’s proposed reforms addressing land tenure, taxation, voting rights, and other structural issues in Brazil. Their proposals sharpened the political struggle that culminated in the 1964 coup.
Estado Novo (Brazil) : Getúlio Vargas’s authoritarian Brazilian regime from 1937 to 1945, marked by centralized rule and suspended elections. The republic replaced this dictatorship with a constitutional, electoral order.
Brazilian presidential election, 1950 : The election that returned Getúlio Vargas to Brazil’s presidency through direct popular vote. Vargas’s return tested how the new democracy would accommodate his political legacy.
Getúlio Vargas : Brazilian political leader who governed as dictator from 1937 to 1945 and president from 1951 until his death in 1954. His elected return and death in office marked two defining episodes of the period.
João Café Filho : Brazilian politician who served as president from 1954 to 1955 after Getúlio Vargas’s death. His succession was a key test of civilian continuity amid military pressure.
Brazilian land reform : Efforts to redistribute or regulate agricultural land ownership in Brazil, a recurring source of political conflict. The demand for land reform became one of the most contentious parts of Goulart’s program.
Old Republic (Brazil) : Brazil’s federal republic from 1889 to 1930, dominated by regional oligarchies and restricted electoral politics. It provides an earlier republican model distinct from the postwar mass-electoral system.
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