1930 Brazilian general election explained

Election Name:

1930 Brazilian general election

Country:

Brazil

Election Date:

1 March 1930

Module:

Embed:	yes
Type:	presidential
Previous Election:	1926 Brazilian presidential election
Previous Year:	1926
Next Election:	1934 Brazilian presidential election
Next Year:	1934
Election Name:	Presidential election
Image1:	Cartão-postal de Campanha de Júlio Prestes - 1930 v2 (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Júlio Prestes
Party1:	Paulista Republican Party
Popular Vote1:	1,091,709
Percentage1:	57.68%
Nominee2:	Getúlio Vargas
Party2:	AL
Popular Vote2:	742,794
Percentage2:	39.25%
President
Before Election:	Washington Luís
Before Party:	Paulista Republican Party
After Election:	Júlio Prestes
After Party:	Paulista Republican Party

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1930.^[1] In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Júlio Prestes of the Paulista Republican Party, who received 57.7% of the vote.^[2]

Aftermath

Prestes never took office as he was overthrown by the Brazilian Revolution on 24 October. The revolution was led by Vargas, an opponent of the oligarchic rule shared between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais (known as the café com leite system). Vargas became President of Brazil, ruling until 1945.