João Figueiredo
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João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country following the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. He was chief of the Secret Service (SNI) during the term of his predecessor, Ernesto Geisel, who appointed him to the presidency at the end of his own mandate.
Official portrait, 1979
Figueiredo (center, in cadet uniform) with his family and others aboard Itajubá, 18 October 1932
Figueiredo in the Palácio do Planalto, the official workplace of the president. On the wall, a portrait of Emperor Pedro I
Figueiredo signs official documents during his inauguration ceremony in the National Congress, 15 March 1979
President of Brazil
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The president of Brazil, officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces.
President of Brazil
President Hermes da Fonseca waves to the crowd during Inauguration Day parade, 1910
Palácio do Planalto
Palácio da Alvorada