Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 17 July 1934. Unlike previous elections which had been public, this election was carried out by the Constituent Assembly. The result was a predic
Getulio Vargas
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Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to
1934 Brazilian presidential election
…the exception of the 1891 presidential election), this election was carried out by the Constituent Assembly. The result was a predictable victory for Getúlio Vargas, who received 175 of the 248 votes. The next elections did not take place until 1945, due to the Estado Novo dictatorship period…
Official portrait, 1930
Getúlio Vargas' parents, Cândida and Manuel Vargas (O Cruzeiro magazine)
Vargas at age 12, c. 1894
Vargas's graduation photo, 1907