List of Presidents of Brazil (The Red Dawn)

Below is the list of the presidents of Brazil.

The Republic of 46 (1946–1962)
In 1945, Vargas was deposed by a military coup led by ex-supporters. Nevertheless, he would be elected president once again and his influence in Brazilian politics would remain until the end of the Fourth republic. In this period, three parties dominated national politics. Two were pro-Vargas – in the left, PTB and the center-right, PSD – and another anti-Vargas, the rightist UDN. Amidst the instability, the far-left PCB rose to popularity during the early 60's, occasioning on the election of 1962.

This period was very unstable. In 1954, Vargas committed suicide during a crisis that threatened his government and he was followed by a series of short-term presidents. In 1961, UDN won national elections for the first time, supporting Jânio Quadros, who himself was a member of a minor party allied to UDN. Quadros, who, before his election, rose meteorically in politics with an anti-corruption stance, unexpectedly resigned the presidency seven months later. Ranieri assumed as acting president. In September, a military junta took office while João Goulart was prevented to take office and was exiled in Venezuela. Following the protests, the junta resigned and Ranieri reassumed the presidency, calling for elections to 1962.

In 1962, the popularity of the Communist Party was overwhelmingly high. The (Luís Carlos) Prestes–(Claudino José) da Silva led the polls. PTB withdrawn from the presidential elections and focused on the Vice-presidential office, and announced support for PCB. The PCB candidate, Luís Carlos Prestes, was elected President, while San Tiago Dantas, from PTB, was elected Vice President. Dantas would pass away two years later, while Claudino José was appointed as the new Vice President by Prestes.