Rua Tonelero Shooting
Rua Tonelero shooting was an attack with political bias, which aimed to assassinate the journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda. The attack occurred on the night of August 5th, 1954, in front of Lacerda's residence at Rua Tonelero, 180, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. The attack led to the death of Air Force Major Rubens Florentino Vaz and wounded municipal guard Sálvio Romeiro. It gained historic significance for being a landmark in the fall of then President Getúlio Vargas, leading to his suicide 19 days later. Attack Lacerda, one of the main leaders of the opposition during Vargas administration, kicked off his campaign for the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamber of Deputies. As he was threatened before, a group of supporters, Brazilian Air Force, Air Force officers, served as personal security during his rallies. After a rally held on the night of 4 August 1954 in the courtyard of Colégio São José, the journalist went back home along with his 15-year old son, Sérgio, i ...
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Fourth Brazilian Republic
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