General elections were held in

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on 1 March 1918. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p173 The presidential elections were won by former President

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, who received 99.1% of the vote.Nohlen, p. 230 However, he died of the

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in 1919 before he could take office. Vice-President

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became Acting President until fresh elections were held on 13 April 1919.

Results

The estimated population of Brazil in 1918 was of 28.9 million, of which just 1,726,000 were eligible to vote.

References

{{Brazilian elections General elections in Brazil

1918 in Brazil March 1918 events Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Elections of the First Brazilian Republic