Indirect presidential elections were held in
Brazil
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on 15 January 1974. They were the fourth presidential elections held under the
military government
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and were carried out through an
electoral college.
Background
All elections during the military government elected candidates from the
National Renewal Alliance Party
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(ARENA), though the
1966
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and
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were one-party elections. In other elections during the military government, there were two parties running for elections.
Candidates
The candidatures were defined in September 1973, on
party convention
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s. The first defined were from the
ARENA
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on day 14 and 15, when
Ernesto Geisel
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Early life and fa ...
was chosen as president candidate, and
Adalberto Pereira dos Santos
Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (11 April 1905 – 2 April 1984) was a Brazilian general and politician.
A veteran of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War II, he served as the Army Chief of Staff during Costa e Silva's Presidency and ...
as vice-president.
The
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...
(MDB) chose its candidates on day 22, when they chose
Ulysses Guimarães
Ulysses Silveira Guimarães ( October 6, 1916 – October 12, 1992) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil and in the fight to restore democracy in the country. He died i ...
and
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
Alexandre José Barbosa Lima e Sobrinho (January 22, 1897 – July 16, 2000) was a Brazilian lawyer, writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician
Sobrinho was born in Recife on January 22, 1897. In 1917 he graduated in law and soci ...
with 201 votes.
The MDB president declared that "with no popular vote, all solutions chosen will be from the ruling party".
Results
References
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Presidential elections in Brazil
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January 1974 events in South America