Indirect presidential elections were held in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

on 17 July 1934.Getúilo Vargas in Brazil
World History Chronology Unlike previous elections which had been public (with the exception of the 1891 presidential election), this election was carried out by the

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. The result was a predictable victory for

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

, who received 175 of the 248 votes. The next elections did not take place until 1945, due to the Estado Novo

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period.

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