General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1930.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p173 In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, who received 57.7% of the vote.Nohlen, p231

Results

Aftermath

Prestes never took office as he was overthrown by the Brazilian Revolution on 24 October. The revolution was led by Vargas, an opponent of the

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rule shared between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais (known as the '' café com leite'' system). Vargas became President of Brazil, ruling until 1945.

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