Fernando de Melo Viana (15 March 1878 – 10 February 1954) was a Brazilian politician who was the 11th

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from 15 November 1926 to 24 October 1930 serving under President

Washington Luís Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa (; 26 October 1869 – 4 August 1957) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís belonge ...

. As vice president, he also served as the

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. Later, he served as President of the 1946 Constituent Assembly.

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