1945 Brazilian coup d'état

1945 Brazilian coup d'état
Date	29 October 1945
Location	Brazil
Result	Coup successful Estado Novo dictatorship deposed; President of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, José Linhares, inaugurated as interim President of Brazil; First free elections since 1934 held on 2 December; Start of the Fourth Brazilian Republic;
Belligerents
Government of Brazil	Brazilian Army
Commanders and leaders
Getúlio Vargas	Eurico Gaspar Dutra; Pedro Aurélio de Góis Monteiro

The 1945 Brazilian coup d'état was a coup d'état in Brazil by the Brazilian Army that deposed President Getúlio Vargas, when the military feared that he would seize absolute power, so they forced his resignation on 29 October 1945.

The 1945 Brazilian general election was held on December 2, 1945, where former Minister of War Eurico Gaspar Dutra was elected president. A new constitution was adopted on September 18, 1946, thus beginning the Fourth Brazilian Republic.

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