Editing List of presidents of Brazil (section)

==Military Dictatorship (1964–1985)==
{{Main|Military dictatorship in Brazil}}
The military coup was fomented by [[José de Magalhães Pinto]], [[Adhemar de Barros]], and [[Carlos Lacerda]] (who had already participated in the conspiracy to depose [[Getúlio Vargas]] in 1945), then governors of the states of [[Minas Gerais]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], and [[Guanabara (state)|Guanabara]], respectively. The coup was planned and executed by the most forefront commanders of the [[Brazilian Army]] and received the support of almost all high-ranking members of the military, along with conservative elements in society, like the [[Catholic Church in Brazil|Catholic Church]] and [[anti-communist]] civil movements among the Brazilian middle and upper classes. Internationally, it was supported by the [[United States Department of State|State Department of the United States]] through its embassy in [[Brasília]].{{sfnmp|Blakeley}}

Despite initial pledges to the contrary, the military regime enacted in 1967 a [[History of the Constitution of Brazil#Sixth Constitution (1967)|new, restrictive Constitution]], and stifled [[freedom of speech]] and [[Opposition (politics)|political opposition]]. The regime adopted [[Brazilian nationalism|nationalism]], [[Developmentalism|economic development]], and [[anti-communism]] as its guidelines.

The dictatorship reached the height of its popularity in the 1970s with the so-called "[[Brazilian Miracle]]", even as the regime censored all media, and [[Human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985)|tortured]] and exiled dissidents. [[João Figueiredo]] became president in March 1979; in the same year he passed the [[Amnesty Law#Brazil|Amnesty Law]] for political crimes committed for and against the regime. While combating the "hardliners" inside the government and supporting a re-democratization policy, Figueiredo could not control the [[Recession|crumbling economy]], [[chronic inflation]] and concurrent fall of other military dictatorships in South America. Amid [[Diretas Já|massive popular demonstrations]] in the streets of the main cities of the country, the [[Brazilian legislative election, 1982|first free elections]] in 20 years were held for the national legislature in 1982. In 1985, [[Brazilian presidential election, 1985|another election]] was held, this time to elect (indirectly) a new president, being contested between civilian candidates for the first time since the 1960s, being won by the opposition. In 1988, a [[1988 Brazilian Constitution|new Constitution]] was passed and Brazil officially returned to [[democracy]]. Since then, the military has remained under the control of civilian politicians, with no official role in domestic politics.

;Political parties
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{{legend|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)}}|[[Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)|Social Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Party color|National Renewal Alliance}}|[[National Renewal Alliance]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#0A00C5|[[Democratic Social Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sticky-header" style=text-align:center;
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" | Name<br>{{Small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" | Elected{{efn|name=election|Years in italics denote indirect elections.}}
! colspan="3" | Term of office{{Sfnmp|1a1=Arquivo Nacional}}
! rowspan="2" | Political party{{efn|name=party|Reflects the president's political party at the start of their presidency. Changes during their time in office are noted.}}
! rowspan="2" | Vice President
|-
! Took office
! Left office
!Time in office
|-
! 25
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)}}" |
| [[File:Ranieri_Mazzilli_(1961).jpg|100px]]
| [[Ranieri Mazzilli]]{{efn|''[[De jure]]'' head of state. ''[[De facto]]'' the Supreme Command of the Revolution, a military junta formed by Admiral [[Augusto Rademaker]], General [[Artur da Costa e Silva]] and Brigadier [[Francisco de Assis Correia de Melo]].}}<br>{{Small|(1910–1975)}}<br>{{small|''Acting''}}<br>{{Sfnmp|Calicchio}}
| {{emdash}}
| 2 April 1964
| 15 April 1964
|{{Age in years and days|1964|4|2|1964|4|15}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–1965)|PSD]]
| ''Vacant throughout<br />presidency''
|-
! [[Presidency of Castelo Branco|26]]
| style="background: linear-gradient({{party color|None}} 68%, {{party color|National Renewal Alliance}} 68%);" |
| [[File:Castelobranco.jpg|100px|alt=Presidential portrait of Humberto Castelo Branco]]
| [[Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco|Castelo Branco]]<br>{{Small|(1897–1967)}}<br>{{Sfnmp|Kornis (a)}}
| [[1964 Brazilian presidential election|''1964'']]
| 15 April 1964
| 15 March 1967
|{{Age in years and days|1964|4|15|1967|3|15}}
| ''Unaffiliated''{{efn|Until 4 April 1966, date of creation of the National Renewal Alliance.}}
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[[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
| [[José Maria Alkmin]]
|-
! 27
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Renewal Alliance}}" |
| [[File:Costa e Silva (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=Presidential portrait of Artur da Costa e Silva]]
| [[Artur da Costa e Silva|Costa e Silva]]<br>{{Small|(1899–1969)}}<br>{{sfnmp|Lemos (d)}}
| [[1966 Brazilian presidential election|''1966'']]
| 15 March 1967
| 31 August 1969{{efn|name=health}}
|{{Age in years and days|1967|3|15|1969|8|31}}
| [[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
| [[Pedro Aleixo]]
|-
! —
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Renewal Alliance}}" |
| [[File:Pedro_Aleixo.jpg|100px|alt=Photograph of Pedro Aleixo]]
| [[Pedro Aleixo]]<br>{{Small|(1901–1975)}}<br>{{sfnmp|Kornis (b)}}
| —
| colspan="3" |''Did not take office''{{efn|Impeded from taking office by the military junta of 1969. Despite never occupying this position, Aleixo has to be included in the gallery of Presidents of Brazil by virtue of [http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2011-2014/2011/Lei/L12486.htm Law No. 12,486, of September 12, 2011].}}
| [[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
| {{emdash}}
|-
! —
| style="background-color:{{party color|None}}" |
| [[File:Márcio Melo - Junta militar brasileira de 1969.png|100px]]
| [[Brazilian military junta of 1969|Military junta of 1969]]{{efn|Formed by General [[Aurélio de Lira Tavares]], Admiral [[Augusto Rademaker]] and Brigadier [[Márcio Melo|Márcio de Sousa e Melo]].}}<br>{{sfnmp|Lamarão}}
| —
| 31 August 1969
| 30 October 1969
|{{Age in years and days|1969|8|31|1969|10|30}}
| ''Unaffiliated''
| ''Vacant throughout<br />leadership''
|-
! [[Presidency of Emílio Médici|28]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Renewal Alliance}}" |
| [[File:Emílio_Garrastazu_Médici,_presidente_da_República..tif|100px|alt=Presidential portrait of Emílio Garrastazu Médici]]
| [[Emílio Garrastazu Médici|Emílio Médici]]<br>{{small|(1905–1985)}}<br>{{sfnmp|Dias (b)}}
| [[1969 Brazilian presidential election|''1969'']]
| 30 October 1969
| 15 March 1974
|{{Age in years and days|1969|10|30|1974|3|15}}
| [[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
| [[Augusto Rademaker]]
|-
! [[Presidency of Ernesto Geisel|29]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Renewal Alliance}}" |
| [[File:Foto_oficial_do_presidente_Ernesto_Geisel.png|100px|alt=Presidential portrait of Ernesto Geisel]]
| [[Ernesto Geisel]]<br>{{small|(1907–1996)}}<br>{{sfnmp|1a1=Coutinho|1a2=Guido}}
| [[1974 Brazilian presidential election|''1974'']]
| 15 March 1974
| 15 March 1979
|5 years
| [[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]
| [[Adalberto Pereira dos Santos|Adalberto<br>Pereira dos Santos]]
|-
! 30
| style="background: linear-gradient({{party color|National Renewal Alliance}} 13%, #0A00C5 13%);" |
| [[File:Figueiredo_(colour).jpg|100px|alt=Presidential portrait of João Figueiredo]]
| [[João Figueiredo]]<br>{{small|(1918–1999)}}<br>{{Sfnmp|1a1=Ramos|1a2=Costa}}
| [[1978 Brazilian presidential election|''1978'']]
| 15 March 1979
| 15 March 1985
|6 years
| [[National Renewal Alliance|ARENA]]{{efn|Until 20 December 1979, date of dissolution of the National Renewal Alliance.}}
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[[Democratic Social Party|PDS]]{{efn|From 31 January 1980, date of creation of the Democratic Social Party.}}
| [[Aureliano Chaves]]
|}