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Impeachment of Carlos Luz

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Impeachment of Carlos Luz
AccusedCarlos Luz, Acting President of Brazil
Date11 November 1955 (1955-11-11)
OutcomeConvicted by the Federal Senate, removed from office
ChargesHigh crimes and misdemeanors
CauseConspiracy to avert the inauguration of president-elect Juscelino Kubitschek
Congressional votes
Voting in the Chamber of Deputies
AccusationVote to open impeachment process
Votes in favor185
Votes against72
Not voting47
ResultApproved
Voting in the Federal Senate
AccusationVote to remove Luz from office
Votes in favor43 "guilty"
Votes against8 "not guilty"
Not voting12
ResultConvicted

The impeachment of Carlos Luz was a process to impeach Acting President of Brazil in 1955. He assumed office as President of the Chamber of Deputies due to the medical leave of president Café Filho, Vice President of Getúlio Vargas, who committed suicide a year before.

Political context

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After the death of Getúlio Vargas and the 1955 presidential election and amid the 11 November Movement, both houses of the Brazilian congress voted to impeach and remove Carlos Luz from the office of President of the Republic.[1][2] With the support of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Carlos Luz was impeached and removed from office by the National Congress, under the accusation of conspiracy to not collaborate with the presidential transition to president-elect Juscelino Kubitschek. Luz was aboard of cruiser Almirante Tamandaré to avoid any retaliation in land and head to Santos, São Paulo, where he would build the resistance. The ship was fired upon by army artillery, more specifically from Fortress of Santa Cruz da Barra and Fortress of São João, but they didn't fight back, as requested by Carlos Luz. In this occasion, the cruiser was the Brazilian Navy most equipped ship and would cause lots of casualties in case of an attack.

Process

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Carlos Luz was impeached in votings 185-72 among the federal representatives and 43-8 among the senators, on 11 November. Then, Café Filho tried to return to the presidency, but was also impeached and removed from office on 21 November.[3][4] Carlos Luz had the shortest term as president in Brazilian history, from 8 to 11 November 1955. Later, the presidency was assumed by the First Vice President of the Federal Senate, Nereu Ramos, on 24 November. Ramos had Congress approval to enact a state of siege, which was in force until the inauguration of the elected candidates. On 7 January 1956, the Superior Electoral Court published the official election results and, on 31 January, Juscelino Kubitschek and João Goulart inaugurated as President and Vice President of Brazil, respectively.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marcel, Dennys (15 April 2016). "Antes de Collor, dois presidentes brasileiros sofreram impeachment". UOL Ecoviagem (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ Amorim de Angelo, Vitor (23 July 2013). "Governo Café Filho (1954-1955) - Os 14 meses do vice de Vargas". UOL Educação (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Impeachment constitui processo político". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ Barbosa dos Santos, Adelson (29 May 2016). "Congresso utilizou a Lei 1.079 para afastar Carlos Luz e Café Filho em 1955". Correio da Paraíba (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2023.