The Brazilian Naval Revolts, or the Revoltas da Armada (in Portuguese), were armed mutinies promoted mainly by Admirals Custodio de Mello and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of Brazilian Navy ships against unconstitucional staying in power of the central government in Rio de Janeiro.
In November 1891, President Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, in flagrant violation of the new Constitution, ordered the closure of Congress. He was supported manly the S...
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The Brazilian Naval Revolts, or the Revoltas da Armada (in Portuguese), were armed mutinies promoted mainly by Admirals Custodio de Mello and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of Brazilian Navy ships against unconstitucional staying in power of the central government in Rio de Janeiro.
In November 1891, President Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, in flagrant violation of the new Constitution, ordered the closure of Congress. He was supported manly the São Paulo elite. Navy units in the Guanabara Bay, under the leadership of Admiral Custodio de Melo, rose up and threatened to bombard the town of Rio de Janeiro, then capital of the Republic. To avoid a civil war, Marshal Deodoro resigned the presidency in November 23.
With the resignation of Deodoro, after just nine months from the beginning of his administration, the vice president Floriano Peixoto took office (1892). The 1891 Constitution, however, provided for a new election if the presidency or vice-presidency became vacant sooner than two...
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