List of Presidents of Brazil
The Military Dictatorship (1964–1985)
Social Democratic Party (abolished in 1965) Parties abolished, except for National Renewal Alliance (later Democratic Social Party)

List of Presidents of Brazil

Section Title: The Military Dictatorship (1964–1985)
Table Section Text: Social Democratic Party (abolished in 1965) Parties abolished, except for National Renewal Alliance (later Democratic Social Party)

№	President (birth–death)	Portrait	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party	Vice President(s)	Previous public office	Birthplace

27	Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975) Acting President	-	—	2 April 1964	15 April 1964	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	Vacant	President of the Chamber of Deputies Federal Deputy for São Paulo	Caconde, São Paulo

29	Humberto Castelo Branco (1897–1967)	-	1964	15 April 1964	14 March 1967	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) (military)	José Maria Alkmin (PSD • ARENA)	Chief of the General Staff of the Brazilian Army	Fortaleza, Ceará

30	Artur da Costa e Silva (1899–1969)	-	1966	15 March 1967	31 August 1969 Suspended due to ill health 14 October 1969 Removed	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) (military)	Pedro Aleixo (ARENA)	Minister of War	Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul

31	Pedro Aleixo (1901–1975)	-	—	Never took office.	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)	Vacant	Vice President	Mariana, Minas Gerais

32 33 34	1) Augusto Rademaker 2) Aurélio de Lira Tavares 3) Márcio Melo	-	—	31 August 1969	30 October 1969	None (military junta)	Vacant	1) Admiral of the Fleet, Minister of the Brazilian Navy 2) General of the Army, Minister of the Brazilian Army 3) Air Brigadier, Minister of the Brazilian Air Force	1) Rio de Janeiro 2) João Pessoa 3) Florianópolis

35	Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905–1985)	-	1969	30 October 1969	14 March 1974	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) (military)	Augusto Rademaker (ARENA) (military)	Commander of the Third Army	Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul

36	Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996)	-	1974	15 March 1974	14 March 1979	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) (military)	Adalberto Pereira dos Santos (ARENA) (military)	President of Petrobras	Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul

37	João Figueiredo (1918–1999)	-	1979	15 March 1979	14 March 1985	National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) (military)	Aureliano Chaves (PDS)	Head of the National Intelligence Service	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Sentence(s)

Ernesto Geisel (1907 – 1996) was the President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979.

final_sentence: Ernesto Geisel (1907 – 1996) was the President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979.