Original sentence: A compromise was stitched together: Brazil would become a parliamentary democracy, with João Goulart as President.On August 29, the Brazilian Congress heard and vetoed a motion to stop Goulart from being named president, brought by the heads of the three branches of the military and some politicians, who claimed Goulart's inauguration would place the country "on the road to civil war"
Edited sentence: On August 29, the Brazilian Congress heard and vetoed a motion to stop Goulart from being named president, brought by the heads of the three branches of the military and some politicians.The country seemed headed for a civil war, and a compromise was stitched together: Brazil would become a parliamentary democracy, with João Goulart as President