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1955 Brazilian Presidential Election

3 October 1955 · The populist republic

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1955 to elect both the president and vice president. Juscelino Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party was elected president with 36% of the vote, while João Goulart of the Brazilian Labour Party was elected vice president with 44% of the vote.

President before

Nereu Ramos

PSD

Elected President

Juscelino Kubitschek

PSD

Winning share

35.7%

Turnout

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The result

Juscelino Kubitschek
Social Democratic Party · 3.077.411 votes
35.68%
share
Juarez Távora
National Democratic Union · 2.610.462 votes
30.27%
share
Adhemar de Barros
Social Progressive Party · 2.222.725 votes
25.77%
share
Plínio Salgado
Popular Representation Party · 714.379 votes
8.28%
share