1978 Brazilian Presidential Election

15 October 1978 · The military regime's electoral college

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 15 October 1978. The opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) chose an anti-candidate to fill the spot and denounce the restrictive democracy.

An indirect vote under the military regime: the president was ratified by a purged Congress or electoral college, with the outcome guaranteed in advance. Recorded here as history, not as a free election.

President before

Ernesto Geisel

ARENA

Elected President

João Figueiredo

ARENA

Winning share

61.1%

Turnout

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The result


João Figueiredo	Aureliano Chaves	355	61.10%
Euler Bentes Monteiro	Paulo Brossard	226	38.90%