1994 Brazilian Presidential Election

1994 · The New Republic

Elected in 1989, President Fernando Collor of the centre-right National Reconstruction Party (PRN) had resigned in the face of an impeachment trial, resulting in Vice President Itamar Franco succeeding him. Facing a fiscal crisis Franco's government launched the Plano Real ("Real Plan") to stabilize the national economy.

President before

Itamar Franco

PRN

Elected President

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

PSDB

Winning share

54.3%

Turnout

82.2%

The result

Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Marco Maciel (PFL) · 34.364.961 votes
54.28%
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Aloizio Mercadante · 17.122.127 votes
27.04%
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Enéas Carneiro
Roberto Gama · 4.671.457 votes
7.38%
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Orestes Quércia
Iris de Araújo · 2.772.121 votes
4.38%
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Leonel Brizola
Darcy Ribeiro · 2.015.836 votes
3.18%
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Esperidião Amin
Gardênia Gonçalves · 1.739.894 votes
2.75%
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Carlos Antônio Gomes
Dilton Carlos Salomoni · 387.738 votes
0.61%
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Hernani Fortuna
Vitor Nósseis · 238.197 votes
0.38%
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