1969 Brazilian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 25 October 1969. The elections were the third held under the Brazilian military government, and used an electoral college system.

1969 Brazilian presidential election

25 October 1969
369 members of the electoral college 185 electoral votes needed to win
Candidate Emílio Garrastazu Médici Party ARENA Home state Rio Grande do Sul Running mate Augusto Rademaker Electoral vote 293 Percentage 100%
Map of votes in the electoral college
President before election Brazilian Military Junta of 1969 ARENA Elected President Emílio Garrastazu Médici ARENA

Background

The National Congress had been closed since Institutional Act Number Five was issued on 13 December 1968. President Artur da Costa e Silva left office on 14 October due to ill health, later dying on 17 December. Vice-President Pedro Aleixo was not allowed to replace Costa e Silva, so the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate were reopened to elect the a President and Vice-President, under the Instituctional Act 16.

The candidacies of General Emílio Garrastazu Médici and vice Augusto Rademaker were approved on the National Renewal Alliance Party's national convention on 16 October.[1]

Results

Voting took place in the National Congress on 25 October. There were discourses from Oscar Passos from MDB, Filinto Muller from ARENA and Paulo Brossard from MDB.[2]

Candidate		Party	Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Emílio Garrastazu Médici	ARENA	Augusto Rademaker	ARENA	293	100
Abstentions					76	−
Total					369	100
Source: Folha de S.Paulo[2]

References

1. "A ARENA indica Medici e Rademaker" [The ARENA indicates Medici and Rademaker]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 17 October 1969. p. 1.
2. "Medici, já presidente, pede voto de confiança ao povo brasileiro" [Medici, already president, asks for a trust vote from population]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 26 October 1969. p. 1.