1955 in Brazil

Events in the year 1955 in Brazil.

Incumbents

President:

Alagoas: Arnon de MelloAmazonas:

*Álvaro Botelho Maia
*Plínio Ramos Coelho Bahia:
*Régis Pacheco
*Antônio Balbino Ceará:
*Stênio Gomes da Silva
*Paulo Sarasate Espírito Santo:
*Francisco Alves Ataíde
*Francisco Lacerda de Aguiar Goiás: José Ludovico de Almeida Maranhão: Mato Grosso: Fernando Corrêa da CostaMinas Gerais:
*Juscelino Kubitschek
*Clóvis Salgado da Gama Pará: Zacarias de Assumpção Paraíba: José Américo de AlmeidaParaná:
*Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto
*Antonio Annibelli
*Adolfo de Oliveira Franco Pernambuco:
*Etelvino Lins de Albuquerque
*Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias Piauí:
*Pedro Freitas
*Jacob Gaioso e Almendra Rio de Janeiro:
*Amaral Peixoto
*Miguel Couto Filho Rio Grande do Norte: Silvio Piza Pedrosa Rio Grande do Sul:
*Ernesto Dornelles
*Ildo Meneghetti Santa Catarina: Irineu Bornhausen São Paulo:
*Lucas Nogueira Garcez
*Jânio Quadros Sergipe:
*Arnaldo Rollemberg Garcez
*Leandro Maciel

Alagoas: Sizenando Nabuco de Melo Ceará: Wilson Gonçalves Espírito Santo:

*Francisco Alves Ataíde
*Adwalter Ribeiro Soares Goiás: Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo Maranhão: Renato Bayma Archer da Silva Mato Grosso: João Leite de Barros Minas Gerais: Clóvis Salgado da GamaParaíba: João Fernandes de Lima Piauí:
*Tertuliano Milton Brandão
*Francisco Ferreira de Castro Rio de Janeiro:
*Tarcísio Miranda
*Roberto Silveira Rio Grande do Norte: VacantSão Paulo:
*Erlindo Salzano
*Porfírio da Paz Sergipe:
*Edelzio Vieira de Melo
*José Machado de Souza

January 31: An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude hits Porto dos Gaúchos, Mato Grosso; becoming the biggest earthquake in Brazil.

July 25: President Café Filho signs the Electoral Law, which establishes the single ballot.
July 25-'August 4': Bishops from all over Latin America meet in Rio de Janeiro for the first Episcopal Conference of Latin America.

October 3: Direct presidential elections are held, where Juscelino Kubitschek emerges victorious, after receiving 35.7% of the vote.

November 3: President Café Filho is admitted to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro after suffering a heart attack.
November 8: Café Filho is forced to leave the presidency of Brazil on health grounds. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Carlos Luz, assumes the presidency.
November 11: With the support of the First Army's commander, Odílio Denys, General Henrique Lott advances with military troops over Rio de Janeiro. Upon learning of the military advancement, Carlos Luz flees aboard the Cruiser Tamandaré, along with Carlos Lacerda and Colonel Mamede. Under pressure from the military occupation, the Brazilian Congress vote to impeach Carlos Luz, for having left Brazilian territory without authorization. Senate President Nereu Ramos, becomes the 20th President of Brazil on an interim basis.
November 25: Interim President Nereu Ramos, with authorization from the National Congress, declares a state of emergency, until the elected candidates can take office.

January 2: Edson Leal Pujol, army general