The
1964 Brazilian coup d'état ( or, more colloquially, ) was a series of events in
Brazil, from March 31 to April 1, that led to the overthrow of President
João Goulart by part of the
Armed Forces, supported by the United States. The following day, with the military already in control of the country, Congress came in support of the coup and endorsed it by declaring vacant the office of the presidency. The coup put an end to the government of Goulart, also known as Jango, a member of the
Brazilian Labour Party, who had been democratically elected Vice President in the same election that led
Jânio Quadros, from the
National Labour Party and backed by the
National Democratic Union to the presidency.