The
Brazilian military government was the
authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled
Brazil from April 1, 1964 to March 15, 1985. It began with the
1964 coup d'état led by the
Armed Forces against the administration of the President
João Goulart, who had assumed the office after being vice-president upon the resignation of the democratically elected president
Janio Quadros, and ended when
José Sarney took office on March 15, 1985 as
President. The military revolt was fomented by
Magalhães Pinto,
Adhemar de Barros, and
Carlos Lacerda (who had already participated in the conspiracy to depose
Getulio Vargas in 1945), Governors of
Minas Gerais,
São Paulo, and
Rio de Janeiro. The coup was also supported by the US Embassy and State Department.