1945 Brazilian coup d'état

1945 Brazilian coup d'état
	; Demonstration in favor of Getúlio Vargas at the end of the Estado Novo, August 1945
Date	29 October 1945
Location	Brazil
Result	Coup successful Estado Novo dictatorship deposed; President of the Supreme Federal Court, José Linhares, inaugurated as interim President of Brazil; First free elections since 1934 held on 2 December; Start of the Fourth Brazilian Republic;
Belligerents
Government of Brazil	Brazilian Army
Commanders and leaders
Getúlio Vargas	Eurico Gaspar Dutra; Góis Monteiro

The 1945 Brazilian coup d'état was a coup d'état in Brazil led by the Brazilian Army, prompted by concerns that President Getúlio Vargas intended to seize absolute power. Vargas was forced to resign on 29 October 1945.

The 1945 Brazilian general election was held on 2 December 1945, where former Minister of War Eurico Gaspar Dutra was elected president. A new democratic constitution was adopted on September 18, 1946, thus beginning the Fourth Brazilian Republic.