Preventative Coup of November 11
| Preventative Coup of November 11 | |||||||
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Brazilian army waiting outside of Café Filho's residence to prevent him from reassuming the role of president | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Brazilian Armed Forces | Luz cabinet | ||||||
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Henrique Teixeira Lott Nereu Ramos Juscelino Kubitschek |
Carlos Luz Café Filho | ||||||
The Preventative Coup of November 11, sometimes called the 1955 Brazilian coup d'état or referred to as an "anti-coup" or a "counter-coup" (Portuguese: Novembrada, Movimento de 11 de Novembro, Contragolpe, Golpe Preventivo do Marechal Lott), was a series of military and political events led by Henrique Teixeira Lott that resulted in Nereu Ramos assuming the presidency of Brazil until being peacefully succeeded by Juscelino Kubitschek a few months later. The bloodless coup removed Carlos Luz from the presidency because he was suspected of plotting to prevent Kubitschek from taking office. As a result of the tensions, Brazil had three presidents in the span of a single week.