Brazilian presidential election, 1978

Brazilian presidential election, 1978

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Nominee João Figueiredo Euler Bentes Moreiro Party ARENA MDB Home state Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Running mate Aureliano Chaves Paulo Brossard Electoral vote 355 226 Percentage 61.10% 39.90%
President before election Ernesto Geisel ARENA Elected President João Figueiredo ARENA

Ernesto Geisel
ARENA

João Figueiredo
ARENA

The Brazilian presidential election was held in 1978 through a electoral college system. The opposition's party, the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), chose an anti-candidate to fill the spot and denounce the restrict democracy. The MDB chose General Euler Bentes Monteiro to run the elections against João Figueiredo from the National Renewal Alliance Party. João Figueiredo won with 355 electoral votes against 226 votes for Euler Monteiro.

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