Carlos Luz

Carlos Coimbra da Luz (Portuguese: [ˈkaʁlus koˈĩbrɐ da ˈlus]; 4 August 1894 – 9 February 1961) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, teacher and journalist who served as acting president of Brazil from November 8 to November 11, 1955.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coimbra and the second or paternal family name is Luz.
His Excellency
Carlos Luz
President of Brazil
Acting
8 November 1955 – 11 November 1955
Vice PresidentNone
Preceded byCafé Filho
Succeeded byNereu Ramos (acting)
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
3 February 1955 – 14 November 1955
Preceded byNereu Ramos
Succeeded byFlores da Cunha
Other offices held
1960–1961Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
1955–1960Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
1947–1955Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
1946–1946Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
1939–1946Chair of Caixa Econômica Federal
1935–1937Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais
1933–1935Secretary of the Interior of Minas Gerais
1932–1933Secretary of Agriculture, Transport and Public Works of Minas Gerais
1923–1932Mayor of Leopoldina
Personal details
Born(1894-08-04)4 August 1894
Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died9 February 1961(1961-02-09) (aged 66)
Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political partyPSD
Spouse(s)Maria José Dantas (died)
Graciema Junqueira
Children2
Alma materFederal University of Minas Gerais

After the political crisis following the Getúlio Vargas suicide in 1954, Carlos Luz was the second of three presidents who ruled Brazil in a brief period of 16 months. At the time of President Café Filho's alleged illness in 1955 he was the president of the Chamber of Deputies,[1] and so the next in the line of succession to the presidency, since Filho had been the vice president under Vargas. Luz headed the government only three days in November 1955 and was replaced, as part of the 1955 Brazilian coup d'état, by the vice-president of the Senate Nereu Ramos on the orders of the Minister of Defence Henrique Teixeira Lott over his fear that Luz might support a plot to prevent President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek from taking office in January 1956.[2] Luz was removed by Congress, under pressure by the military, declaring him unable to fulfill his duties.[3]

Luz was married to his first wife, Maria José Dantas Luz, from 1920 until her death in 1924. They had two children together. Later, Luz remained married to Graciema da Luz until his death in Rio de Janeiro in February 1961.

As of 2023, Luz remains the shortest-serving president of Brazil.

References
  1. "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.
  2. "'What, Another Coup?'". Time. December 5, 1955.
  3. Llanos, Mariana; Perez-Linan, Anibal (2021). "Oversight or Representation? Public Opinion and Impeachment Resolutions in Argentina and Brazil". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 46 (2): 357–389. doi:10.1111/lsq.12281. S2CID 216454871.


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