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In late 1949, Carlos Lacerda, Vargas' foremost political opponent, survived an assassination attempt orchestrated by Vargas' personal bodyguards. Although Vargas neither ordered nor was informed of this action as the assassination was ordered by the chief of his bodyguard, not by Vargas himself. However, the Brazillian public, already disillusioned with the government, began calling for Vargas' resignation.
With protests intensifying and radical socialists and fascist legions in Brazil beginning to groom radicalization from the instability, the Brazillian military chose to intervene in 1949, ousting Vargas from office. Fearing a military dictatorship, however, Marshal of Brazil Henrique Teixeira Lott, previously the military attache to the United States and a member of Vargas' inner circle, struck a deal with the military to hand power over to the civilian government, rather than the junta from ruling
=== Democracy in Brazil (1949-start date) ===
After this handover of power to the civilian government, Brazil saw a rise of many new political parties; the centrist PSD, leftist PTB, conservative UDN, and populist PSP. The first post-Vargas era election was won by Eduardo Gomes of the UDN, who focused on pushing Brazil closer to the OFN. His presidency is generally considered successful but is criticized for lack of interference into the military and rising corruption.
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