Carlos Coimbra da Luz

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Carlos Coimbra da Luz

22th President of Brazil
In office November 9, 1955 – November 11, 1955
Preceded by	João Café Filho
Succeeded by	Nereu de Oliveira Ramos

Born	August 4, 1894 Três Corações, Minas Gerais
Died	February 9, 1961 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Political party	Social Democratic Party - PSD

Carlos Coimbra da Luz (August 4, 1894 Três Corações –February 9, 1961 Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian politician. After the political crisis following the Getúlio Vargas suicide in 1954, Carlos Luz was the second of three presidents that ruled Brazil in a brief period of 16 months. At the time of President Café Filho's resignation he was the president of the Chamber of Deputies, and so the next in the line of succession to the Presidency, since Café Filho had been the Vice President under Vargas. Luz headed the government only two days in November 1955 and was deposed by the military.