Carlos Luz
| His Excellency Carlos Luz | |
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| 19th President of Brazil | |
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In office 8 November 1955 – 11 November 1955 | |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Café Filho |
| Succeeded by | Nereu Ramos |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 1 February 1955 – 11 November 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Nereu Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Flores da Cunha |
| Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs | |
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In office 31 January 1946 – 2 October 1946 | |
| President | Eurico Gaspar Dutra |
| Preceded by | Antônio Dória |
| Succeeded by | Benedito Costa Neto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 August 1894 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died |
9 February 1961 (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Political party | Social Democratic – PSD |
| Spouse(s) |
Maria José Dantas (died) Graciema Junqueira |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
Carlos Coimbra da Luz (Portuguese: [ˈkaɾlus koˈĩbrɐ da ˈlus]; 4 August 1894 – 9 February 1961) was a Brazilian politician.
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 he was the president of the Chamber of Deputies, 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 by the Minister of Defence Teixeira Lott over his fear that Luz might support a plot to prevent President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek from taking office.[1]
As of 2016, Luz remains the shortest-serving President of Brazil.
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| Preceded by Café Filho |
President of Brazil 1955 |
Succeeded by Nereu Ramos |
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