1964 Brazilian presidential election

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1964 Brazilian presidential election

← 1960 9 April 1964 1966 →
475 members of the electoral college 238 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Humberto Castelo Branco Juarez Távora Eurico Gaspar Dutra Party Independent PDC PSD Electoral vote 361 3 2 Percentage 98.63% 0.82% 0.55%
President before election Ranieri Mazzilli PSD Elected President Humberto Castelo Branco Independent

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 11 April 1964 shortly after the U.S.-backed March coup carried out by the Brazilian military. Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco was elected President by the National Congress, receiving 361 of the 366 votes cast.^[1] José Maria Alkmin was elected Vice-President unopposed after Auro de Moura Andrade withdrew his candidacy.