Coluna Prestes

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Prestes Column
Part of Tenentism
The column's command[a]
Date 1924–1927 Location Part of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Piauí, Maranhão and Ceará Result Government victory The Prestes Column was chased for about 25,000 kilometers within Brazil by the Brazilian government forces. Surviving rebels fled to Bolivia.
Belligerents
Prestes Column Rebel soldiers Armed civilians	Brazil Brazilian Army Public Forces Armed civilians
Commanders and leaders
Luís Carlos Prestes Miguel Costa	Artur Bernardes Cândido Rondon Horácio de Matos Bertoldo Klinger
Strength
1,500	14,000—20,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
600	Unknown

The Coluna Prestes, also known as Coluna Miguel Costa-Prestes, in English Prestes Column, was a social rebel movement that broke out in Brazil between 1924 and 1927, with links to the Tenente revolts. The rebellion's ideology was diffuse, but the main issues that caused it were the general dissatisfaction with the oligarchic First Brazilian Republic, the demand for the institution of the secret ballot, and the defense of better public education. The rebels marched some 25,000 km (15,534 mi) through the Brazilian countryside. They did not aim to defeat the forces of the Federal government in battle, but rather to ensure their survival and their ability to continue threatening the government.
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