Júlio Prestes

(Not to be confused with Luís Carlos Prestes.)

Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque, or simply Júlio Prestes, was the elected President of Brazil before the Revolution of 1930 and the transition of power to the Brazilian Military Junta. Prestes was the chosen heir of previous President Washington Luís, and faced Getúlio Vargas in the election. Although Prestes won, the election was declared fraudulent and he never took office. When Vargas was assassinated, the Junta remained in power and Prestes believed a new Presidency would have to take hold. The only reason why it did not, was because the Junta believed martial law had to be put in place following rising conflicts between the rising Integralist movement and the insurgent Communist movement.

Prestes, however, still has a chance to become President. When the Junta's power eventually and inevitably slips and the Brazilian Civil War kicks off, possible intervention from the United States of America or the Council of Allies could result in democracy being reimplemented if both the Integralists and the Communists are beaten; in which case, Prestes, although an unstable leader given the events of the 1930 Revolution, may still take the reins as President of Brazil to lead his country into democratic reconstruction.