POSITION IN BRAZIL ARMY AND NAVY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 100, 25 October 1930, Page 9

POSITION IN BRAZIL

ARMY AND NAVY

PRESIDENT RESIGNS

GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN

United Press Association—By Electric Tele- j araph—Copyright. i (Received 25th October, 10 a.m.) RIO DE JANEIRO, 24th October. The Brazilian Government was overthrown on Friday, President Washington Luis resigning.

JOIN REVOLUTIONISTS MILITARY JUNTA IN T CHARGE (Received 25th October, 11 a.m.) 810 DE JANEIRO, 24th October... The Administration fell before tho revolution, which, beginning three weeks ago, spread rapidly over the entire Eepublic, until but three of tho major Eastern. Seaboard "States, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Bahia, remained loyal. Tho President assumed office in November, 1926, and was to have served to 15th November of this j year,, when ho-would be succeeded by j President-elect Julio Prcstes. I The military school revolted, the cadets being led by several high army officers. Shortly afterwards it was announced that.the. navy, which had remained loyal, had joined the revolutionists. When bulletins announcing the new movement were posted, people went wild with joy and banks and shops were closed in honour of the victory. ' ' A military junta composed of Senor Tasso Pragoj and General Menna Barreto and other persons has taken possession of .the' Brazilian Government following the resignation of the President. Traffic was normal in the streets of the capital on Friday morning, except that from the suburbs beyond tho Presidential Palace, which were cut off by the military guard of tho President. Later in the morning all traffic in the downtown streets came to a standstill and stores and residences had their iron shutters up. Ganga of rioters wrecked several newspaper offices which had been Administration supporters. The blow which overthrew the Administration was struck by a group of Army and Navy -officers in Bio do Janeiro. Provisional headquarters are being set up. The proclamation, issued to all Brazilians, to end civil warfare came with dramatic suddenness shortly after midnight, military police and some troops taking positions around the .Presidential Palace, cutting oft' traffic. I General Menna Barreto, head of the | Bio do Janeiro. Garrison, acting in the I name of a civil and military committee, went to the President \ demanding his resignation, bnt for many hours the latter refused. Rioting which started about mid-day and showed signs of subsiding, grew worse as the afternoon progressed. After his resignation, the President gave himself up to General Azevedo, who made himself responsible for his safety. The riots 'which attended tho attack upon the Government on Friday appeared to have quietened by sunset. The police controlled strategic centres and great crowds in the streets showed good nature, cheering political idols as they passed. In spite of the general understanding earlier that the President had resigned, he still was refusing to sign tho decree of resignation late in the afternoon, saying that ho would leave the Palace only as a bound prisoner. In point of fact, the President is virtually deposed, and the. Palace is surrounded by military units loyal to tho military junta controlling tho situation. The Government stronghold at Sao Paulo also appears to have been overthrown. Dispatches said that there .was firing against the Government Palace and fifteen^ minutes later a white flag was run up. There were indications that President-Elect Prestes, against whom the insurrection was principally directed, would leave- the country.