1978 Brazilian presidential election

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591 members of the electoral college 296 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee João Figueiredo Euler Bentes Monteiro Party ARENA MDB Running mate Aureliano Chaves Paulo Brossard Electoral vote 355 226 Percentage 61.10% 38.90%
President before election Ernesto Geisel ARENA Elected President João Figueiredo ARENA

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Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 15 October 1978. The opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) chose an anti-candidate to fill the spot and denounce the restrictive democracy. The MDB chose General Euler Bentes Monteiro to run against João Figueiredo from the National Renewal Alliance Party. Figueiredo won with 355 electoral votes against 226 votes for Euler Monteiro.^[1]