Henrique Batista Duffles Teixeira Lott (16 November 1894 – 19 May 1984) was a Brazilian military and political figure.[1]
Personal Life
A descendant of English of Dutch immigrants, Lott was born on November 16th 1894 in Antônio Carlos, Minas Gerais, Brazil to Henrique and Maria Lott as the first of their 10 children.[2][3][4] He would get married April 11th 1916 in Rio De Janeiro to named Laura Ferreira do Amaral and two of them would have 6 daughters the most notable being Edna Lott. He would die May 19th 1984.[3]
Career
A former military attache in the United States, Lott was promoted to General in 1944. After PresidentGetúlio Vargas' final downfall in 1954, his successor Café Filho appointed Lott, known for his loyalty to the constitutional government, as Minister of War. After Filho's leave of absence for health reasons on November 9, 1955 (with less than three months of his term left), President of the Chamber of Deputies Carlos Luz assumed the Presidency, as President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek and Vice President-electJoão Goulart were expected to be inaugurated next January. As the military itself were bitterly divided politically, there were fears that part of it, with support of President Café Filho, would attempt to prevent elected leaders from taking office. Lott played a key role in a so-called "Revolution of November 11", ousting Café Filho and Luz after just three days in power, and installing the next in line, Senate First Vice President Nereu Ramos until Kubitschek and Goulart were sworn in.[1]
Lott continued to serve as Minister under Kubitschek administration. In the 1960 presidential election, by now a Marshal placed in reserve he was the term-limited President's hand-picked choice, he ran on a platform of Leftist Nationalism, nationalizing oil, and land reform as leader of the PSD but he was defeated by Jânio Quadros in a landslide. However his running mate, Vice President Goulart, was re-elected (at the time, Brazilian President and Vice President were elected separately).[1][4] And after he lost the election Lott was crucial in ensuring that the transfer of power was peaceful.[5]
In 1962 he led a push to remove the literacy requirements to vote in Brazil, which would have increased the voting population from 15 million to 35 million.[6]
After Quadros' surprising resignation just seven months in office, Marshal Lott sided with those supporting Goulart's right to the Presidency. After the 1964 military coup Lott mostly retired from political life, displeased with his colleagues ousting a legal government.[1] But in 1965 he attempted to run for governor of the state of Guanabara but he didn't win.[7]
Legacy
After his death in 1985 Lott was denied a military funeral but the governor but then governor of Rio De JaneiroLeonel Brizola declared an official period of mourning.[5]
^Viana, Zelito (2009-03-13), Bela Noite Para Voar (Biography, Drama), José de Abreu, Cacá Amaral, David Herman, Caribe Filmes Ltda, Mapa Filmes, retrieved 2024-09-03
