VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > E. Latin America and the Caribbean, 1914–1945 > 2. South America > j. Brazil > 1931
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1931
 
Establishment of the National Coffee Department, which year after year supervised the destruction of large quantities of coffee, in the hope of maintaining a good price in the world market. As coffee was Brazil's chief export, the collapse of coffee prices during the depression created much financial difficulty.  1
 
1932, Feb
 
Vargas announced a new electoral code, introducing the secret ballot, lowering the voting age to 21, and giving the vote to women.  2
 
July–Oct
 
A revolt broke out in São Paulo, led by agrarian and industrial elites who demanded that Vargas fulfill his promise to call a constitutional assembly. Vargas, who sought either to co-opt social and political movements or to crush them, quickly suppressed the revolt but also sought a rapid conciliation. In the end, this regionalist revolt served to strengthen the cause of centralism in Rio.  3
 
 
 
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