BrazilGetúlio Vargas governed Brazil from 1930 to 1945, including the authoritarian Estado Novo, and again as elected president from 1951 to 1954. He centralized power, promoted state-led industrialization and introduced extensive labor legislation.
In the 12 Axes register, Getúlio Vargas leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Getúlio Vargas sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Curtailed state autonomy under the Estado Novo
Oligarchy
Ruled as dictator 1937–1945, later elected
Authoritarian
Censorship and political police
Nationalist
Brazilian economic nationalism
Neutral
Joined the Allies late, otherwise restrained
Assimilationist
Nationalization campaign toward immigrant communities
Social Democratic
Created state steel and oil companies
Interventionism
State-led industrialization
Protectionist
Protected domestic industry
Moderate
Agnostic who cooperated with the Church
Moderate
Labor code alongside conservative order
Technological
Promoted heavy industry and infrastructure
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Getúlio Vargas is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Getúlio Vargas is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Governo do Brasil, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
