Communist uprising of 1935
The Communist uprising of 1935 (Portuguese: "Intentona Comunista") was a military revolt led by Luís Carlos Prestes and leftist low-rank military against Getúlio Vargas's government on behalf of the National Liberation Alliance (Portuguese: "Aliança Nacional Libertadora" - ANL ). Supported by the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), then called the Communist Party of Brazil, and the Comintern it was the last of a series of Brazilian military uprisings which began on 1922 under the name of or the lieutenants revolts. 