The early republican

The early republican government was nothing more than a military dictatorship, with army dominating affairs both in Rio de Janeiro and in the states.

Freedom of the press disappeared and elections were controlled by those in power.[106] Not until 1894, following an economic crisis and a military one, did civilians take power, remaining there until October 1930.[107][108][109]

If in relation to its foreign policy, the country in this first republican period maintained a relative balance characterized by a success in

resolving border disputes with neighboring countries,[110] only broken by the Acre War (1899–1902) and its involvement in World War I (1914–1918),[111][112][113] followed by a failed attempt to exert a prominent role in the League of Nations;[114] Internally, from

the crisis of Encilhamento[115][116][117] and the Armada Revolts,[118] a prolonged cycle of financial, political and social instability began until the 1920s, keeping the country besieged by various rebellions, both civilian[119][120][121] and military.[122][123][124]