▁Congress ▁and ▁rule ▁as ▁a ▁dict ator , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Revol t ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ; ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Flor iano ▁Pe ix oto ▁then ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁and ▁the ▁Vice - Pres iden cy ▁became ▁vac ant ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁president ial ▁election , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁Mor ais , ▁who ▁until ▁then ▁was ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Senate , ▁succeeded ▁Pe ix oto ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁contest ▁for ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁Flor iano ▁Pe ix oto , ▁Mor ais ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁Federal ▁Party ▁( F eder al ▁PR ), ▁founded ▁by ▁Paulo ▁G lic er io ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁that ▁year , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁Brazil ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁by ▁direct ▁vote ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁civil ian ▁president ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁Pr ud ente ▁g lean ed ▁ 2 7 6 , 5 8 3 ▁votes ▁against ▁ 3 8 , 2 9 1 ▁for ▁his ▁main ▁compet itor , ▁Af onso ▁P ena . ▁The ▁election ▁had