▁more ▁than ▁ 2 9 ▁polit icians ▁pol led . ▁His ▁vice - pres ident ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Manuel ▁V itor ino ▁Pere ira . ▁His ▁election ▁marked ▁the ▁coming ▁to ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁coffee ▁o lig archy ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁( the ▁" pa ul ista ▁o lig archy ") ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁The ▁four - year ▁government ▁of ▁Pr ud ente ▁de ▁Mor ais ▁was ▁sh aken ▁both ▁by ▁part isan ▁political ▁issues ▁and ▁continued ▁fighting ▁in ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁do ▁Sul , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Revol t ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 8 9 5 ). ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁government , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁latter ▁difficulty ▁by ▁signing ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁reb els , ▁who ▁received ▁am n esty . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Pr ud ente ▁de ▁Mor ais ▁devoted ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁pac ify ▁the ▁pol icial ▁fa ctions ▁within ▁his ▁country , ▁which ▁included ▁extreme ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁the ▁central ist ▁policies ▁of ▁Flor iano ▁Pe ix oto ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy . ▁During ▁his ▁rule , ▁he ▁abandoned ▁the ▁innov ative ▁measures ▁of ▁Flor iano ▁Pe ix oto ▁one ▁by ▁one . ▁A ▁grad ual ▁approach ▁was ▁necessary ▁since ▁the ▁Flor ian ists ▁still ▁had ▁some ▁influence , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁and ▁the ▁vice - pres ident ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁Flor ian ists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6