1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁Ram os ▁was ▁re – elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁from ▁Santa ▁Cat arina . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Senate ' s ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁By ▁this ▁stage ▁President ▁Get ú lio ▁V arg as ▁had ▁taken ▁his ▁own ▁life . ▁There ▁followed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁brief ▁president ial ▁reign s : ▁V arg as ' s ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁successor , ▁C afé ▁Fil ho , ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence , ▁declaring ▁himself ▁unable ▁to ▁dis charge ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁health . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁President ▁C afé ▁Fil ho ▁took ▁his ▁leave ▁of ▁absence , ▁president ial ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five – year ▁term ▁had ▁been ▁held , ▁and ▁J us cel ino ▁Kub itsch ek ▁had ▁been ▁elected . ▁Many ▁people ▁sus pected ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁President – elect . ▁Army ▁Minister ▁Henri que ▁Te ix e ira ▁L ott ▁subscri bed ▁to ▁that ▁view , ▁and ▁he ▁considered ▁that ▁President ▁C afé ▁Fil ho ▁had ▁taken ▁his ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁supposed ▁coup ▁forces ▁but ▁unw illing ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁coup ▁himself . ▁His ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁allowed ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁Carlos ▁Lu z , ▁to ▁assume ▁the