# Getúlio Vargas

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: President of Brazil
- Jurisdiction: BR

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1939 | [Brazil's Vargas government creates a state messaging department with broad press powers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1939-brazil-vargas-creates-dip) | announced | historical |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/getulio-vargas. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/getulio-vargas

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