Brazilian 1964 Revolution
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The Brazilian 1964 Revolution was a mostly non-violent coup d'état that toppled the populist president João Goulart of the New (or Second) Republic.
Activated by civilians who feared the president to be a puppet to his radical leftist brother-in-law Leonel Brizola, it was effected by the military, who then proceeded with a reform program to get rid of the leftist influence.
This led to political repression and the ultimate promulgation of the Institutional Act No 5. It constituted Brazil in a singular type of dictatorship where Congress was expurgated but continued to work, and the Generals succeeded each other elected by Congress every few years, with the ultimate goal of returning power to civilian politicians whenever the leftist menace was seen as suppressed.
The regime outlived its goal, but the civilians and the military worked out a gradual transition between 1979 and 1989.
