sentences:  The presidents were always candidates of the PRP or of the PRM (Partido Republicano Mineiro from the state of Minas Gerais).Both these parties being supported by powerful landowners.This policy was to be nicknamed "política do café com leite" ("coffee with milk" policy) alluding to the fact that São Paulo state made its wealth on the exportation of coffee, and Minas Gerais was famous for producing milk.