commanded by general isidoro dias lopes, the revolt involved a number of junior officers, including (who died in the revolt), juarez távora, , eduardo gomes, and . the main aim was to depose president artur bernardes, who was considered an enemy of the army since the publication of the forged “cartas falsas” correspondence with in which the president appeared to have made anti-army insults. among the demands of the revolt were the introduction of the secret ballot, free access to justice and compulsory public education.