1847 Riograndense presidential election (RRG)

The 1847 Riograndense presidential election was held on July 1, 1847 in order to elect the second president of the country after the non-renewable term of Bento Gonçalves had come to an end. This presidential election was the first one in which two candidates were present, as the political division between the newly formed National Party and Radical Party deepened over the previous two years. The moderately conservative Domingos José de Almeida was elected president by a majority of the General Assembly.

Aftermath
The election of a conservative president solidified the liberal's determination of organizing a military coup as it meant that the National Party control the presidency for the next four years and the Senate for the next six years, halting any liberal reforms. The groups of liberal thinkers gravitated towards General Antônio de Sousa Netto, which would ultimately lead to the 1851 Riograndense military coup and the end of the First Republic.