Reception of Cardinal Dom Sebastião Leme

On October 21, the return of the now cardinal was celebrated with a "Te-Deum" (liturgical chant). The mass at Our Lady of Carmo da Sé Church on Primeiro de Março Street began at 5 p.m.

On the initiative of the then archbishop Dom Sebastião Leme, an outdoor mass was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the consecration of Cardinal Dom Joaquim Arcoverde.

After a fundraising campaign begun in 1923, the construction of the Christ the Redeemer statue began in 1926. Dom Leme participated in the campaign and received support from the Catholic Confederation.

Upon the return of Cardinal Leme to Brazil, there was a succession crisis in the Brazilian presidency. Washington Luís, breaking with the "milk coffee politics" that had dominated the Brazilian political sphere, birthed the crisis when he signaled paulista Júlio Prestes as the candidate to replace him.

Cardinal Dom Sebastião Leme was responsible for convincing Luis to leave the government. From the Catete Palace, they headed to the Copacabana Fort, from where the former president left to go into exile.

After assuming power temporarily, the military junta handed over power to Getúlio Vargas, one of the leaders of the 1930 Revolution. Eight days later, the new president signed a decree to dissolve Congress and appointed federal officials in the states. His government would last from 1930 to 1945.