[1][2] The enormous popular pressure for the approval of the bill became one of the largest social-political movements of Brazil's history and was named Diretas Já.
According to an IBOPE poll, 84% of the Brazilian people was favorable for the approval of the bill.
However, internal talks of the opposition to the military regime, specially in the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, endorsed by the media and with strong popular support, divided the government majority in the Congress, causing the election of the opposition leader Tancredo Neves for President of the Republic.
However, Neves was never sworn in, passing away due to serious health issues on 21 April 1985.
His running mate, José Sarney was inaugurated on 15 March, being also one of the responsible for the redemocratization process of the country, even after supporting the military for 20 years.