The economy was suffering from high inflation, people were taking to the streets in the so-called "Diretas Já".

In 1985, Tancredo Neves was elected by the electoral college with 480 votes against 180 for Paulo Maluf who represented the dictatorship.

Most of the Constituent Assembly was formed by the Democratic Center (PMDB, PFL, PTB, PDS and smaller parties), also known as the "Centrão".

According to historian Boris Fausto, the text reflected the pressures of the various groups in society, interested in defining norms that would benefit them.

Finance Minister Dílson Funaro, responsible for the "Cruzado Plans" was replaced by Luís Carlos Bresser-Pereira.

In order to reduce the public deficit some measures were taken, such as: deactivating the wage trigger, increasing taxes, eliminating the wheat subsidy, and postponing the large projects that were already planned, among them the bullet train between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the North-South Railroad, and the petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro.

Minister Bresser-Pereira resigned from the Ministry of Finance on 6 January 1988, and was replaced by Maílson da Nóbrega.

In 1986, Sarney resumed relations between Brazil and Cuba, which externally represented the approximation of capitalist countries with socialist ones, and internally, the end of the characteristics of the military dictatorship - it had been the first president of the military dictatorship, Castelo Branco, who broke off relations with Cuba.

[15] Accusations of endemic corruption in all spheres of government became notorious, with President José Sarney himself being denounced, although the charges were not brought before Congress.

[16] The accusations also stated that José Sarney practiced nepotism, that is, favored friends and acquaintances with concessions in radio and television.

The height of the crisis occurred during the National Constituent Assembly, where party members voted for Sarney's four-year term, although the five-year thesis prevailed, captained by the majority of the PMDB caucus and conservative politicians.

The party's members voted for Sarney's four-year term, although the five-year thesis prevailed, captained by the majority of the PMDB caucus and conservative politicians.