1918 Rio de Janeiro anarchist insurrection

1918 Rio de Janeiro anarchist insurrection
1918 Rio de Janeiro anarchist insurrection
Part of the 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement and the Revolutions of 1917–1923
Date	18 November 1918
Location	Rio de Janeiro
Caused by	High cost of living; Poor working conditions; Police repression of strike actions;
Goals	The overthrow of the state and its replacement with workers' councils
Methods	General strike; Insurrection;
Resulted in	Government victory Insurrection suppressed; Anarchist movement repressed; Workers' organizations dissolved;
Parties
Anarchists Anarchist Alliance; General Workers' Union;	Brazil Rio de Janeiro Police; ;
Lead figures
	José Oiticica; Astrojildo Pereira; José Elias da Silva; Manuel Campos; Delfim Moreira; Alberto Cardoso de Aguiar; Agnelo Collet; Peregrino da Silva; Olympio Agobar de Oliveira;
Casualties
Death	2 workers
Arrested	14 strike leaders; 200 workers

The 1918 Rio de Janeiro anarchist insurrection was an unsuccessful attempt at overthrowing the federal government and the establishment of a self-managed society, based on the anarcho-syndicalist models of decentralized organizations and trade unions. It was inspired by the events of the Russian Revolution.