Neves won the presidential election , but fell ill and died before taking office , and Sarney became President .
He agreed to run for Vice-President on the ticket of Tancredo Neves of PMDB , formerly the opposition party to the military government .
Tancredo Neves won the presidential election , but fell ill and died before taking office , and Sarney became President .
He agreed to run for Vice-President on the ticket of Tancredo Neves of PMDB , formerly the opposition party to the military government .