He was elected vice-president (vice-governor) of the state in 1896, and due to the resign of the governor Graciano dos Santos Neves on September 23, 1897, Sodré occupied again the office as governor from until January 6, 1898, when a new governor, José Marcelino Pessoa de Vasconcellos, elected by the people to finish the 1896-1900 term, took the charge.
He became the 11th president (governor) of the state of Espirito Santo in 1898, when he was elected to finish the 1896-1900 term, due to the resignation of the titular, Graciano dos Santos Neves, in 1897.
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He participated in a governing junta (also including Graciano dos Santos Neves and Galdino Teixeira de Barros Loreto, in control of the state of Espírito Santo from December 8, 1891 to May 3, 1892.
Although Graciano dos Santos Neves was replaced by his vice-governor, Constante Gomes Sodré, the Brazilian Constitution of 1890 demanded a new election in case a chief of govern resigned, was impeached or died before the middle of the term, so Pessoa de Vasconcellos was elected to finish that term.