Antônio_Augusto_Borges_de_Medeiros

Borges de Medeiros

Borges de Medeiros

Brazilian lawyer and politician

Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros (19 November 1863 – 25 April 1961) was a Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Chief Judge and was appointed as the President of Rio Grande do Sul for a total of 25 years (1898–1908 and 1913–1928), during the period of Brazilian history known as the República Velha.[1] He "inherited" the presidency from Júlio de Castilhos, the local dictator against whom the 1893 Federalist Revolutionhad been fought.[2] Supporters of Borges de Medeiros were known as borgistas.[3]

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Medeiros was born in Caçapava do Sul. He ran in the presidential election of 1934, but was defeated by President Getúlio Vargas. He died in Porto Alegre, aged 97.

References

  1. [1]
    Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.
  2. [2]
    Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (2018-06-11). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.
  3. [3]
    Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.


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