Borges de Medeiros
President of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
25 January 1913  25 January 1928
Preceded byCarlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Succeeded byGetúlio Vargas
In office
25 January 1898  25 January 1908
Preceded byJúlio de Castilhos
Succeeded byCarlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
6 July 1935  10 November 1937
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
In office
15 November 1890  31 December 1892
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born(1863-11-19)19 November 1863
Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died25 May 1961(1961-05-25) (aged 97)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPRR (1882–1937)
UDN (1945–1961)
Spouse
Carlinda Gonçalves Borges
(m. 1889; died 1957)
Parents
  • Augusto César de Medeiros (father)
  • Miguelina de Lima Borges (mother)
Alma materFaculty of Law of Recife
OccupationEditor of A Federação
Profession
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
Military service
AllegianceBrazil
Years of service1893–1895
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsFederalist Revolution

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]

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. Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.
  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. Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.


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