João de Deus Mena Barreto
General João de Deus Mena Barreto | |
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Justice of the Superior Military Court | |
| In office 16 November 1931 – 25 March 1933 | |
| Nominated by | Getúlio Vargas |
| Preceded by | Feliciano Mendes de Morais |
| Succeeded by | Tasso Fragoso |
| Federal Intervenor in Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 30 May 1931 – 4 November 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Plínio Casado |
| Succeeded by | Pantaleão Pessoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1874 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 25 March 1933 (aged 58) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Spouse | Ernestina Estela de Noronha |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | José Luís Mena Barreto (father) Rita de Cássia de Oliveira Melo (mother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1890–1933 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
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João de Deus Mena Barreto (
Early life and career
Early life
João de Deus Mena Barreto was born in
Military career
In January 1893, after asking to be excluded from the student body at the military academy, Mena Barreto joined the 4th Infantry Battalion, headquartered in São Gabriel. He participated in the fight against the
Mena Barreto joined in the repression of the
In July 1924,
Military junta and later years
Revolution of 1930 and the military junta
At the outbreak of the
Mena Barreto's sons, Lieutenants Valdemar and João de Deus, made contact with the officialdom as signatures were being collected for a manifesto to force Luís's resignation. Mena Barreto contacted Rear Admiral José Isaías de Noronha as the latter was a relative of his wife. In order to respect the military hierarchy, Mena Barreto had requested two generals superior to him, Augusto Tasso Fragoso and Alexandre Henrique Vieira Leal, to lead the movement. With both declining, Mena Barreto and his son Paulo Emílio again asked Tasso Fragoso on the morning of 23 October. Tasso Fragoso, agreeing, convened with Mena Barreto that night at Fort Copacabana to make the final preparations for their uprising. On 24 October, Mena Barreto and Tasso Fragoso went to the Guanabara Palace and demanded Luís resign, guaranteeing respect for his integrity. After initially refusing, Luís was taken to Fort Copacabana after Cardinal Sebastião da Silveira Cintra acted as an intermediary. Meanwhile, a provisional governing junta composed of Tasso Fragoso as head, Mena Barreto, and Noronha was established in place of the deposed president. During their brief time in power, the junta began to demilitarize Brazil, appointed a provisional ministry, and authorized banking operations to resume among other measures.[1][3]
After the junta
The same day they took power, the junta began to exchange telegrams with
References
- ^ CPDOC. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "João de Deus Menna Barreto; Biografia". Presidência da República. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mena Barreto". cpdoc.fgv.br. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Almeida Barata, Carlos Eduardo de. "Governadores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1889 a 1975)" [Governors of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1889 to 1975)] (PDF). Brazilian College of Genealogy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
