Artur da Costa e Silva
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Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the B
Official portrait, 1968
Drawing commissioned for The New York Times, 1966. By Reginald Gray
Costa e Silva (fifth from left, front row) with vice president-elect Pedro Aleixo and others in front of the National Congress building before their swearing-in ceremony, 15 March 1967.
Eighth page of the Institutional Act Number Five (AI-5), the most repressive of all Institutional Acts enacted by the military regime, with signatures of President Costa e Silva and other officials.
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian military leader and dictator who was the 28th president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime.
Artur da Costa e Silva
…of Institutional Act 5 (AI-5), marked the beginning of the harshest and most brutal phase of the military dictatorship, which was continued by General Emílio Garrastazu Médici, his successor. AI-5 granted him the power to shut down the National Congress, remove politicians from office, and institutionalize repression in…
Official portrait, c. 1973
President Médici meeting with Richard Nixon at the White House, 7 December 1971.