Borges de Medeiros

Borges de Medeiros GOONM
President of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 25 January 1913 – 25 January 1928
Preceded by	Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Succeeded by	Getúlio Vargas
In office 25 January 1898 – 25 January 1908
Preceded by	Júlio de Castilhos
Succeeded by	Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 6 July 1935 – 10 November 1937
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
In office 15 November 1890 – 31 December 1892
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born	(1863-11-19)19 November 1863 Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	25 May 1961(1961-05-25) (aged 97) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PRR (1882–1937) UDN (1945–1961)
Spouse	Carlinda Gonçalves Borges ​ ​ (m. 1889; died 1957)​
Parents	Journalist Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Years of service	1893–1895
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	Federalist 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.

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