Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha

Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha ([fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ bɾoˈʃadu dɐ ˈʁɔʃɐ]; 8 August 1910 – 26 September 1962) was a Brazilian counsel, professor and politician.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brochado and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
His Excellency
Brochado da Rocha
Prime Minister of Brazil
In office
12 July 1962 – 18 September 1962
PresidentJoão Goulart
Preceded byTancredo Neves
Succeeded byHermes Lima
General Consultant of the Republic
In office
23 November 1955 – 30 January 1956
PresidentNereu Ramos
Preceded byTemístocles Cavalcanti
Succeeded byGonçalves de Oliveira
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
10 March 1947 – 31 January 1951
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born8 August 1910
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died26 September 1962 (1962-09-27) (aged 52)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPSD (1946–1962)
SpouseJurema Caruso
Alma materFaculty of Law of Porto Alegre (LL.B)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
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He was the son of the former mayor Porto Alegre, Otavio Rocha and Rocha Inácia, brother Antonio da Rocha and José Diogo da Rocha. While still a student, participated in the Revolution of 1930, when he was wounded during the assault on the headquarters of the Third Army, Rua da Praia, in Porto Alegre, on October 3. Due to injury, he lost a leg and started using a mechanical prosthesis.

In 1932, he graduated from the Law School of Porto Alegre, which now belongs to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, where he was later Professor of Constitutional Law.

It was the city attorney of Porto Alegre, state deputy elected by the PSD for the 38th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul, from 1947 to 1951.[1]

He was proprietor of the state departments of Education and Culture, and the Interior and Justice, during the government Brizola in Rio Grande do Sul participated actively in the campaign of the Legality in 1961, making the connection between the government and Brizola nationalist sectors of the Third Army that would support the movement that secured the possession of João Goulart, after the resignation of Jânio Quadros.

At the federal level, was a consultant of the Republic, a member of the Federal Council of Education, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (July 12, 1962 to September 18, 1962) during the brief parliamentary regime that followed the inauguration of João Goulart. As chairman, he worked for short parliamentary experience now seen as virtually doomed. He died eight days after leaving office.

References
  1. HEINZ, Flávio M.; VARGAS, Jonas Moreira; FLACH, Angela, MILKE, Daniel Roberto. O Parlamento em tempos interessantes: breve perfil da Assembléia Legislativa e de seus deputados – 1947-1982, Porto Alegre: CORAG, 2005.


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