Artur da Costa e Silva

His Excellency Artur da Costa e Silva
Official portrait, 1968
27th President of Brazil
In office 15 March 1967 – 31 August 1969 Leave of absence 31 August 1969 – 14 October 1969
Vice President	Pedro Aleixo
Preceded by	Castelo Branco
Succeeded by	Military Junta Lira Tavares Márcio Melo Augusto Rademaker
Minister of War
In office 4 April 1964 – 30 June 1966
President	Ranieri Mazzilli Castelo Branco
Preceded by	Dantas Ribeiro
Succeeded by	Ademar de Queirós
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office 4 April 1964 – 17 April 1964
President	Ranieri Mazzilli
Preceded by	Oliveira Brito
Succeeded by	Mauro Thibau
Personal details
Born	(1899-10-03)3 October 1899 Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	17 December 1969(1969-12-17) (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Political party	ARENA (1966–1969)
Spouse	Iolanda Ramos Barbosa ​ ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	1
Alma mater	Military School of Realengo Army General Staff School
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1921–1967
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	See list Motomechanization School Board 9th Infantry Regiment 3rd Military Region General Staff Armored Division Core 2nd Infantry Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Army Motomechanization Board 3rd Military Region Fourth Army Production and Works Department
Battles/wars	Tenente Revolts Copacabana Fort Revolt São Paulo Revolt of 1924 Prestes Column Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Second World War 1955 Brazilian coup d'état 1964 Brazilian coup d'état

Artur da Costa e Silva (Portuguese: [aʁˈtuʁ dɐ ˈkɔstɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) 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 Brazilian Army, and held the post of Minister of War in the military government of president Castelo Branco.

During his term in office Institutional Act 5 was promulgated. This law gave the president powers to dismiss the National Congress, strip politicians of their offices of power, and institutionalize repressive methods of rule against left-wing parties and individuals. Costa e Silva's government started the most oppressive stage of the military regime against opposition, left-wing activists and suspected communists, which would be continued and expanded under his successor Emílio Garrastazu Médici.