Show BRAZILS PRESIDENT DEAD was one of dom pedros ministers Min who had R sen to the presidency rio de janeiro ir altonso moreira penna president of brazil died on june 14 he was stricken with influenza on june 2 and although quite seriously tor a time am was noted on june 6 which continued until saturday the president then suffered from relapse and there were marked pulmonary and castr symptoms dr penna was elected to office by universal suffrage in the twenty fed aerated states in 1906 and assumed office november 15 of that year his term would have expired in 1910 he ft as a native of the state of minas gerads and his success was the out come of a coal tion of the principal states against sao paulo which has supplied all past presidents dr penna was one of dom pedro s min aisters who accepted and supported the rep after its proclamation 0 independence he had been president of his state and governor of the bank of the of brazil he was vice president of the republic and president of the senate at the time of his election to the chief magis tracy |