Costa e Silva, Artur da (1902–1969)

Brazilian military general and president 1967–69. He was renowned for his repressive government, resorting to press censorship and the initiation of emergency powers in 1968, following considerable public and congressional criticism.

Costa e Silva participated in the coup that removed President João Goulart from power in 1964. He was a former minister in the government of Castelo Branco 1964–66, and become his successor in 1967. He governed Brazil during an economically strong period, which enabled him effectively to silence the strong political opposition until 1969, when illness forced him to end his presidency.