Feijo, Diogo Antoniou

At first, Feijo was known only as a preacher . In 1821, he was elected to the Portuguese Cortes, where he defended the independence of Brazil, because of which he was persecuted and forced to flee to England . Returning to Brazil after declaring its independence , Feijo published a pamphlet in which he proposed establishing a republic in Brazil similar to the USA .

In 1826, Feijo was elected to the General Assembly, where he tried with all his might to achieve the overthrow of Emperor Pedro I. After the latter's abdication, Feijo took the post of Minister of Justice of Brazil, issued strict laws against political agitators, managed to bring order to the activities of parliament and pacify the country. The rise to power somewhat changed his beliefs: he turned from a republican into a constitutional monarchist .

In 1835, Feijo was chosen the sole regent of the empire and received broad powers to maintain the integrity of the country, which was threatened by numerous uprisings, which flared up all over Brazil. First, Feijo gained the sympathy of the population thanks to the apparent support of civil and religious freedom; however, his true aspirations were revealed when he attempted to remove from press jurisdiction misconduct.

In the same year, the uprising of Farrapus began in the south of the country, the participants of which proclaimed the independent republic of Rio Grande . Feijo’s attempts to suppress this rebellion were frustrated, as the rebels resorted to a guerrilla war. The War of Farrapus, along with the fierce opposition that Feyjo had encountered in parliament, forced him to resign in September 1837. ^[1] After this, Feijo no longer took an active part in the political life of Brazil.

• Diogo Antônio Feijó at dec.ufcg.edu.br (port)
• Feijo // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.