Altino Arantes Marques (1876–1965) was a

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of São Paulo. He was born in

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and graduated from the Law School of São Paulo in 1895. He was a member of the

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. Before he became the president of the state of São Paulo, he was a federal deputy for two terms: (1906–1908) and (1909–1911). He was also secretary of state of the interior from 1911 to 1915.

Presidency

During his administration, the second artificial valorisation (price-setting) of

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was promoted (the first was in 1906, by the Tabuaté Agreement). With the

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of 1918, this product, doubled in price in the Santos' Port, giving the Altino Arantes government much revenue. With reduced production, it was possible to put the price premium into the world market, allowing the government to take control of the Sorocabana Railroad from a North-American group.

After the presidency

Between 1921 and 1930 Altino Arantes was a federal deputy again. In 1947 he was a constituent deputy and, again, a federal deputy. He was a member of the

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, and ran for

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with

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in the

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, coming third with 24.4% of the vote. He was the first President of the Banespa, became a member and President of the Paulist Academy of Words and member of the Historic and Geographic Institution of São Paulo. He died in São Paulo in 1965.

Legacy

Outside São Paulo Arantes is largely unknown, although his administration was amongst the more successful of the Brazilian Old Republic.

References

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Official gallery of the governors of São Paulo
1876 births 1965 deaths Governors of São Paulo (state) University of São Paulo alumni Government ministers of Brazil Republican Party (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo {{Brazil-politician-stub Candidates for Vice President of Brazil