Afonso Pena Júnior
Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena Júnior (25 December 1879 – 12 April 1968) was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, politician and essayist. Biography Pena Júnior was born in Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, on 25 December 1879. He was the son of former president Afonso Pena, and Maria Guilhermina de Oliveira Pena. He did his primary studies in Ouro Preto and studied humanities at the Colégio do Caraça. He took preparatory exams at the Ginásio de Barbacena. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Belo Horizonte in 1902. In his youth, he belonged to literary groups in Belo Horizonte, with suggestive symbolic names like Jardineiros do Ideal and Cavaleiros do Luar and indulged in symbolist poetry. He devoted himself to teaching and politics. He was professor of law at the Faculty of Law of Belo Horizonte and he also served as Secretary of the Interior of the State of Minas Gerais. Elected state deputy in two legislatures (1902–1907 and 1908–1912), he resigned to dedicate himself to the Campanha civilista of 1910, fighting against the candidacy of Hermes da Fonseca. Invited by President Artur Bernardes, he returned to the State Chamber as leader. Later he was a legal consultant for the Bank of