Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Brazil | |
| In office 24 May 1883 – 6 June 1884 | |
| Monarch | Pedro II of Brazil |
| Preceded by | Marquis of Paranaguá |
| Succeeded by | Sousa Dantas |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 5 January 1878 – 28 March 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Cerqueira |
| Succeeded by | Sousa Dantas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1834 Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 29 January 1917 (aged 82) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Awards | Grand Cross of The Imperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Imperial Order of the Rose |
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (28 March 1834 – 29 January 1917), was a Brazilian landowner, lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician. He was governor of the provinces of Ceará (1864–65) and Maranhão (1865–66) and served as Prime Minister of Brazil from May 24, 1883, to June 6, 1884.