José Armando Ribeiro de Paula

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José Armando Ribeiro de Paula
In office
October 16, 1930 – November 19, 1930
Preceded by Aristeu Borges de Aguiar
Succeeded by João Manuel de Carvalho Afonso Correia Lírio and João Punaro Bley (governing junta)


José Armando Ribeiro de Paula was a Brazilian militar, colonel of the Brazilian Army.

When the rebellious forces which supported Getulio Vargas in his attempt to take the govern of Brazil by force in 1930 invaded the legalist state of Espirito Santo, the President of Brazil, Washington Luís appointed José Armando Ribeiro de Paula as the commander of the 3rd Command of the Hunters of the Brazilian Army at Espirito Santo, which task was to give support to the legal governor, Aristeu Borges de Aguiar. However, Aguiar abandoned the office and scaped on an Italian cargo ship, and his legal successor, the vice-governor Joaquim Teixeira de Mesquita, disappeared as well, so the president Washington Luís appointed José Armando Ribeiro de Paula himself as governor of Espirito Santo.

Jose Armando Ribeiro de Paula took charge of the office in October 16th 1930 but was soon defeated by the rebel forces under the command of the renegade Colonel Otávio Campos do Amaral, who invaded the capital city, Vitória few days later. Ribeiro de Paula was deposed and replaced by a governing junta (composed of João Manuel de Carvalho, Afonso Correia Lírio and João Punaro Bley).