Plinio Salgado

Plínio Salgado was born in 1895 in the small town of Sete Lagoas, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From a young age, he was fascinated by politics and philosophy, and he quickly became involved in various political movements. In 1932, he founded the Brazilian Integralist Action (AIB), a far-right political party that advocated for a strong authoritarian government and the fusion of church and state.