Cyro de Freitas Valle

Summary

Cyro de Freitas Valle (16 August 1896 – 7 November 1969) was a Brazilian lawyer and diplomat. He was acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in the governments of Getúlio Vargas, from January to March 1939, and Eurico Gaspar Dutra, from May to June 1949.[1]

Cyro de Freitas Valle
Personal details
Born16 August 1896
São Paulo, Brazil
Died7 November 1969
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

He was the second President of the United Nations Security Council, serving from 17 February 1946 to 16 March 1946. During World War II, Freitas Valle was a minister in Berlin and actively worked against Jewish immigration to Brazil.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ministérios". Biblioteca (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ Welcoming the undesirables: Brazil and the Jewish question By Jeff Lesser, GoogleBooks