Marcelino Bispo de Melo

Marcelino Bispo de Melo
Melo in an 1897 mugshot
Born(1875-06-30)June 30, 1875
Murici, Brazil
DiedJanuary 14, 1898(1898-01-14) (aged 22)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of deathSuicide
BranchArmy
RankLance Corporal
Known forfor the murder of Carlos Machado de Bittencourt and attempting to assassinated Prudente de Morais
ConflictsCanudos War

Marcelino Bispo de Melo (30 June 1875 – 14 January 1898) was a Brazilian military officer who was arrested for the murder of Carlos Machado de Bittencourt, Brazil's Minister of War, and for attempting to assassinate President Prudente de Morais. Marcelino hanged himself in his cell with a bed sheet.

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