[1] Silvério José Néri completed his secondary education at the Diocesan Seminary of Manaus, then attended the Praia Vermelha Military Academy in Rio de Janeiro, where he qualified as a surveyor.

He attempted to consolidate the state's debt by issuing 7% bearer bonds redeemable in ten years.

It known as the "Poets Expedition" due to the intellectuals among its members, which declared a second Independent Republic of Acre in November 1900.

[6] José Plácido de Castro was given command of an armed uprising that eventually took control of Acre on 24 January 1903.

[7] The Treaty of Petrópolis was signed on 17 November 1903 redefining the border between Bolivia and Brazil and creating the territory of Acre, separate from Amazonas.

[1] He resigned before the end of his term since the state constitution did not allow a governor to be succeeded by a close relative, and his brother planned to run for election.

[8] The deputy governor Francisco Benedito da Fonseca Coutinho headed the government until 23 July 1904, then handed over to his brother Antônio Constantino Nery.