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Brazil got its last important candidate for the October presidential elections. His name surprised no one. The new candidate was Adhemar de Barros...
...Adhemar," as his admirers in the industrially powerful state of São Paulo call him, has long wanted to "take over the management of Brazil, Inc." In 1950, however, he deferred to the late Getulio Vargas, instead took aim on 1955. Last year his ambitions suffered a crippling blow; running for governor in São Paulo, as a fitting steppingstone to the presidency, Adhemar lost. After that, whenever a reporter whipped out a notebook, Adhemar insisted that he would run only if drafted and thus forced to "bow to the will of the people...
...will of the people finally became manifest a fortnight ago at a convention of Adhemar's personally operated Social Progressive Party. Into the assembly hall of Rio's Chamber of Deputies whose rosewood paneling and carved furnishings were hidden by banners, flowers and clouds of confetti, thronged delegates and onlookers. Perfumed women in mink stoles mixed with cab drivers and shoeshine boys. Some spectators shinnied up columns for a better view. After hours of "man-who" speeches, Adhemar entered, slapping backs, embracing, shaking hands. When at last his figure towered over them from the platform, the crowd whooped...
...Vargas was determined to run for President in 1950. So was the flamboyant Adhemar de Barros, multimillionaire ex-governor of Sao Paulo. Shortly before the election, the two made a deal. Adhemar agreed to withdraw from the race and back Vargas. Vargas agreed to 1) accept a member of Adhemar's party, the social Progressive Party, as his vice-presidential running mate, and 2) support Adhemar in the 1955 presidential election. For the Vice President slot, Vargas foxily insisted on Café Filho, a nominal P.S.P. member. He reasoned that his old enemy would be less troublesome...
...Adhemar learned to his sorrow last week, he wildly underestimated Jânio's appeal to the discontented. Now that the appeal has been proved in a crucial statewide election, a lot of Brazilians-some with hope and some with fear-think that Jânio, rather than Adhemar, is São Paulo's likeliest future candidate for President...