Word: brazil
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would simply formalize one-man rule in Brazil. As in Costa e Silva's election, future Presidents would be chosen by Congress, and the President would have sweeping powers, including the right to declare a "state of siege" and suspend Congress, as well as the right to issue "decree-laws" that would be submitted to Congress only after they had gone into effect. As for Congress itself, it would be barred from tampering with the budget, interfering with salary raises, and from delaying passage of various other types of presidential bills. In matters of "national security," the new constitution...
...India: the Davis Cup interzone finals, beating Brazil, 3-2, at Calcutta's South Club. After beating the U.S. last month, Brazil's Edison Mandarine, 25, and Thomaz Koch, 21, might have expected to wipe up the court with the Indians. That expectation reckoned without Ramanathan Krishnan, 29. Krishnan won one singles match from Mandarine, teamed with Jaideep Mukherjea to take the doubles, and wrapped it up in a marathon match against Koch 3-6, 6-4, 10-12, 7-5, 6-2. That gives India the honor of challenging Australia on Dec. 26-and then returning home...
Dimes and dollars, francs and yen are again swinging down to Rio and the rest of Brazil...
Volkswagen, already Brazil's leader, plans to up production from 420 to 500 vehicles a day within a year, will spend at least $100 million for plant expansion...
Willys-Overland is sinking $60 million into new facilities, will make a new line of Renaults by 1968. Ford is introducing its first passenger car, a version of the Galaxie, in February at a cost of $30 million. General Motors will put up $52 million and also enter Brazil's passenger-car market, probably with its Opel. Even Japan's tiny Toyota is planning at least $5,000,000 worth of expansion...