Word: braziller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...suppliers for Iraq, and as a by-product of that political tilt, the government has embargoed shipments to Iraq's neighboring enemy. France's largest munitions producer, Luchaire, allegedly secretly sold 450,000 artillery shells to Iran between 1983 and 1985. The deliveries were concealed behind manifests that named Brazil, Thailand and Portugal as destinations. The French government filed fraud charges against Luchaire more than a year ago, but since then little action has been taken...
...built a surprisingly large and significant following abroad, especially in Latin America. In January he packed the 80,000-seat National Stadium in Santiago, Chile. Last week he wound up a swing through the Central American nations of El Salvador and Costa Rica, and later this year will visit Brazil, Uruguay, Panama and Honduras...
...Swaggart TV show. In Chile, he met Dictator Augusto Pinochet and later urged his audience in Santiago to "pray for General Pinochet and his beautiful wife." Swaggart usually avoids overt politicking in his Latin American sermons and disclaims partisanship. But the Rev. Jaime Wright, a U.S. Presbyterian working in Brazil, agreeing with Roman Catholic critics, charges that Swaggart and like-minded Evangelicals are giving "uncritical support" to oppressive right-wing regimes...
...Swaggart phenomenon is part of a wave of Protestant expansion across the traditionally Roman Catholic region. According to Brazil's Ecumenical News Agency, Latin American Protestants have increased in number from 12 million to 30 million since 1978. Most of them have joined Evangelical and Pentecostal groups rather than such older mainline denominations as the Presbyterians and Methodists. In El Salvador, Protestants claim 800,000 worshipers, more than double the number in 1980; in Costa Rica, they have increased by one-fifth, to 330,000, since...
ALTHOUGH it's considered a solo effort, Eric Idle's 1981 play Pass the Butler, like Terry Gilliam's Brazil, was written much in the chaotic spirit of Monty Python. The trouble is any devoted Python fan would much rather see John Cleese, Graham Chapman and the other Python wankers in the roles than any other actors. This Dunster House production comes a close second, providing a sprightly, energetic, and funny night of entertainment...