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...October, Brazil's President Fernando Collor de Mello had been expected to do the same thing when he designated 71 protected areas for other indigenous peoples. Instead, under pressure from the military and mining interests, Collor postponed his decision. Several weeks later, he changed course again. He announced that 36,000 sq. mi. of Amazon rain forest adjoining the Venezuelan sanctuary will be set aside for the undisturbed use of the Yanomami, who roam freely across the area...
Nothing's more nettlesome to a politician than a wife who gets more press attention than he does. Perhaps that is why Brazilian President FERNANDO COLLOR DE MELLO has been appearing in public recently without a wedding band . . . or his 26-year-old second wife Rosane. Last week the Sao Paulo-based newsmagazine Veja featured photos of the scantily clad First Lady, noting presidential pique with her high-profile antics. Fernando, observers speculate, jettisoned the ring in order to distance himself from rumors about his wife's alleged mishandling of funds for a government-sponsored charity. Rosane, however, professes marital...
Financial pressures have led many developing nations to continue shortsighted policies that squander natural resources. In Brazil the appointment by President Fernando Collor de Mello of outspoken conservationist Jose Lutzenberger as Secretary of the Environment raised hopes that the burning of the Amazon rain forest would be halted. But environmentalists are still waiting for Collor to prove that his commitment to saving the Amazon is more than public relations. "Lutzenberger has not presented one significant change in internal policy," says Fabio Feldmann, the only Brazilian congressman elected on a green platform...
When describing his radical plan to reform Brazil's out-of-control economy, President Fernando Collor de Mello used to state his goal by quoting Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes: "To win -- or to win." But in recent months the supremely confident Collor, 41, has notched precious few victories. The inflation rate, after being cut from 80% a month to less than 10%, is back to 17%. Interest rates are sky-high; unemployment is rising. Last week Collor got more bad news. In runoff elections for 15 governorships, progovernment candidates lost in the biggest and most influential states, including Sao Paulo...
Last month the leader of Collor's party in Congress resigned, grousing that the President was behaving like "an unthroned emperor." Now Collor must establish a dialogue with Congress. That dialogue may result in wage hikes and other measures that could carry Brazil into a new round of hyperinflation...