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General Castelo Branco is the leader of this military regime which came to power after overthrowing leftist President Joao Gotildart, Castelo Branco will be replaced this March by General da Costa Silva who was elected in an indirect vote by the Brazilian Congress...
...past 20 years, Carlos Lacerda has been one of the leading advocates of democratic government in Brazil. First as a journalist, later as publisher of his own newspaper, "Tribuna Da lmprensa" and finally as a state governor, Lacerda has continually fought to increase popular participation in government...
...JOHN DA VIES...
...laws, he simply decreed them. When politicians irked him, he suspended their political rights. When Congress balked two months ago, he simply dissolved it. As a result, Brazilians have been wondering what will come after next March 15, when the military's hand-picked President-elect Artur da Costa e Silva takes office. More of the same? Or a gradual return to democracy? Last week they got their answer when Castello Branco released the proposed draft of Brazil's first new constitution since...
...capital's share of private industry has been estimated to have increased to as much as 50%. And the national-identity issue is an increasingly emotional rallying point. With his military support, Castello Branco never had to worry about such gripes from the voters; newly elected President Artur da Costa e Silva is not so lucky. He is now painstakingly studying the economy. When he takes over in March, his common sense may well want to follow the current course, but his political sense might overrule...