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Every critic of foreign aid is confronted with the fact that U.S. military aid was a major factor in overthrowing the Goulart government. It provided the Brazilian military forces with an indoctrination in the principles of democracy and a pro-U.S. orientation. Many of the officers were trained in the U.S. under the AID program. They knew that democracy was better than Communism...
...appearances, Geisel is a perfect choice to perpetuate the rule of the junta that has run Brazil since the 1964 coup that ousted President Joāo Goulart. The son of a poor German immigrant schoolteacher, Geisel has devoted a lifetime to the army. At his desk every morning at 7:50, he is a model of efficiency, has no hobbies except reading (in four languages) and takes work home at night. He was a leader of the military coup that toppled Goulart on charges of "Communism and corruption." When he retired from the service to take over Petrobr...
...years after the generals ousted President Joao Goulart's chaotic civilian regime and set out to reshape the country, they can at last point to some solid accomplishments. Exports are at record levels, and the economy is booming. Inflation still plagues Brazil, but it has been reduced from the 87% of Goulart's days to 22% this year. Employees are being cut in on their companies' revenues under a new "participation fund" plan, and work has begun on the epic 3,000-mile Transamazon Highway...
Died. General Arthur da Costa e Silva, 67, former President of Brazil, who in December 1968 ended all pretense of civilian government; of a heart attack; in Rio de Janeiro. A leader of the then-popular military coup that deposed Leftist João Goulart in 1964, Costa e Silva was elected President with army backing in 1966 and embarked on a program of tight political and economic control. Economic austerity worked wonders, but one politically repressive move followed another until Costa e Silva dissolved Congress and instituted rule by decree. Last August he suffered a paralytic stroke...
...caretaker role will depend not only on Costa e Silva's progress but also on the ambitions of its members. They vary considerably. Rademaker, 64, is a rigid right-winger who had helped lead the military's 1964 coup against left-leaning President Joāo Goulart, but has done little political maneuvering since. Technically, he is the senior man in the group, but he ranks an easy third in power and ambition. Souza, 63, is a hard-core rightist who is not likely to play a major political role. Lyra Tavares, 63, is the strongest...