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...Denys and his allies began to lose control. With Ku-bitschek's backing, Congress went into special session to discuss a constitutional amendment to remold the government from a U.S. presidential system into a parliamentary pattern akin to West Germany's, with a president of weak powers (Goulart) and a strong Premier to be appointed by Congress...
...Congress debated, Kubitschek went to work on Denys (who had been War Minister under Kubitschek as well as under Quadros). He also telephoned the waiting Goulart in Paris. "Don't even consider civil war, which can only do vast damage to the nation," he said. "Have patience and wait...
Some Admissions. The supple Goulart passed the time assuring the world that he was not as Red as he was painted. Asked if he were a Communist, Jango Goulart grinned, opened his shirt to show a Roman Catholic medal, said, "Have you ever seen a real Communist wear things like this?" He said that he was willing to forget his old goals of nationalization of private enterprise, and even backed off from Quadros' ardent wooing of Communist-bloc nations. Said Goulart: "On principle, I favor trade relations with the whole world, but I admit there have been some exaggerations...
After two days, Kubitschek was on the phone again to Paris to report Denys' reluctant agreement to hold fire. Goulart cabled the old marshal: "I am returning to Brazil to fulfill my duty, and I hope your excellency will fulfill yours." He then boarded a jet for the long journey home, cautiously skirting the borders of Brazil by flying first to New York and then down the west coast of South America...
...Goulart decided it was safe to go home. But he took precautions. He passed word that he was traveling from Montevideo to Porto Alegre by car (Brazilian air force jets started buzzing the highways), then raced through the darkness to board a Varig Airlines Caravelle at Montevideo Airport. The jet slid across the border with lights doused as Jango washed down cold cuts with red wine by candlelight. Still in darkness, the plane set down in Brother-in-Law Brizzola's Porto Alegre stronghold. Brizzola introduced him as "chief of the armed forces and leader of all Brazilians," then...