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...greeting was not entirely accurate: Brazil's 131 million people had no direct voice in Neves' selection. Both the military, which had installed five army generals as President since a 1964 coup, and the departing President, Joao Figueiredo, insisted that the new leader be chosen by a 686-member electoral college made up of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and delegates from each of Brazil's 23 states. Despite that, Neves, the nominee of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, tallied 480 votes to 180 for the military-backed candidate of the ruling Democratic Social Party, Paulo Salin Maluf...
...nomination came as something of a disappointment to President Joao Figueiredo, 66, who has at times privately preferred Mario David Andreazza, 66, the low-key Interior Minister. Figueiredo has agreed to support his party's candidate, but some party members feel Maluf is an unpopular public figure who would not represent their views. A dissident group of about 60 Social Democrats, led by Brazilian Vice President Aureliano Chaves, decided to support Opposition Candidate Neves in exchange for a policymaking role in a government he might lead...
Washington received another boost last week in Brazil. The government of President Joao Baptista Figueiredo announced that it had seized four Libyan transport aircraft loaded with a reported 200 tons of illicit arms and explosives. The destination of the clandestine shipment: the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. For the U.S., the discovery constituted welcome proof that leftist Central American insurgencies are being abetted from outside the hemisphere. Nicaraguan Ambassador to Brazil Ernesto Gutierrez implausibly said that his government knew nothing about the contents of the airlift...
Reagan made the trip with no intention of issuing tough demands to his hosts or striking dramatic diplomatic bargains. Generating good will was the main intention. "I didn't come down here with a plan," he told Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo. "I want to ask you questions about how we can help...
...settle its territorial dispute with Britain, and realize that their long-range economic and political interests are inevitably linked to the U.S. Says one optimistic analyst: "We should not take this lightly, but in six months it will be forgotten." One example of the attitude at work: Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo, even though he has condemned U.S. support for Britain, did not cancel his state visit to Washington this week...