Word: maluf
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...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, 53, a conservative, wealthy businessman. Pledged Neves: "This was the last indirect election of the country...
...Social Democratic candidate is Paulo Salim Maluf, 52, a conservative, wealthy businessman and former governor of São Paulo state, whose victory was the result of patient and persistent back-room politicking among convention delegates...
...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...
...candidates to restore confidence in Brazil's government and hasten the return to democracy, neither is expected to steer Brazil far from the policies of Figueiredo. In trying to manage the country's estimated $100 billion foreign debt, Neves emphasizes social and economic justice first, whereas Maluf proposes a free-market solution to the problem. Says Maluf: "Brazil has never had a businessman as President. We need to change the mentality of the country...
...chosen not by popular vote but by a 686-member electoral college made up of the House of Representatives, the Senate and delegates from the majority party in each of Brazil's 23 states. Although the Social Democrats have a more than 30-seat majority in the college, Maluf faces an uphill fight. In addition to the Social Democratic dissidents who have pledged to support Neves, more than a dozen disenchanted supporters of Interior Minister Andreazza have indicated they might follow suit. Should that happen, Neves is almost certain to lead the political reawakening after what he has called...