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What bothers MODEBRAS most is next October's indirect presidential election. ARENA'S candidate, former War Minister Artur da Costa e Silva, seems certain to win, since the balloting will take place in Congress where the government party has a large majority. MODEBRAS demands direct nationwide balloting for the presidency, but ARENA is not yet prepared to put its popularity to such a test. As a result, the opposition has decided to embarrass Castello Branco by refusing to enter a presidential candidate. Says one MODEBRAS member: "Any sort of opposition candidacy would help the government present itself, particularly...
...Vieira da Silva...
Sudden Surprise. Almost since the revolution, Costa e Silva has been content to act as the buffer between two bitterly opposed government factions-the so-called "soft-liners," including Castello Branco, who want to operate within a constitutional framework, and the hard liners who demand more aggressive "revolutionary government." Finally, in a showdown last October, the hard liners forced Castello Branco to abolish Brazil's 13 political parties, pave the way for a government party called ARENA, and order indirect presidential elections this fall by Congress rather than by direct popular elections. Since ARENA controls 284 of Congress...
...military, browbeating reluctant politicians and trying to soften up Castello Branco. ARENA is now almost fully behind him, and a recent survey of the military gave him the support of 80% of the country's army officers. Castello Branco finally had no choice but to pronounce Costa e Silva an "acceptable" candidate. All that remains now is his nomination at ARENA'S May 26 convention, his resignation as War Minister by July 3 pn,d fheformal election itself in Congress...
Hard-Nosed. As yet, Costa e Silva has said almost nothing about the direction his government would take, except that "economic-financial policy must have continuity if it is to fulfill its objective." That seems to mean that he will keep on with the hard-nosed austerity program laid down by Economist Roberto Campos. Costa e Silva's government would probably be more "revolutionary"-tougher and less tolerant of political agitation. Possibly as a sign of things to come, seven more Brazilians were deprived of their political rights last week, bringing the total since the revolution...