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...more than three weeks, Brazil has been in a state of suspended animation, while the life of its President-elect has hung in the balance. Only hours before Neves was to be sworn in on March 15 as Brazil's first civilian President after 21 years of military rule, he had to undergo emergency surgery for diverticulitis, an inflammation of the intestinal tract. The operation appeared to be successful, but Neves soon had to go under the knife again, this time to remove a blockage caused by the first procedure. He seemed on his way to recovery once more, when...
That was not enough, however, to calm a sense of disquiet in Brazilian political circles. Neves fell ill the night before he was scheduled to take the oath of office as Brazil's first civilian President after 21 years of military rule; his Vice President had to be sworn in in his stead. Would Neves ever take power? And what about the health of the government during his prolonged absence...
...abstained in the vote last week, charged that as acting President, Alevras was not eligible to vote, even though Papandreou had obtained parliamentary permission for him to do so. With no legally prescribed procedure on the books for deciding the question, Sartzetakis, a former Supreme Court Justice, was sworn in late last week; New Democracy members boycotted the ceremony...
...triggered by an Assembly vote to remove five of nine Supreme Court judges, all friends of the President, for alleged corruption. The high court is appointed by the legislature, and the dismissals were linked to political maneuvering in anticipation of national elections next November. After five new Justices were sworn in by a defiant Assembly, Suazo Cordova reportedly issued arrest orders for all of them; authorities detained Ramon Valladares Soto, who had been appointed Chief Justice, and charged him with treason. At week's end a Western observer described the situation in Tegucigalpa as "very fragile...
...transfer so far, his background as an ex-member of the military-backed former ruling party makes him unpalatable as President to many factions in a delicately balanced government. The problem may be academic. Said Sarney at week's end: "I am confident that Tancredo Neves will be sworn in as President in ten to 15 days...