Word: teixeira
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sturdiest military opponent of the golpistas was majestic, stony-faced Lieut. General Henrique Teixeira Lott, War Minister under President João Café Filho, Vargas' successor. No great admirer of Kubitschek, non-political General Lott felt, nevertheless, that the army's clear duty was to accept the voters' decision and uphold the constitution. With most of the key army commanders on his side, Lott had enough firepower to keep the anti-inauguration camp from even trying to bring off a golpe-so long as he remained War Minister. To be on the safe side, Lott...
...leftish, controversial Vice President-elect Joao Goulart? The many Brazilians who dislike and mistrust "Jango" Goulart were eager to believe rumors that army chiefs would try to pressure him into resigning his claim to the vice-presidency. In a statement to the press last week, War Minister Henrique Teixeira Lott squelched the rumors. "If the electoral tribunal declares Senhor Goulart elected," he said, "he must be inaugurated. The fact that I, for example, did not vote for him is no reason for me to oppose his inauguration...
...another coup, but a sequel to Lieut. General Henrique Teixeira Lott's bloodless "preventive revolution" (TiME, Nov. 21). Last week War Minister Teixeira Lott was again the man in charge, and again his avowed purpose in calling out the troops was to defend the constitution against Brazil's so-called golpistas: the military-civilian faction that favors a golpe (coup) to keep President-elect Ju-scelino Kubitschek and leftist Vice President-elect Joao ("Jango") Goulart from taking office next January. Teixeira Lott reportedly has no burning admiration for Kubitschek, but he considers himself duty bound...
...claimant was Joao Cafe Filho. who went on sick leave early in November when he suffered a mild heart attack. During his illness he was succeeded, in rapid order, by 1) Chamber of Deputies Speaker Carlos Luz. who was promptly ousted by Teixeira Lott on suspicion of favoring the golpistas, and 2) Senate President Nereu Ramos, no golpista. After Luz meekly accepted his dismissal, Cafe Filho suddenly decided that he felt well enough to take over again. Last week Teixeira Lott called on him at a Rio nursing home, hinted that the army might let him return if he would...
Brazilian army officers traditionally like to think of themselves as the true de fenders of constitutional government. A fervent upholder of that tradition is Lieut. General Henrique Teixeira Lott, 61, leader of last week's revolt. In recent months War Minister Lott had emerged as the army's sturdiest opponent of the faction called golpistas-the military and civilian leaders who favor a golpe (coup) to keep middle-roading President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek (TIME, Oct. 17 et ante) from taking office next January...