To the world at large, Brazil's brilliant Oswaldo Aranha is one of his nation's best-known citizens. In his time he has held a long string of high-level government and international posts: Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Justice Minister, Ambassador to the U.S., head of the Brazilian delegation to the U.N., president of the U.N. General Assembly in 1947. Last week, while keeping his current job as Finance Minister, Aranha added a new title: Agriculture Minister.
When he needs a strong right arm, President Getulio Vargas always calls on Oswaldo Aranha, leader of the 1930 Gaucho march that first made Vargas dictator. A year...
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