Brazil: Making It Formal

When he took office almost three years ago, Brazil's plucky, pragmatic President Humberto Castello Branco came out against Communism, corruption and economic instability, and man aged to score some impressive successes (see WORLD BUSINESS). The way he did it angered many of his countrymen.

When he wanted a new batch of laws, he simply decreed them. When politicians irked him, he suspended their political rights. When Congress balked two months ago, he simply dissolved it. As a result, Brazilians have been wondering what will come after next March 15, when the military's hand-picked President-elect Artur da Costa e Silva...

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