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A Military Man. For all his promises and differences, Costa is not about to undo everything that Castello Branco did. The military, which holds eleven of his 22 Cabinet seats, is still clearly running things in Brazil. Even before his presidency, Costa was first and foremost a military man who, in fact, helped shape the policy of Castello Branco's government. Under Brazil's new constitution, which replaces Castello Branco's virtual rule by decree, Costa himself still retains certain powers of decree, which he would probably not hesitate to use if Congress got in his way. Costa suggested as much last week, when he vowed to uphold the aims of the 1964 revolution. "My methods may be different," he said, "but the objectives are the same."