Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Monday, 31 Aug 1992 11:30:02 EDT
From: <FONSECA@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.brazil
Subject:    Noticia 31/8

   Noticia no Wash. Post de hoje. A coisa entrou realmente na fase da putrefa-
cao logaritimica. Ha umas semanas, os maiores jornais so davam noticias espora-
dicas sobre o CoLLorgate. Agoraa Jaca Podre ta todo dia no W.P.( e me disseram
que tambem no NYT, que nao tenho lido sempre). Aqui esta:

W.P (31/8/92)
COLLOR VOWS TO DEFEAT OUSTER EFFORTS/BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT ADMITS MISTAKES BUT
DENOUNCES ACCUSERS
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello, defending himsel
f before the nation for the first time since a congressional commission accused
him of corruption, said tonight he will not resign and will defeat an awaited
move in Congress to impeach him.
In a nationally televised address, Collor, looking calm and determined, said
he erred by trusting some of his associates and was the victim of "premature
judgements and electoral posturing."
   The speech was widely viewed as the besieged president's last opportunity to
turn back a political floodtide to remove him rapidly form office. Early reacti
ons indicated that Collor, who is skilled television communicator, had gained
some time to battle his impeachment. But his chances of holding on to office re
mained slim, according to a broad range of politicians.
   Referring to the accusations against him as "minor matters", Collor offered
explanations of several transactions that a congressional investigating commiss
ion cited as examples of "impropereconomic benefits". But he did not explicitly
deny receiving personal payments from Paulo Cesar Farias, a businessman accused
by the commission of influence peddling and fiscal crimes.
   In its Aug. 24 final report, the commission found that companies controlled
by Farias made US$ 6.5 million in hidden payments to Collor, his wife, Rosane
(Nota do DAnilo: The Canapi's Witch), and other relatives and friends.
   Nor did the president make any reference to testimony by his former chief of
staff, Claudio Vieira, that Collor paid for his personal expenses from a US$3.7
million loan from Uruguay. The commission concluded Vieira's version was false
and an attempt to cover up.
   Collor said he waited until now to respond to avoid any appearance of inter-
ference in the commission's investigation.
The president said that construction work was done in the garden of his home
in Brasilia "at my own expense" to build quarters for his government security
guards, not to remodel his pool as the commission suggested. He said he did not
know whether funds from an account under a false name had been used to pay for
his personal car, but he had ordered the police and the central bank to stop
the use of "phantom" accounts.
   "Of course, I committed errors. Who doesn't?" (Nota DAnilo: Aqui eu vejo a-
quele personagem do Chico Anisio, acho que Tavares, bebado que nem um gamba, a
voz pastosa: "Sou! Maixxx quem nao e'?") Collor said, without naming the "per-
sons" who he said betrayed his trust. He launched an angry attack on the congre
ssional forces lined up against him, saying they were quick to push for his ous
ter but slow to pass legislation to modernize Brazil.
Collor took office in 1990 as the first directly elected president since a
military coup in 1964. He had campaigned against government corruption.
   In recent days, as his position deteriorated, Colllor remained isolated insi
de the presidential palace in Brasilia, where noisy anti-Collor demonstrations
have been frequent.
   Ulysses Guimaraes, one of the most influential congressmen, likened him to a
"tenant" awaiting eviction. "He doesn't rule anymore", Guimaraes said.
   In an editorial today, Veja, Brazil's main weekly news magazine, called for
Collor to resign. The prestigious Jornal do Brasil newspaper, in more veiled
language, called for an immediate resolution of the crisis.
   Collor's opposition has put forth journalist Barbosa Lima Sobrinho, who at
95 is one of Brazil's most respected figures, as the ordinary citizen required
to present a formal impeachment petition to the Chamber of Deputies. That is to
occur on Tuesday.
   A poll published today by the newspaper O GLOBO indicated that the opposi-
tion already had 337 votes, one more than necessary, to require an impeachment
trial. But some political observers said that if the vote is secret, Collor
might still be able to turn it in his favor. The Chamber of Deputies vote is
expected no sooner than late September.
   The voting procedure remains under discussion. With even close aides reluc-
tant to assist him, Collor has been calling potential supporters himself.

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_  O narcisismo continua falando mais alto. CaraMeLLada ainda vai dar trabalho.

_  Vejo CaraMeLLada agora, na Dinda, maior depre, cafungando carreiras, roupa
amarfanhada. No aparelho de som modesto - ja que ele nao tem dinheiro pra com-
prar um tres-em-um como o do Lula em 89 - gira um velho LP do The Doors, tirado
do fundo do bau, empoeirado, dos tempos em que "rolava de tudo", conforme o ir-
mao CacuLLa, uma melodia de um dos seus idolos das viagens acido-po'-caleidosco
picas: "...This is the end/My only friend/ The End...". As Portas estao se fe-
chando... Pobre Fernandinho do Po', sniff, sniff...

   Mas nao vamos entrar na "bad trip" do Fernandinho. Ultimo CD do caetano, la
vai a minha mensagem pra rebentar os timpanos do calhorda:

FORA COLLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!