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<text id=90TT3287>
<title>
Dec. 10, 1990: World Notes:Brazil
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Dec. 10, 1990 What War Would Be Like
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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WORLD, Page 67
World Notes
BRAZIL
Wounding the "Emperor"
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<p> When describing his radical plan to reform Brazil's
out-of-control economy, President Fernando Collor de Mello used
to state his goal by quoting Spanish conquistador Hernan
Cortes: "To win--or to win." But in recent months the
supremely confident Collor, 41, has notched precious few
victories. The inflation rate, after being cut from 80% a month
to less than 10%, is back to 17%. Interest rates are sky-high;
unemployment is rising. Last week Collor got more bad news. In
runoff elections for 15 governorships, progovernment candidates
lost in the biggest and most influential states, including Sao
Paulo.
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<p> Last month the leader of Collor's party in Congress
resigned, grousing that the President was behaving like "an
unthroned emperor." Now Collor must establish a dialogue with
Congress. That dialogue may result in wage hikes and other
measures that could carry Brazil into a new round of
hyperinflation.
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