Sarney wins critical vote
NZPA-Reuter .Brasilia : President Jose Sarney, often dismissed as a lame duck leader, won an important political victory in the Brazilian Congress when legislators voted yesterday to retain the country's strong executive Presidency.
The vote of 344 to 212,; was a boost for the con-i se(rvative Mr Sarney and, ith-e most important politi-l cal decision in Brazil] since the end of the 1964-] 85 period of military rule. I it also marked a serious setback for the majority] Brazilian Democratic]
Movement Party. ' ' : Mr Sarney had used all the political influence (at his disposal to persuade the assembly to i-etain the country’s Presidential system. which has been |in force for jail bu: la brief period of Brazil's 99 years as a republic.
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