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: P o l i t i c a l S i t u a t i o n i n Sergipe
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~1 During a v i s i t to A r a c a j u January 16/18 the r e p o r t i n g o f f i c e r observed that the 28th BatalnSo de CaQadores and M i l i t a r y P o l i c e of Sergipe have been r e l a t i v e l y aggress i v e i n applying the sanctions authorized by IA-5. The b a t t a l i o n i s commanded by Col. I t a l o Diogo Tavares, but i t appears that General Abdon Senna, C.O. of the 6th M i l i t a r y Region, i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s i n g the m i l i t a r y ' s i n v e s t i g a t i v e a c t i v i t y i n Sergipe. C o l . G i l d a s i o Barbosa de Mattos occupies the posts of S e c r e t a r y of P u b l i c S a f e t y and C.O. of the M i l i t a r y P o l i c e . Press censorship i s enforced i n A r a c a j u but both newspapers, the Gazeta de Sergipe and the D i a r i o de Aracaju, were authorized to p u b l i s h on January 17 news concerning the a r r e s t s of f i v e p o l i t i c a l f i g u r e s and twelve students. Pour s t a t e deputies and one ex-deputy were a r r e s t e d about a month ago and are s t i l l confined as f o l lows:
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and Araujo f o r involvement i n p o l i t i c a l crimes and O l i v e i r a f o r t r a f f i c k i n g i n contraband. The twelve students, who had been h e l d because of t h e i r p a r t i c i pation i n the UNE congress i n Sao Paulo, were being r e l e a s e d as of January 17 according to the newspapers. They were not named. Other s t a t e deputies who have thus f a r been i n t e r r o gated by the m i l i t a r y but not placed under a r r e s t a r e : Jose dos Santos Mendonga, ARENA l e a d e r ; Oseas Cavalcante B a t i s t a (ARENA); J a l n e de Araujo Andrade (MDB); Nubia Nabuco Macedo (MDB) and Jose B a l t a z a r i n o dos Santos (MDB). The r e p o r t i n g o f f i c e r could not see Governor L o u r i v a l B a p t i s t a , who was i n Rio de J a n e i r o on b u s i n e s s . However, the S e c r e t a r y f o r Gazeta de Sergipe b e l i e v e s the governor*s p o s i t i o n i s secure al~he has been conducting an a p o l i t i c a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n "which accomplishes l i t t l e , but i s a t l e a s t honest". Rumors concerning L o u r i v a l * s replacement by an i n t e r v e n t o r , which had c i r c u l a t e d j u s t a f t e r IA-5, are no longer to be heard i n Sergipe according to the s e c r e t a r y . Sergipe*s revenues are to s u f f e r a 50$ reduction because of Complementary Act 40, he s a i d , and the purpose of the governor*s t r i p to Rio was to appeal the d e c i s i o n . Col. G i l d a s i o t o l d the r e p o r t i n g o f f i c e r t h a t many p o l i t i c i a n s and others i n the State of Sergipe would come under the onus of I A - 5 . He s a i d the d o s s i e r s are being prepared f o r review i n Rio de J a n e i r o and t h i s takes time. The c o l o n e l described Sergipe as a s t a t e where " f r o n t i e r law" e x i s t s and mentioned s e v e r a l p o l i t i c a l murders during the l a s t year. He showed contempt f o r those who e n r i c h themselves a t p u b l i c expense and s a i d c o r r e c t i v e measures could not be introduced under a democratic regime. An e d i t o r i a l i n the January 17 e d i t i o n of the Gazeta de Sergipe describes p u b l i c opinion on these matters. T t i s reproduced below i n t r a n s l a t i o n : "People i n the s t r e e t do not cease to applaud measures taken by the r e v o l u t i o n a r y a u t h o r i t i e s i n searching out cases of corruption. And, i n t h i s f i e l d the t r u t h i s t h a t the L e g i s l a t i v e Assembly of Sergipe was the champion. The orgy of I0U*s, v a c a t i o n t r i p s f o r deputies, the i n -
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