Wednesdav, September 30. 1992
WORLD UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Brazil impeaches leader accused of corruption
The Associated Press
BRASILLA, Brazil — Lawmakers yesterday imaged Fernando Color de Mello, Brazil's first freely elected president in 29 years. Collar is accused of receiving millions of dollars from a slush fund run by his former campaign treasurer.
The 503-seat Chamber of Deputies erupted in wild celebration after Rep. Paulo Romano of the pro-government Liberal Front Party cast the 336th vote in favor, assuring that at least two-thirds of the chamber supported impeachment.
The vote strips Collor of power for up to six months. Under procedures similar to the U.S. system, Collar will be replaced by Vice President Itamar Franco while the Senate decides whether to remove him permanently.
Coming after weeks of massive anti-collar demonstrations, the impeachment
mark for democracy in Latin America, where political crises have typically led to coups and uprisings.
The scandal had paralyzed the economy of Latin America's largest nation, which is burdened by the highest foreign debt in the Third World. The vote will allow Brazil to restart its economy and seek foreign loans and investment.
Brazil has lost presidents to illness, resignation, military coups, a plane crash and even suicide, but this was the first time in its 103-year history as a republic that any leader had been impeached.
The military, which ruled from 1964 to 1985, stayed on the sidelines during the crisis.
Collier, 43, who was inaugurated in 1990 and was to have served a five-year term, was accused by a congressional commission and a lack of decorum in office.
The panel found that Collor, who
took office promising to end political corruption and economic stagnation, received millions of dollars from a slush fund administered by his former campaign treasurer.
Rep. Genebaldo Correia urged impeachment in the name of decency, dignity and honor in one of the more than 60 speeches before the historic vote.
After the vote, many legislators cried.
A large group held hands and sang Brazil's national anthem.
More than 100,000 demonstrators gathered on the lawn in front of the white marble Congress building erupted in cheers and pounded samba drums.
Collor also faces possible trial on criminal charges of corruption and malfeasance. Attorney General Aristides Junqueira is studying whether to indict him.
Winter may multiply Bosnian deaths
Emergency supplies needed immediately, U.N. officials warn
The Associated Press
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — As new shelling killed at least three people and wounded 24 yesterday, U.N. officials warned that a quieter, more effective killer — the harsh mountain winier — could dwarf the war's death toll.
"We are on the verge of disaster," said Sylvanna Foa, a representative for the U.N. High Commissioner for
About 400,000 people in Bosnia could die from exposure and hunger this winter. U.N. relief officials sad and pleaded for an airlift to resume to the besieged capital. Sarajevo.
Refugees. She also called for $100 million more in funding and expanded truck convoys.
More than 10,000 people have been killed since fighting erupted in Bosnia after Muslims and Croatians voted Feb. 29 to secede from Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia, sparking a rebellion by Serbians, who have since seized two-thirds of the republic.
At peace talks in Geneva, neighbors sought to rest
At peace talks in Geneva, negotiators sought to restart the vital air lifeline to Sarajevo that was halted Sept. 3 after an Italian relief plane was shot down, killing the four crewmen.
The Serbians offered to ground all military flights while humanitarian flights are being carried out over Bosnian territory, provided they are announced one day in advance.
The Pentagon said that it was ready to resume flights into Sarajevo but that it was unclear when that night.
Yesterday's peace talks also focused on demilitarizing Sarajevo.
President Aliizetebegovic said he backed the idea, but representatives of Bosnian Serbsians called for a cease-fire. All truces so far have failed to hold.
occur.
The State Department announced in Washington on Monday that it had received independent eyewitness reports that about 3,000 Bosnian Muslim men, women and children were killed in the Bosnian town of Brcko in May and June.
Bosnian-Serbian leader Radovan Karadiz denied his forces had massacred Muslims at Brcko. But he said he would bring those responsible to trial if the accusations were supported by concrete evidence, the Belgrade-based Tanjug news agency reported.
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