POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRAZIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200310006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

 Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005200310006-8
CONFIDM , L
CENTRAL, INTELLIGENCE i GENCY
25X1X
25X1A
State of Minas Gerais
40 The recast visit of Adhemar de Barros to Juiz de Fora was reportedly arranged
by the extreme left-wing faction of the PTBy, which is headed by two well-kno+!n
fellow t_-ve11er?ss, O1avo Costa, member of the firm Ints.na & O1avo, and Xrlindo
L?ar_ini, PTB State Denutyb (4)
5o Because of the split in the ranks of the ?TB, there is a poss1br.li' that
the pro--CoTwwunist faction may lose control and that the right-wing faction
u der Deity Pedro Comes de Oliveira, industrialist and owner of several
f,actoric 3 in the state, may keep Camunist candidates from running on the
PTE ticket. Therefore, the left-ding leaders wish to ir&ce an agreement with
another legal party's such as the PSP, in order to insure the. Communist can-
didates an opportunity to run for office. Costa and Zanini brought Barros
to Juiz de Fora as a friendly gesture to the local PSP leaders.
25X1 A (1) Cf
(2) Cf Dionisio Bastoso It is not known which name is correct,
25X1X (3) Cf
(4,) ..om nt? This faction of the PTB nreviously Droop"t about the
ele,Aion to the municipal council of the Comr^unnists Lindo?fo Hill, Iriner.
Guimaraes, a-d Dr. Hildebranrio Bisapliam Bishop Don Ju$ ;ino of the diocese
of.' Juiz de Fora pave his blessings to the PTB ticket in the last election
eve:1 though he was a 7 .re of the Com iunist Denetration o Of -) 25X1 A
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Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005200310006-8