Information on the Federal Liberal Party (Partido Federal Liberal) could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, the Liberal Front Party (Partido da Frente Liberal) is commonly known by the acronym PFL.

Please find attached lists of names and photos of Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro) and PFL elected officials in the state of Goias as well as federal PMDB senators. Also attached are media reports which provide general information on recent political activities, divisions and alliances of the two parties.

Information on Henrique Santilio could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Federal Senate of Brazil. n.d. "Pages of Senators: Senators." [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

_____. n.d. "Profile of Senators - Federal Senate - Brazil: Senator Iris Rezende." [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

_____. n.d. "Profile of Senators - Federal Senate - Brazil: Senator Mauro Miranda." [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

_____. n.d. "Profile of Senators - Federal Senate - Brazil: Senator Onofre Quinan." [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

O Globo [Rio de Janiero, in Portuguese]. 29 March 1997. Adriana Vasconcelos. "Brazil: Parallel Power of Select Politicos Analyzed." (FBIS-LAT-97-064 29 March 1997) [Internet] [Accessed 6 Apr. 1997]

Inside Brazil [Sao Paulo]. 5 August 1996. No. 20. Murillo de Aragao. "The Landscape of October's Municipal Elections." [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

Jornal do Brasil [Rio de Janiero, in Portuguese]. 18 December 1996. Sonia Carneiro. "Brazil: PMDB, PFL Announce Candidates for Congressional Chambers." (FBIS-LAT-96-247 18 Dec. 1996) [Accessed 6 Apr. 1997]

_____. 24 March 1996. "Brazil: Identity Crisis of PMDB Discussed." (FBIS-LAT-96-065 24 Mar. 1996) [Internet] [Accessed 6 Apr. 1997]

_____. 22 February 1996. Sonia Carneiro. "Brazil: Congressional Bloc Serves Personal Interests." (FBIS-LAT-96-040 22 Feb. 1996) [Internet] [Accessed 6 Apr. 1997]

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. December 1996. Vol. 42, No. 12. "Brazil: Rivalry for Congressional Leadership Posts," p. 41405.

_____. October 1996. Vol. 42, No. 10. "Brazil: Municipal Elections," p. 41313.

_____. February 1996. Vol. 42, No. 2. "Brazil: New Congressional Bloc," p. 40948.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 17 October 1996. Vol. 28, No. 38. Juan Pedro S. Martins. "Brazil: New Political Map," pp. 1, 8.

Latin American Regional Reports: Brazil Report [London]. 4 February 1997. 'Cardoso Forges Ahead With Re-Election Strategy, but Franco Rallies His Forces," p. 1.

_____. 1 January 1997. "Politics: Cardoso Riding High in the Polls," p. 6.

_____. 24 October 1996. "Elections: Maluf Emerges as Threat to Re-Election," pp. 2-3.

Latin American Weekly Report [London]. 17 October 1996. "Brazil: Markets Unmoved by Local Elections," pp. 472-73.

_____. 5 September 1996. "Brazil: Presidential Rivals Jostle for Position," p. 400.

_____. 11 April 1996. "Brazil: Is Pork Barrel Needed After All?," p. 160.

_____. 28 March 1996. "Brazil: Sarney Declares His Independence," pp. 136-37.

Legislative Assembly of the State of Goias. 1996. Documents from official web site. [Internet] [Accessed 31 Mar. 1997]

Political Handbook of the World: 1995-1996. 1996. Edited by Arthur S. Banks et al. Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, pp. 119-120.

Amnesty International Report 1995, 1996. 1995, 1996.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997.

The International Who's Who 1996-1997. 1996.

Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.

On-line search of media sources.

Information on the Federal Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Federal) could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, the Liberal Front Party (Partido da Frente Liberal) is commonly known by the acronym PFL.

Information on the youth section of the PFL and Henrique Santilio could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

Attached please find general information on the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro) and the PFL, as well as information on the activities of the two parties from 1985 to 1986.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. January 1987. Vol. 33, No. 1. "Brazil: Congressional and State Elections," p. 34857.

_____. March 1986. Vol. 32, No. 3. "Brazil: Government Discord - Municipal Elections," pp. 34221-24.

_____. June 1985. Vol. 31, No. 6. "Brazil: Electoral College Vote - Inauguration of Democratic Alliance Government," pp. 33642-48.

Latin American Regional Reports [London]. 18 September 1986. "High Hopes for the PTB in Sao Paulo; Ermirio de Morales Could get Anti-Maluf PMDB Votes." (NEXIS)

Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Edited by Charles D. Ameringer. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, pp. 110-24, 127.

Political Parties of the World. 1988. 3rd edition. Edited by Alan J. Day. Chicago: St. James Press, pp. 75-78.

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties. 1987. 2nd Edition. Vol. 1. Edited by George E. Delury, pp. 110, 120, 126-129.

Amnesty International Report 1986. 1986.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1986. 1987.

The International Who's Who 1992-1993. 1992.

Youth Movements of the World. 1990.

Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.

On-line search of media sources.