The Archive · 1930

South American Revolutions

Montevideo (Uruguay), Oct. 13.

Fighting in_ the State of Sao Paulo, South Brazil, is proceeding along a 200-mile front, The insurgents have captured the important trading and centre Federal base, Fi State of Santa Cart Immense enthusiasm is reported in the Brazilian. capital, Rio do Janeiro, where reservists' are focke ing to the colours. The positions of salaried men joining the Federal forees have been guaranteed Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 13, The Government has published new communique confirming that the revolution is confined only to three states of Minas Geraes, Rio Grande do Sal and Parahyba, It adds that the Federal forees are in complete control of the situation in other states where elements of trouble have been created. On the whole, complete order and confidence exist in most states. The army and the navy a3 well as the police force are strongly organized and ave prepared. for joint action to suppress the res volution in other states—A.R.Lr.

Berlin, Oct. 13, The Brazilian Legation has issued a statement that the majority of the Brazilian ports have been closed to all shipping and that until further notice no visaes will be issued for Brazil—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, London, Oct. 14, Despatches. from New "York, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro tive conflicting accounts of the prox eress of the revolution in Brazil, officially announced in Rio Janeiro that the Federal forces have boob everywhere success that they have cleared the rebels from the State of Minas Geraes and are now attempting to encircle them, Dut the messages from Buenos Aires and New York declare tint one rebel force is advancing on the Capital after occupying Itaperuna in Minas Gernes and that another is making for the city of Sao Paulo after routing the Federal, troops with heavy loss in a five hours. battle near the boundary between the States of Sao Paulo and Parana—Reuter,

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