Air telegram from John Wills Tuthill to the United States Department of State regarding Carlos Lacerda and the banning of the Frente Amplio through Ordinance No. 177/1968

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Airmail telegram (Brasília A-234) from John Wills Tuthill to the U.S. State Department, dated April 19, 1968, concerning Carlos Lacerda and the banning of the Broad Front by Executive Order No. 177. The telegram discusses the escalation of the Broad Front's opposition to the regime, the activities of student movements, the pressure on Arthur da Costa e Silva resulting from these tensions, the consequences, objectives, and possible effects of Executive Order No. 177, an interpretation of its meaning, the reactions of the opposition and of Lacerda, possible and probable courses of action he might take, and possible reactions of the regime to his future choices.