
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 22, 1993                   TAG: 9304220142
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL                                LENGTH: Short

BRAZIL VOTES TO RETAIN PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM

Brazilians firmly rejected rule by a king or a prime minister Wednesday, voting to keep their current presidential system of government, exit polls showed.

The result had been expected, in part because voters knew little about the alternatives.

by CNB