Getúlio Vargas Constitution that was supposed to be transitional pending new elections, Vargas assumed legislative as well as executive powers. Also, under the 1937 Constitution Vargas should have remained President for only six more years (until November 1943), but instead stayed in office until 1945. For all intents and purposes, Vargas ruled for eight years under what amounted to martial law. Vargas employed ambiguous policies towards Axis and Allied orbits. At first, Brazil seemed to be entering the Axis orbit — even before the 1937 declaration of the Estado Novo. Between 1933 and 1938, Germany became the main market for Brazilian cotton,
Ricky Vargas Athletic Federation. Ricky Vargas Victorico "Ricky" P. Vargas (born February 24, 1952) is the 10th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) since March 5, 2018 after winning over Jose Cojuangco Jr. in a court-ordered elections held in February 23, 2018. He is also the President of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) and the chairman of the Philippine Basketball Association Board of Governors for the 2017–18 season. At PLDT, Vargas is currently served as the Head of the company's Business Transformation Group. Vargas studied at Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas. He