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 | | He has arrested opera singer Biance Castafiore and her crew, who were on tour there (as she said she was going to be in "The Castafiore Emerald") and accused her of conspiring with his rival General Alcazar, the former leader of the nation. |
 | | Bianca Castafiore, the 'Milanese nightingale' is arrested in San Theodoros, for allegedly plotting against the regime of General Tapioca, who goes on to accuse Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus of working with Castafiore to overthrow his government in support of their friend, General Alcazar. |
 | | Interesting to note is his play on the relationship of Borduria to her satellite, the Tapioca dictatorship in San Theodoros, resembling the relationship of the old Soviet Union to Cuba. |
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