Through 1964 to 1985 the world was in a clear divide between leaning towards communistic Russia and the democratic capitalistic United States. During this time many governments had fallen into turmoil due to the events from World War II. The world was scared that any international body could cause such disaster again. At the end of the war you war soon left with two options communist or not. With the United States and Russia emerging as the two largest international powers, each one had very different ideologies and the Cold War soon broke out. However the Cold War did not just impact the United States and Russia, its effects branched out onto other countries and their policies. One such country undergoing great civil revolution was Brazil.
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The Lei Dura or Hard Law’s established the Linha Dura and the Duristas. The Duristas staged a coup within a coup and removed power and purged within the government anybody aligned with the views of Castelo Branco, Socialism, or any other party they deemed a threat to their power. The Duristas ushered and era that no longer aligned itself with any necessary political view beside power. This lead to the United States removing their backing of the country in 1969, however this hardly affected Brazil. The government who held major lobby power and clandestinely controlled the business sector made multinational agreements with companies like Volkswagen. These agreements lead to economic stability in Brazil. Despite the human rights situation in the country being at an all-time low the economy was growing. The United States fearing imminent war with Russia and supporting satellite wars like the Vietnam War needed economic allies and renewed their mutual support with …show more content…
They reacted by deciding to send a naval fleet to Brazil. Professor of history at the University of Brasilia (UNB) Virgil Arraes The military might of the greatest power in the world is considered by him, one of the main reasons there was no reaction of President João Goulart (Jango) given by the Brazilian military coup against his government. "Jango probably had more information, and they did it not showed much willingness to resist," says Arraes. For the teacher, the knowledge that the United States was sending a naval fleet to the Brazilian coast, information confirmed by Gordon ambassador himself years later, would be enough to discourage any government reaction
The Lei Dura or Hard Law’s established the Linha Dura and the Duristas. The Duristas staged a coup within a coup and removed power and purged within the government anybody aligned with the views of Castelo Branco, Socialism, or any other party they deemed a threat to their power. The Duristas ushered and era that no longer aligned itself with any necessary political view beside power. This lead to the United States removing their backing of the country in 1969, however this hardly affected Brazil. The government who held major lobby power and clandestinely controlled the business sector made multinational agreements with companies like Volkswagen. These agreements lead to economic stability in Brazil. Despite the human rights situation in the country being at an all-time low the economy was growing. The United States fearing imminent war with Russia and supporting satellite wars like the Vietnam War needed economic allies and renewed their mutual support with …show more content…
They reacted by deciding to send a naval fleet to Brazil. Professor of history at the University of Brasilia (UNB) Virgil Arraes The military might of the greatest power in the world is considered by him, one of the main reasons there was no reaction of President João Goulart (Jango) given by the Brazilian military coup against his government. "Jango probably had more information, and they did it not showed much willingness to resist," says Arraes. For the teacher, the knowledge that the United States was sending a naval fleet to the Brazilian coast, information confirmed by Gordon ambassador himself years later, would be enough to discourage any government reaction