Brazil and the Quiet Intervention, 1964 / / Phyllis R. Parker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Parker, Phyllis R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Texas Pan American Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (162 p.)

When the Brazilian military overthrew President João Goulart in 1964, American diplomats characterized the coup as a "100 percent Brazilian movement." It has since become apparent, largely through government documents declassified during the course of research for this book, that the United States had an invisible but pervasive part in the coup. Relying principally on documents from the Johnson and Kennedy presidential libraries, Phyllis Parker unravels the events of the coup in fascinating detail. The evidence she presents is corroborated by interviews with key participants. U.S. interference in the Goulart regime began when normal diplomatic pressure failed to produce the desired enthusiasm from him for the Alliance of Progress. Political and economic manipulations also proving ineffective, the United States stood ready to back a military takeover of Brazil's constitutional democracy. U.S. operation "Brother Sam" involved shipments of petroleum, a naval task force, and tons of arms and ammunition in preparation for intervention during the 1964 coup. When the Brazilian military gained control without calling on the ready assistance, U.S. policy makers immediately accorded recognition to the new government and set in motion plans for economic support.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- A Gaucho Becomes President -- Two New Ambassadors -- Two Omens for the Future -- Brazil's Independent Foreign Policy -- The Domestic Scene -- The Presidents Meet -- Return to Brazil -- The Parliamentary Crisis -- October Elections -- Goulart Salutes the Yankee Victory -- A Special Emissary from the President -- Presidential Powers Restored -- Economic Stabilization for Assistance: The Bell-Dantas Agreement -- Goulart Administration Drifts to the Left -- A New Administration in Washington -- Military Conspiracies -- Beginning of the End -- U.S. Activities -- Political Perspectives on U.S. Economic Assistance to Brazil -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- LIST OF SOURCES -- INDEX