On the 60th anniversary of Brazil's 1964 coup, reflections on the event reveal deep-seated impacts and the role of external influences. The coup, which led to a brutal 21-year dictatorship, resulted in hundreds of deaths and disappearances. Recent discussions and reports, including those by @nick_clevelands, highlight the United States' involvement in supporting the coup against João Goulart's government and its subsequent dissatisfaction with Brazilian governments that did not align with Washington's political intentions. President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration is noted for its role. Brazilians are now calling for the U.S. to declassify its role in the coup, as the nation commemorates the victims and reflects on the legacy of military rule. Events such as a 'Walk of Silence' to a former dictatorship-era torture center in São Paulo have been organized to honor the victims, covered in the #BrazilOnFire podcast by @mfox_us for @TheRealNews and @NACLA. The coup was initially supported by segments of Brazil's society, including businessmen and rural oligarchs, as a response to the first Agrarian Reform project and the development of national industry. This anniversary prompts a reevaluation of the U.S.'s influence in South American politics during the Cold War era.
There is a lot that is still unknown about this chapter in Brazil’s history, and the U.S. relationship to the military regime, writes @nick_clevelands https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
"Just to remember it, gives me the chills," one woman told me this week, about the 1964 coup in #Brazil. This is the 60th anniversary. Events were held in honor of the victims. Great analysis from historians Bryan Pitts & @jake_b_blanc My latest @TheWorld https://t.co/OIanvdYFNm
"The April 1, 1964 coup was the response of the businessmen & rural oligarchs to the 1st Agrarian Reform project & development of the nat'l industry. #Brazil was the kickoff of the coups pushed by the US in South America amid the Cold War era," explains @stedile_mst @MST_Oficial https://t.co/4EwCc2eYud
As we look back on the 60th anniversary of #Brazil's 1964 coup, it's important to remember the US role. "I think we ought to take every step that we can," said President Lyndon B. Johnson. Below is a clip from my podcast #BrazilonFire. @TheRealNews @NACLA https://t.co/FtTgDFKGz5 https://t.co/6Y1S6pnrlc
60 years since coup, Brazilians call on US to declassify its role https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
Brazil - the US-backed and promoted Military Coup d’Etat 60 years ago. And it wasn’t the last. This is how much they value democracy. https://t.co/eNHjVOaGVB
As one Brazilian general put it, the United States wanted Brazil “to do the dirty work.” And it did. https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
.@nick_clevelands on the 60th anniversary of Brazil's military coup and surprise — Washington's role in it. https://t.co/0hmBuDKTNd
NEW from @nick_clevelands: 60 years after the coup, #Brazil reflects on the legacy of military rule and Washington's involvement https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
People across #Brazil are remembering the victims of the country's brutal 21-year dictatorship, on the 60th anniversary of Brazil's 1964 coup. A "Walk of Silence" to the site of a former dictatorship-era torture center in São Paulo is livestreaming #live. https://t.co/agSMxRlSJA
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1964 coup that sunk #Brazil into a brutal 21-year dictatorship. In this episode of my 2022 podcast #BrazilOnFire, I look at this devastating era, during which hundreds were killed & disappeared. @NACLA @TheRealNews https://t.co/FtTgDFKGz5
60yrs ago today, the US assisted the military coup that overthrew the João Goulart govt, but overtime came to unlike successive Brazilian govts too because they didn't quite jibe with Washington's political intentions. NEW @nick_clevelands https://t.co/0hmBuDKTNd
NEW @nick_clevelands examines the role of the US in the Brazil's military coup, 60yrs ago today and how much we have yet to know. https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
Today is the anniversary of Brazil’s 1964 coup - but ministers have reportedly been told not to mark the date, apparently for fear of irking the military in the wake of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration https://t.co/su4rjWEfWX
Washington was not only behind the putschists that overthrew the Braziliabn govt 60yrs ago today, but drew up plans for a possible invasion. NEW @nick_clevelands https://t.co/0hmBuDLrCL
#Brazil | Days before the 60th anniversary of the 1964 coup d'état, victims of the military dictatorship asked Brazilian President Lula da Silva to reinstate the Commission of Dead and Disappeared. https://t.co/CxUSYAasHM