Operation Brother Sam
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Operation Brother Sam was the use of the United States Navy and Air Force in support of the coup in Brazil in 1964. With the deterioration in relations with João Goulart's government and the favorable
USS Forrestal in 1962
USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
Guided Missile Destroyer USS Leahy (DLG-16)
Guided Missile Destroyer USS Barney (DDG-6)
João Goulart
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João Belchior Marques Goulart, commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was conside
Official portrait, 1961
Goulart and Maria Thereza in 1956.
Maria Thereza, Jango, Pat Nixon, Richard Nixon and João Carlos Muniz, in 1956.
"Legality: In August 1961, from this square, Leonel Brizola assured with the participation of the people, the respect for the constitutional legality and the maintenance of the rule of law".