Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election
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The year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat sweeping a region the US considered its back yard.
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What happened
The year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat sweeping a region the US considered its back yard.
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- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election?
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- What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?