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This 10 page paper looks at reasons behind the seizure of political control on Brazil by the military in 1964. The reasons for this are numerous, including the role played by João Goulart in precipitating the actions taken by the military. These issues are discussed with reference to the economic and social conditions in Brazil immediately prior to the coup. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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regimes, from democracy to military rule and back again. For some the history of military rule is a political period they would rather forget, however others also look to this
era as one which was natural at the time and although had many disadvantages there were also some compensations in the military rule. The change came in 1964 when the
country was again closed after the rule of Jo?o Goulart ended (Schwartzman 1973). This was not a sudden sand unexpected shift of government power, but arose due to instability
of the country and the feelings of the electorate at the time of the 1964 election. The system which allowed this change
was a democratic system based on three tiers and proportional representation fir the legislative body (Schwartzman 1973). Until 1964 the political framework was a presidential system with multiple parties represented
within the parliament, and a direct balloting system for the members of the three tiers which were local, state and national. Suffrage
was mandatory for all citizens over eighteen who were literate up until this point (Schwartzman 1973). The closing down of the country after the coup was only a start, it
was further closed down by an extension of the First Institutional Act in 1968 which was a modification of the 1946 constitution (marianne/history.htm). II. Causes of the Military Coup
There were many factors which lead to this position. There was already a history of military rule in the country when the
former republic came to an end in 1930. This was due to regional disputes and a poor economic situation which allowed the seizure of power by Getulio Vargas (brazil/brazhist.htm). This
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