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Brazilian military coup overthrows President João Goulart

A military coup in Brazil toppled President João Goulart and replaced his government with a military-dominated regime.

The overthrow heightened Cold War concerns in Latin America and posed immediate foreign-policy questions for the Johnson administration about U.S. posture toward emerging military regimes and anti‑communist strategies in the region.

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