Brazilian OGlobo newspaper front page on April 2, 1964., the day after the military coup. The headline reads: "Democracy returns".
Brazilian society supported the military coup of 1964.
The media claimed that the intervention was necessary to stop a coup by President João Goulart. The fears may or may not have founded. Since Goulart did not attempt to carry one out, we will never know. What we do know is that Brazilian society allowed the military to intervene, calling it a necessary tactic to protect its beloved democracy, and the result was 21 years of dictatorship.
