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Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup

Thousands clutching rosaries and dollars from Washington formed the march that paved the way for the 1964 coup

By Thiago Domenici
Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup
Magno Borges/Agência Pública
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  • This piece was originally published by Agencia Publica, and has been translated and edited by openDemocracy

As night fell on Rio de Janeiro on 13 March 1964, Brazilian President João Goulart, known as Jango, addressed a crowd gathered at Brazil’s Central Station to announce measures that would change the course of the country’s history.

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