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Documentos novos sobre EUA e o golpe mostram coisas q ainda não sabíamos: Casa Branca acreditou q, depois de derrubar Jango, militares manteriam calendário eleitoral. Quando a ficha caiu de que se tratava de uma ditadura, choque e arrependimento. Curadoria do @vitorlsion.
22 abr 1964. Crença equivocada #1: Castello convocará eleições: "We estimate that the interim regime probably will manage to survive and to hold free elections next October” - cia.gov/library/readin…
19 jun 1964. Crença equivocada #2: Castello controlará a linha dura. cia.gov/library/readin…
26 mar 1965. Ficha caindo #1: Linha dura é maior ameaça a Castello. “The hard-liners appear to constitute the most serious potential threat to the administration […] self-appointed overseers who feel that Castello Branco has not been firm enough". cia.gov/library/readin…
3 nov 1965. Ficha caindo #2: AI-2. "The initial impact on me has been both shock and sorrow [...] a major setback [...] to bring about full constitutional normalization without jeopardizing basic purposes of revolution” - history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
7 nov 1965. Ficha caindo #3: “The emergence of a repressive authoritarian regime would represent a serious reverse in an otherwise rather encouraging series of developments throughout the hemisphere” - history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
18 ago 1966. Ficha caindo #4: Costa e Silva aumentará medidas autoritárias: "Because he is less judicious and more a man of action than Castello Branco, we see more chance that he might resort to harsh, authoritarian methods." - history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
14 jun 1967. Ficha caindo #5: "It is not clear to what extent these policies are the result of catering to domestic political pressures, technical incompetence on the part of the new Ministers, or lack of coordination and control". history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
11 jul 1968. Ficha caindo #6: "Costa e Silva has so far avoided harsh repressive measures but there is an increasing possibility that he will have to bow to 'hard-line' demands". - cia.gov/library/readin…
14 dez 1968. Ficha caindo #7: linha dura impõe o AI5. “The most severe repressive measures Brazil has seen in years”. - cia.gov/library/readin…
14 dez 1968. Ficha caindo #8: AI5 "signals bankruptcy of an effort by Brazilian military to demonstrate that they are better able than civilian elements to move Brazil toward goals of development and political stability through democratic means".
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17 dez 1968. Ficha caindo #9: "Fifth Institutional Act and actions in immediate aftermath are harsh, not only in Brazilian context but also in comparison to some of hemisphere's other military regimes." - history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
25 dez 1968. Arrependimento. "We erred after October ‘65 Act in not drawing back further from our close association with Castello [...] country has now also lost chance to move ahead even under strongly guided semi-authoritarian democracy."- history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
Historiadores e povo de RI, alguém precisa responder: pq Casa Branca leu tudo errado? Comprou sem crítica os argumentos do embaixador Lincoln Gordon? Ou foi falha do sistema de inteligência? O q teria acontecido se gov Johnson tivesse lido a situação corretamente?
