User:FelipeFritschF/Operação Brother Sam

Operation Brother Sam was the usage of the United States Navy and United States Air Force in support of the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. With the deterioration of relations between the government of President João Goulart and the favourable attitude of groups in conspiracy against him, the idea to realize an operation to guarantee the success of an uprising gained strength. The matter was discussed with the US ambassador to Brasil, Lincoln Gordon, and officials in Washington thoroghout the administration of US President John F. Kennedy e and his successor Lyndon B. Johnson. It consisted of logistical support and the deployment of a Navy fleet to the Brazilian shores in order to intimidate opposers, or, if necesssary, a large-scale land operation was planned, which was not realized. The operation was planned while keeping contact with Brazilian conspirators like General Castelo Branco, and planned for the formation of a provisionary government that'd require foreign aid.