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Echoes of cold war as US accusedof meddling in another Brazilian election

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago

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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro1 Sept 2026, 12:00 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readWorldWorld
Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

World — Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago

The year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat sweeping a region the US considered its back yard.

Historians say that in the lead-up to the vote, the CIA and the Department of State secretly channelled millions of dollars to opposition candidates and a group tasked with spreading rightwing propaganda and stirring up unrest.

The year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat sweeping a region the US considered its back yard.

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Source: The Guardian · Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro. Published 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 pm.

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