Yes, actually. It was used to force the neoliberal 'experiment' onto the population, same as what happened in Chile and in other Latin American countries. Also, a lot of the supporters of the regime, as well as the upper echelons, were composed of capitalists. It's a textbook example of fascists and the bourgeoisie working together to suppress leftist movements and force unpopular economic policies.
This article talks about it in more depth, but it's in portuguese:
https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/24398
Yes, actually. It was used to force the neoliberal 'experiment' onto the population, same as what happened in Chile and in other Latin American countries. Also, a lot of the supporters of the regime, as well as the upper echelons, were composed of capitalists. It's a textbook example of fascists and the bourgeoisie working together to suppress leftist movements and force unpopular economic policies.
This article talks about it in more depth, but it's in portuguese: https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/24398
Thanks! Worst case scenario, I've got some friends who are Brazilian liberals who the article will be interesting to discuss with.