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The Cold War Legacy: Brazil

Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 5:05 a.m.

Brazil\u2019s controversial new President, Jair Bolsonaro, has praised the country\u2019s military dictatorship, which took power in 1964 and ruled for 21 years. In an echo of the language used by the generals back then, President Bolsonaro claims he is saving his country from Communism and he has vowed to wipe the reds off the map. His critics say he is a threat to democracy.

In this sharply divided country, some say Brazil is reliving the Cold War. Through history, culture and the classroom, the BBC\u2019s South America correspondent Katy Watson explores Brazil\u2019s Cold War legacy.

Presenter: Katy Watson\nProducer: John Murphy

(Photo: Brazilian army tanks arrive at Guanabara Palace, on 01 April 1964 in Rio de Janeiro during the military putsch. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)