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A Brazilian statesman, João Goulart was a reformist left-wing president, a defender of grassroots reforms and workers' rights, deposed by the 1964 military coup that began the dictatorship in Brazil.
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João Goulart leans further toward public than 84% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Economy is where João Goulart stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, João Goulart sits practically at the catalog median.
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Current that defends workers' interests within democracy, promoting labor rights, social security, strong unions, and income distribution through reforms and the welfare state.
Model associated with Brazil's Workers' Party governments that seeks growth with social inclusion, combining rising minimum wages, popular credit, cash transfers and public banks without breaking with the market.
Current that mobilizes the people against economic elites, defending redistribution, public control, national sovereignty, plebiscitary democracy, and broad social policy in popular anti-establishment language.
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Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right40%
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