How Did Friedman's Theory Of Globalization Affect Brazil?

The Brazilian coup d’état in 1964 can be explained using a combination of the theories of Ferguson and Friedman. This coup was brought into action by two factors; the extreme reactions to leftist political movements in Brazil and around the world as well as the economic and political instability of Brazil. The anti-left wing political movement was caused by the tensions between the capitalist nations led by the U.S and the communist nations. Friedman’s theory of globalization can be applied here, as the involvement of the U.S and their right wing policies in the Brazilian political sphere was a direct result of nations globalizing. Ferguson's six killer apps can be applied to explaining how the U.S was able to have such a large impact on Brazilian
Friedman states “Globalization 2.0 (1800 to 2000) shrank the world from a size medium to a size small”. The increase in international politics and the flattening of the world allowed the U.S to directly support the coup both economically and militarily. Tracy Breneman from the University of Colorado writes “What led to the Revolution of 1964 could be defined in political terms. Cuba had just fallen to a socialist revolution and the United States was determined to prevent the "threat of communism" from spreading throughout the western hemisphere.” However, preventing the rise of communism was not the only goal of the coup d’état. Friedman’s theory states that globalization 2.0 was “spearheaded by companies globalizing for markets and labor”. This is also true in 1964 Brazil. From a declassified U.S document; “It (the Goulart administration) has systematically taken control of many strategic points… is now taking over the five remaining private oil refineries”. The document was noting why the leftist Goulart administration must be ended quickly, one of the reasons being its acquisition of private
Property rights in the U.S are protected by many laws as well as the constitution. However, in 1964 Brazil that was not the case. The land statute passed in 1964 was a major part of the problem. “Brazilian land law, there was a provision which supported ownership of the land by the one who cultivated it or produced on it. If a person could demonstrate 'effective use' which meant cultivation for a year and a day, then that person could claim the holding.” This land statute allowed large and powerful landowners to threaten smaller landowners, and legally take their land since property rights were not adequately legislated and enforced. This led to a smaller number of landowners in Brazil, driving many people into poverty and destabilizing the Brazilian