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The Brazilian General Staff and Brazil's Military Situation, 1900-1945

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Frank D. McCann Jr.
Frank D. McCann Jr.*
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Department of History, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
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In June 1977, Argentine army forces in Entre Rios, Corrientes, and Missiones went on alert; while across the Rio Uruguay, Brazilian garrisons throughout Rio Grande do Sul readied themselves. The nerve center at Santa Maria vibrated with activity and even friendly military observers were warned away.

Some months previously the book El Espacio Argentino by Pablo R. Sanz had been published in Argentina outlining various hypotheses of how a war with Brazil might be conducted (Sanz, 1976: 335-351). The book had been circulated through the Brazilian general staff. Although it carried nothing new for the intelligence services, its publication was taken as an indication of Argentine attitudes.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 299 - 324
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Copyright © University of Miami 1983

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