Banca de DEFESA: ANDRÉ DE OLIVEIRA MENDES

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANDRÉ DE OLIVEIRA MENDES
DATE: 24/11/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Departamento de História
TITLE:

To the rescue of Brigade 2506: the secret mediation of João Goulart’s government (1962) in favor of the Cuban Bay of Pigs prisoners in the context of the foreign relations between Brasil and the United States of America

KEY WORDS:

Cold War; Cuban Revolution; Brazil; United States of America; Foreign Independent Policy

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUBÁREA: História Moderna e Contemporânea
SUMMARY:

The objective of this work is to assess the Brazilian government role while acting as an informal emissary of the United States of America in its conflictious relations with Cuba in the timeframe of the Cuban Revolution and the Cold War. It highlights the good offices provided by João Goulart’s administration, between March and April of 1962, as a request from the U.S. president John Kennedy, on behalf of the non-execution of Brigade 2506 members - a group of Cuban exiles detained by the revolutionary government, the year prior, after the failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs. At the time, faced with imminent negative repercussions, both internally and externally, namely, the North American public opinion exasperation in favor of more aggressive initiatives by Washington against Havana, and, the consequent reinvigoration of conflicts with Moscow in other regions globally, the White House would mobilize efforts in order to avoid the contingent’s execution. Brazil was appealed as an effort once the country maintained a correct relationship with Cuba, as one may say, due to the ongoing Independent Foreign Policy and the principles that came with it and helped in the advocacy for the country's international position. In this regard, this dissertation proposes an analysis of the episode, associating it with the Brazilian diplomatic propositions to the Cold War, in conjunction to its foreign affairs and, especially, aiming national goals. Moreover, also suggests the examination when it comes to the effects of said mediation to the status of bilateral relations with the United States government with the context of divergences fostered by Brazilian foreign policy, in particular to the regards the position on the alleged Cuban issue.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2308048 - VIRGILIO CAIXETA ARRAES
Externo ao Programa - 1714125 - CARLOS EDUARDO VIDIGAL - UnBExterno ao Programa - 1549209 - THIAGO GEHRE GALVAO - UnBExterno à Instituição - SIDNEI JOSE MUNHOZ - UEM