Vargas e Goulart:: o populismo em questão

This article deals with the economics and controversies on the economic policy of the second Getúlio Vargasadministration (1951-1954) and the João Goulart administration (1961-1964), as well as their respective historical meanings. Despite conjunctural differences when Goulart took office as Preside...

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Authors: Fonseca, Pedro Cezar Dutra, Salomão, Ivan Colangelo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
Repository:Conhecer (Fortaleza)
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.uece.br:article/1942
Online Access:https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/revistaconhecer/article/view/1942
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:populismo econômico
Getúlio Vargas
João Goulart
economic populism
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Summary:This article deals with the economics and controversies on the economic policy of the second Getúlio Vargasadministration (1951-1954) and the João Goulart administration (1961-1964), as well as their respective historical meanings. Despite conjunctural differences when Goulart took office as President, it is known that it did not differ greatly from the economic context in which Vargas resumed his government in 1951: rising inflation and a slowing trend in GDP growth rates. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which, along with the mandate, added to the worsening external accounts situation, with a balance of payments deficit and difficulties in attracting external capital. In spite of the differences, both governments had tragic outcomes, with negative political and social consequences. Based on the various interpretations of the economic policy throughout these periods, the hypothesis that both Vargas and Goulart fit into the concept of economic populism, established in the literature, is refuted.