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  • 2013 - Volume 7, Issue 3
  • Czechoslovakia and Brazil 1945-1989; Diplomats, businessmen, spies and guerrilheiros

Czechoslovakia and Brazil 1945-1989; Diplomats, businessmen, spies and guerrilheiros

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    • Matyáš Pelant
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 3
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ABSTRACT: This work summarises political, economic and security relations be- tween Czechoslovakia and Brazil from 1945 to 1989. During this pe- riod Brazil adopted different approaches towards the Eastern bloc. In this context, despite some difficulties, Czechoslovakia not only main- tained diplomatic relations with Brazil, but succeeded in enhancing them gradually. This work answers the following questions: why was the partnership stable despite acute ideological divergences? What major obstacles plagued their relations? Was Czechoslovakia active in the fight against the military regime due to its international com- mitments within the Eastern bloc? The results suggest that two major facts were decisive for the stable position of Czechoslovakia in Brazil: a strong tradition of bilateral relations and that both sides saw econom- ic advantages in keeping the mutual trade flows. Czechoslovakia was involved in some propaganda and intelligence activities which were seen as hostile by the Brazilian government; though the former was thoughtful enough to avoid major incidents. This research is based on unpublished documents from Czech archives.

 

KEYWORDS: Brazil, Czechoslovakia, diplomatic relations, mutual trade, intelligence activities, Cold War

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