Brazil's military regime provided a model for other military regimes and dictatorships around Latin America, systematizing the “Doctrine of National Security”, which "justified" the military's actions as operating in the interest of national security in a time of crisis, creating an intellectual basis upon which other military regimes relied.
Rezim militer Brasil merupakan contoh tentang rezim militer lain dan kediktatoran di seluruh Amerika Latin, sistematisasi "Doktrin Keamanan Nasional" yang membenarkan tindakan militer sebagai operasi untuk kepentingan Keamanan Nasional dalam saat krisis, menciptakan landasan intelektual di mana rezim militer lainnya mengandalkan.