João Goulart was a proponent of democratic rights, the legalization of the Communist Party, and economic and land reforms, but the US government insisted that he impose a program of economic austerity.
João Goulart adalah pendukung hak-hak demokratis, legalisasi Partai Komunis, dan reformasi ekonomi dan tanah, tetapi pemerintah AS menuntut Goulart menerapkan program pengetatan anggaran.