The "Cohen Plan" was a false flag operation by the Brazilian military in cooperation with President Getulio Vargas, which provided a pretext for the coup of November 1937 by alleging an imminent revolutionary uprising led by a cabal of Jewish Communists. Historians consider it the most blatant forgery in the history of Brazil, since the supposed "Plan" was in fact drafted by a secret service officer, and its "disclosure" was used as the justification for Vargas declaring a state of emergency, suspending Congress, rounding up political opponents and claiming dictatorial powers. The resulting regime would be known as the Estado Novo.
Now my knowledge of modern Brazilian history is superficial at best, so I wonder: could there have been a way to thwart the false flag operation, perhaps with a disgruntled officer leaking the plot to the press? And would that have been enough to prevent Vargas from setting himself up as dictator?
Now my knowledge of modern Brazilian history is superficial at best, so I wonder: could there have been a way to thwart the false flag operation, perhaps with a disgruntled officer leaking the plot to the press? And would that have been enough to prevent Vargas from setting himself up as dictator?