



Propaganda for Vargas's Estado Novo

After a hotly contested election, one that saw the entire political spectrum of brazil fighting a world war level battle of heart and minds to the populace during the lead up to the 1936 polls. In the end, Getúlio Vargas manged to win the presidency. Immediately Vargas took to solidifying his power. First he courted some of the supporters of the Integralist movement, mainly the clergy, to his side. This was followed by Vargas enacting sweeping executive reforms that empowered the presidency. In addition Vargas passed several token labor reforms so as to gut the main support base of the syndicalist movements, as well and passing acts that emancipated women.







Coat of Arms of Uruguay.



Uruguay, despite of all the chaos that enveloped the Southern Hemisphere, managed to remain unchanged, still ruled over by the council along with it’s dedication to neutrality. While some have scoffed at the country’s inaction, Uruguay’s dedication to non aliment brought benefits. For starters, when Switzerland went dark, the various banking institutions relocated what funds they could rescue to Montevideo. For now Uruguay stand firm in non-aliment, even as the hemisphere is turning into potential battleground for future conflicts.





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José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay



Paraguay managed to hold onto the rule of Jose Felix Estigarribia. Under Estigarribia, Paraguay has been transmogrified into a pseudo-stratocratic society. One where the state and military are intertwined with each other. While this has made Estigarribia popular among the military, there are plenty who wish to take it to the next level. Drawing some inspection from Gran Peru, they wish to synthesize militarism and faith to turn the nation into a unbreakable anti-syndicalist fortress. As for now, Estigarribia‘s Paraguay sits as a de facto buffer state between Brazil, Gran Peru, and The syndicalist South.





General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

Democracy in Colombia seemed stable heading into the elections of 1938, Little did the public knew that behind the scenes the Military was plotting a coup. On that humid election day, General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla marched on the capital, Claiming to be acting on behalf of the people in order to prevent a nefarious syndicalist take over. Immediately a massive witch hunt began, where anyone who had even the tiniest of affiliated with syndicalism was arrested and exacted. While the political situation was being consolidated, Rojas declared that Colombia shall be the final line of defense in the preventing the Syndicalist forces of the north from seeping in across the Darién Gap.





Flag of Venezuela



Venezuela manged to hold strong to democracy, even after a the black Monday coup. In the 1939 coup, the Accion Democratica were elected back into power and has continued it's rule. With the oil wells running smoothly and and the welfare state now in effect, it seems that Venezuela is one of the few nations on earth where Democracy stands strong. Even so, there are outside powers that are wishing to undermine this accomplishment. From the north, the International wishes to bring a Syndicalist revolution the the south, by using Venezuela as a jumping off point to spread the revolution. To the west, word is spreading of Rojas wanting to revive the dream of Simon Bolivar and resurrecting Gran Colombia by force.





The Panama Canal, the link between the Pacific ocean and the Atlantic



Panama manged to break the shackles of the dictatorial Partido Nacional Revolucionario and saw the Liberal Partido Nacional Liberal win by a landslide in the 1936 elections. Of the major changes to have happned to the nation was the collapse of US hegemony over the nation and the annexation of the Panama Canal by Canada. Even with a new threatening power holding onto the Canal, the PNL refused to cave into the demands of Ottawa. After a tense stand off, a gentleman's agreement was reached, one that would ultimately fall through as Canada soon fell to the emerging SRA. With the Canal back in Panamanian hands, Panama now stands as a bridge between the Syndicalist strong North and the Ideological battle ground that is South America.





The Costa Rican Armed Forces.



Costa Rica manged to maintain a strong stable government even in the face of the turmoil inflecting her neighbors in the north. When the 2nd American civil war broke out, the Infamous United Fruit Company set up a new, and permanent, headquarters in San Jose. Even as Costa Rica expanded into the a new economic venture they dubbed "Eco-tourism", The United Fruit company is using it's clout to continue it's shady operations. While Centroamérica has gone syndicalist, areas like the Caribbean and the Andean states still remain rip for the picking.





Dominican Stamp featuring Trujillo, just one of many elements of his growing cult of personality



The Dominican Republic was but one of many nations hit hard by black Monday and behind the scenes, the Republicano leader Estrella made the unfortunate deal with General Trujillo bring about a coup. In the ensuring power struggle, Trujillo emerged as dictator of the Dominican Republic. After consolidating his power, a urgent crisis emerged from the Haitian-Dominican border. While Haiti threatened war, Trujillo called out Haiti's bluff and tensions were defused. With the Caribbean now a hotbed of political strife and the SRA eyeing the region, Trujillo's worries of the outside world has yet to subside.





Flag of Haiti, the last beacon of liberalism in the Caribbean



Against all odds, Louis Borno still clung to power in Haiti. Even after making his rule a unbreakable system, Borno's cowardliness in regards to the dispute with Dominican Republic had put his regime in jeopardy and when Borno died, all out chaos broke out between the various faction vying for power. In the end a liberal government took power, and started to both dismantle Borno's legacy and cracking down on radicalism. Even as Haiti emerges as beacon of liberalism in the Caribbean, the future may see this beacon snuffed out.





Flag of the Caribbean Union



The Caribbean Union has had a turbulent history. The Parti pour l'Autonomie pushed to far in their reforms for autonomy within the Entente and this incurred the wrath of the General-Governor to attempt to bring the Nation back to a loyal dominion. This backfired as a counter coup by the left not only ended it's status as a dominion but also the Entente's control over the country. After mediating the wounds from the revolution, the Parti pour l'Autonomie, now renamed to the labor party, took back power. Despite having allies with the various syndiclist factions in the union, the Labor Party did not wish to involve itself with the International and declared non alignment.





As the News World enters into a new age, The Remnants of the old order lick their wounds.



However there was still resentment for Vargas’s growing abuse of power, which all to a head in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. In which the state of São Paulo, lead by Júlio Marcondes Salgado, denounced Vargas and announced open revolt against the federal government in Rio. The rebellion was short lived as Vargas’s forces easily crushed the uprising. Taking advantage of the chaos, Vargas enacted draconian laws that crack down first on the Integralist movement, than the syndicalists thanks to the so called Cohen plan that was uncovered during a raid on a Integralist safe house that detailed a potential coup by the trade unions.The Estado Novo now is surrounded by enemies, with only Colombia and Paraguay to make a stand against the syndicalist to the south and the bloodthirsty ultra nationalist of Gran Peru.