What the Sigma? (Plínio Salgado and Brazilian Integralist Action)

In this week's episode, James talks about another example of a postliberal party that failed to secure a position within in government, the Brazilian Integralist Action Party. Plínio Salgado founded the party after a wealthy friend sponsored him to meet with Benito Mussolini in 1930. Salgado followed Mussolini's advice and created the Catholic authoritarian party in 1932 but ultimately could not exercise sufficient influence over the factions in the authoritarian regime of Getúlio Vargas.