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Berlin Radio pronouncements led to increasing nervousness among the Brazilian population.

So unlike 1917, in 1942 it seemed that the Brazilian government did not want war.

However, in the then capital, Rio de Janeiro, the people started to attack German businesses, such as restaurants.

The passive position of the Vargas government was untenable in the face of public opinion.

Ultimately, the government found itself with no alternative but to declare war on Germany and Italy on August 22, 1942.