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Unlike its main rival, O Estado de S. Paulo, which was even censored and intervened, Folha de S. Paulo initially supported the 1964 coup d ' état against João Goulart and the military regime that followed until the government of Ernesto Geisel.

In the early 1970s, this stance has led to a series of attacks against vehicles delivering Folha de S. Paulo, which were burned down by leftist resistance groups.

According to Elio Gaspari, currently a columnist for Folha de S. Paulo, " cars of the company were borrowed to the DOI, which used them as coverage to transport prisoners ".