Forced landing

New edition with new cover and chapters. The story behind the destruction of Panair do Brasil by the military regime. In this acclaimed book, now in an expanded edition, with research developments and previously unpublished documents, Daniel Leb Sasaki provides the definitive report on the disappearance of one of the largest companies in the country's history: the now nearly forgotten Panair do Brasil – closed by the military government in 1965. "Forced Landing" reconstructs the company's achievements in Brazil and abroad, exposes the political and commercial plot to overthrow it, and reveals the military governments' antipathy toward the Brazilian shareholders who nationalized it. Without any prior warning, Panair had its route concessions revoked and its flights handed over to competitors Varig and Cruzeiro. It was subsequently closed without the right to a defense. The work denounces the series of illegalities and rights violations committed by judges, military personnel, and representatives of the Brazilian state themselves during the process.