Gurgel had existed for a long time making small cars, off-roads and dune buggies. Other small manufacturers existed and still do. They wanted to build cheap ca

Gurgel had existed for a long time making small cars, off-roads and dune buggies. Other small manufacturers existed and still do. They wanted to build cheap cars and take advantage of a lower tax rate for small cars. When they were the most successful, a strike of the customs officials broke their supply of parts from Argentina. Then the federal government and the state government of Ceará reneged on their financing deals. This might have been because of lobbying from the big 4 (Fiat, GM, VW, and Ford), but I don't know if this has been proved.