We cannot remain silent : opposition to the Brazilian military dictatorship in the United States

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    • Green, James N.

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We cannot remain silent : opposition to the Brazilian military dictatorship in the United States

James N. Green

(Radical perspectives)

Duke University Press, 2010

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-429) and index

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In 1964, Brazil's democratically elected, left-wing government was ousted in a coup and replaced by a military junta. The Johnson administration quickly recognized the new government. The U.S. press and members of Congress were nearly unanimous in their support of the "revolution" and the coup leaders' anticommunist agenda. Few Americans were aware of the human rights abuses perpetrated by Brazil's new regime. By 1969, a small group of academics, clergy, Brazilian exiles, and political activists had begun to educate the American public about the violent repression in Brazil and mobilize opposition to the dictatorship. By 1974, most informed political activists in the United States associated the Brazilian government with its torture chambers. In We Cannot Remain Silent, James N. Green analyzes the U.S. grassroots activities against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America. He explains how the campaign against Brazil's dictatorship laid the groundwork for subsequent U.S. movements against human rights abuses in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Central America.Green interviewed many of the activists who educated journalists, government officials, and the public about the abuses taking place under the Brazilian dictatorship. Drawing on those interviews and archival research from Brazil and the United States, he describes the creation of a network of activists with international connections, the documentation of systematic torture and repression, and the cultivation of Congressional allies and the press. Those efforts helped to expose the terror of the dictatorship and undermine U.S. support for the regime. Against the background of the political and social changes of the 1960s and 1970s, Green tells the story of a decentralized, international grassroots movement that effectively challenged U.S. foreign policy.

目次

About the Series ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Tropical Delights and Torture Chambers, or Imagining Brazil in the United States Prologo "Era um pais subdesenvolvido" 13 1. Revolution and Counterrevolution in Brazil 19 Capitulo I "A gente quer ter voz ativa" 49 2. The Birth of a Movement 55 Capitulo II "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a cancao" 77 3. The World Turned Upside Down 85 Capitulo III "Agora falando serio" 107 4. Defending Artistic and Academic Freedom 115 Capitulo IV "Acorda amor" 137 5. The Campaign against Torture 143 Capitulo V "Vai meu irmao" 167 6. Latin Americanists Take a Stand 177 Capitulo VI "Pode me prender, pode me bater" 197 7. Human Rights and the Organization of American States 201 Capitulo VII "Fado tropical" 225 8. Congressional Questioning 233 Capitulo VIII "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" 255 9. Denouncing the Dictatorship 259 Capitulo IX "Navegar e preciso" 291 10. Performing Opposition 293 Capitulo X "Quem e essa mulhar" 315 11. The Slow-Motion Return to Democracy 321 Capitulo XI "Amanha ha de ser outro dia" 355 Conclusions: Making a Difference 359 Notes 367 Bibliography 411 Index 431

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