Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil

The purpose of this article is to provide a historical observation of politics of memory in contemporary Brazil, with a focus on the period between 2019 and 2022 (Bolsonaro government). By analyzing the lawsuits put forward by different social and political actors, the article proposes a reflection...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Paixão, Raphael Peixoto De P. Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2023-09-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/17746
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spelling doaj.art-97e1609dff0046a98bd55c5e4ca0333b2023-09-29T11:19:10ZengUniversity of BolognaScienza & Politica1590-49461825-96182023-09-0135688310810.6092/issn.1825-9618/1774616105Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary BrazilCristiano Paixão0Raphael Peixoto De P. Marques1Università di BrasiliaIDP – Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino Desenvolvimento e PesquisaThe purpose of this article is to provide a historical observation of politics of memory in contemporary Brazil, with a focus on the period between 2019 and 2022 (Bolsonaro government). By analyzing the lawsuits put forward by different social and political actors, the article proposes a reflection on the time frames involved in the politics of memory in the post-dictatorship context, especially from the perspective of the victims of the regime.https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/17746brazilmilitary dictatorshipmemory politicsnegationismcourts
spellingShingle Cristiano Paixão
Raphael Peixoto De P. Marques
Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
Scienza & Politica
brazil
military dictatorship
memory politics
negationism
courts
title Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
title_full Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
title_fullStr Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
title_short Celebrating the Coup d'état: Authoritarian Past, the Role of Courts and Memory Politics in Contemporary Brazil
title_sort celebrating the coup d etat authoritarian past the role of courts and memory politics in contemporary brazil
topic brazil
military dictatorship
memory politics
negationism
courts
url https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/17746
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