Communication between the Militants of the '8 October' Revolutionary Movement and the Peasants of Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil (1969-71)

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ID4017928
AuthorsFabricio Teló (0000-0002-4930-0309, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume54
Issue2
Pages313-335
Publication date2022-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x22000220
OpenAlexW4229045096
LanguageEN
References cited7

During the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-85), the Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro ('8 October' Revolutionary Movement, MR-8) attempted to mobilise peasants for its revolutionary project. This article analyses communication between MR-8 militants and peasants in Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia. Based on interviews and document analysis, it documents the central role of José Campos Barreto (Zequinha) as a leader in this political process. The son of a local family, Zequinha enjoyed the respect of peasants and relied on his knowledge of their lives to better communicate with them. While the MR-8 made some inroads with peasants, its work in the region was prematurely ended when agents of the state descended on Brotas to arrest Carlos Lamarca, one of the dictatorship's most wanted militants

Aesthetics · Art · Democracy · Dictatorship · Humanities · Movement (music) · Political science · Politics · Revolutionary movement · Sociology · State (computer science) · Brazilian cultural history and politics · Law · Urban Development and Societal Issues · Youth, Politics, and Society

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