FROM DICTATORSHIP TO DEMOCRACY: THE UNFINISHED BRAZILIAN TRANSITION

Authors

  • Simone Andrea Schwinn
  • João Pedro Schmidt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v23i2.6077

Keywords:

Democracy, Dictatorship, Right to Memory, Transitional Justice

Abstract

Brazil, like other Latin American countries, went through a long period of deprivation of freedoms and fundamental rights, in time of the civil-military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 1985 and left a large number of victims: political prisoners, persecuted, exiled, dead and missing. After nearly three decades of the end of the regime, it is possible to affirm that the consequences of those dark times are still being felt, both in society and in the institutions. This work brings as theme the Brazilian transition process, questioned about the construction of a historical memory for a reconciliation with its past of violations of human rights and evaluating the consequences of an established policy of not memory for the whole of society.

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Author Biographies

Simone Andrea Schwinn

Mestra em Direito pelo PPGD da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul-UNISC, com Bolsa CNPq. Doutoranda pelo mesmo Programa na linha de pesquisa Diversidade e Políticas Públicas, com Bolsa PROSUP/CAPES. Integrante dos grupos de Pesquisa “Direito, Cidadania e Políticas Públicas”, coordenado pela Profª Pós Dra. Marli M. M. da Costa e “Direitos Humanos”, coordenado pelo Prof. Pós Dr. Clóvis Gorczevski, vinculados ao PPGD da Unisc. Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa Ciência Penal Contemporânea, coordenado pelo Prof. Dr. Tupinambá Pinto de Azevedo, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS. Integrante da Cátedra Sérgio Vieira de Mello da UFRGS. E-mail: ssimoneandrea@gmail.com.

João Pedro Schmidt

Professor do Departamento de Ciências Humanas e do Programa de Pós Graduação em Direito da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul-UNISC. Doutor em Ciência Política. Coordenador do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas “Comunitarismo e Políticas Públicas”. Email: jpedro@unisc.br.

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Published

2015-10-16

How to Cite

Schwinn, S. A., & Schmidt, J. P. (2015). FROM DICTATORSHIP TO DEMOCRACY: THE UNFINISHED BRAZILIAN TRANSITION. Reflexão E Ação, 23(2), 25-53. https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v23i2.6077

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2015): Ditadura(s), Educação e Memória

Section

Ditadura(s), educação e memória

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