A Verdade Sufocada
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| Author | Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra |
|---|---|
| Language | Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical revisionism |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | 2006 by Editora Ser[1][2] |
| Publication place | Brazil |
| Pages | 541 |
| ISBN | 8586662607 |
A Verdade Sufocada - A História que a Esquerda não quer que o Brasil conheça (in English: The Suffocated Truth - The story that the left does not want Brazil to know) (2006) is the second memoir[3] of the retired colonel of the Brazilian Army, Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, the first Brazilian military man convicted of practicing torture during the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985).[4]
The book presents Ustra's version of the left-wing armed struggle in Brazil during the military dictatorship, as well as recounting his experiences as head of DOI-CODI, one of Organs executing agencies of political repression, in which opponents of the dictatorship were tortured and murdered.[5][6][7][8] According to Ustra and his family, the book was boycotted by bookstores at the time of release and the family needed to finance their print runs because of publishers' denials.[9] The book received attention after being quoted by Jair Bolsonaro during his vote for Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment in 2016.[10] In the weekly ranking of Folha de S.Paulo on June 4, 2016, the work was the sixth best-selling nonfiction book in Brazil.[9] In 2018, it reached its 14th edition.[10] The book received criticism from the academic world. Historians and sociologists warned of the book's unreliability as a historical document.[7]
The book
The book brings the military version of what happened during the dictatorship, with a greater focus on the attacks by leftist groups during that period. He counted on the collaboration of the author's wife, who is a historian, giving focus to the context of the Cold War.[10]
Criticism
For UFPE sociology professor Luciano Oliveira, "as a history book, 'A Verdade Sufocada' is null. As a historical document, it serves a purpose: it is yet another confirmation that, within what I usually call modern sensibility, torture is an action that, regardless of its results, disgraces the person who employs it."[11]
Neusah Cerveira, PhD in Social History from FFLCH/USP, draws attention to the absence of explicit bibliographic citations in the body of the text. She also says that "it is an extensive book, although superficial. With a strong title, but not very deep".[7]
Bibliography
- de Castro, Fernando Cibelli (2010). "A comunicação persuasiva como estratégia de controle da memória coletiva". PUCRS..
- Fernandes, Fabricio (2017). "As estratégias discursivas de perpetradores reflexões sobre a ditadura militar brasileira". ContraCorrente: Revista de Estudos Literários e da Cultura (2): 23–42. ISSN 2525-4529.
- Santos, Clarissa Grahl dos (2014). "As esquerdas pelas direitas: memória sobre a luta armada e atuação política de direita em livros escritos por militares que atuaram em órgãos de repressão durante a ditadura civil-militar" (PDF). Anais do XV Encontro Estadual de História. Florianópolis: ANPUH-SC.
See also
- Torture Never Again
- List of people killed by and disappeared during the Brazilian military dictatorship
- Securing Sex
- Sérgio Paranhos Fleury
- Ternuma
- Vladimir Herzog
References
- ^ Luciano (2006). A Verdade Sufocada: A Historia Que A Esquerda N~Ao Quer Que O Brasil Conheca (Portuguese ed.). Editora Ser. ISBN 9788586662577.
- ^ Ustra, Carlos Alberto Brilhante (2007). A verdade sufocada: a história que a esquerda não quer que o Brasil conheça (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brilhante Ustra. ISBN 978-85-86662-60-7.
- ^ Cardoso, Lucileide Costa (2011). "Os Discursos de Celebração da "Revolução de 1964"". Revista Brasileira de História. 31 (62): 117–140. doi:10.1590/S0102-01882011000200008.
- ^ "Juiz condena coronel Ustra por sequestro e tortura". Notícias do Conselho Federal da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil. 10 October 2008.
- ^ Camila Moraes (2015-10-15). "Brilhante Ustra, ícone da repressão da ditadura brasileira". El País. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ Cardoso, Lucileide Costa (1994). "Construindo a memória do regime de 64". Revista Brasileira de História. 14 (27): 179–196.
- ^ a b c Cerveira, Neusah (2007). "Qual verdade?". Projeto História. 34 (1). PUC-SP: 381–383. ISSN 2176-2767.
- ^ Grahl Santos, Clarissa (23 May 2017). "Das armas às letras: os militares e a constituição de um campo memorialístico de defesa à ditadura empresarial-militar" (in Spanish). Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
- ^ a b "Brilhante Ustra é o sexto autor de não ficção mais vendido do país". Folha de S. Paulo. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Umpieres, Rodrigo Tolotti. "Conheça o livro de cabeceira de Jair Bolsonaro: "A Verdade Sufocada"". www.infomoney.com.br. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Oliveira, Luciano (2016-07-29). "Brilhante Ustra e a verdade mais uma vez sufocada". Revista Amálgama. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
External links
- Official website – Homonymous blog maintained by Joseíta Brilhante Ustra, widow of the author