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A Verdade Sufocada
AuthorCarlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra
LanguagePortuguese
SubjectHistorical revisionism
GenreMemoir
Published2006 by Editora Ser
Publication placeBrazil
Pages541
ISBN8586662607

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 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).

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. 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. The book received attention after being quoted by Jair Bolsonaro during his vote for Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment in 2016. In the weekly ranking of Folha de S.Paulo on June 4, 2016, the work was the sixth best-selling nonfiction book in Brazil. In 2018, it reached its 14th edition. The book received criticism from the academic world. Historians and sociologists warned of the book's unreliability as a historical document.

The book

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.

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 As a historical document, it serves a purpose: it is yet another confirmation that, within what I usually call modern sensibility, torture is an action that, regardless of its results,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."

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".

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. Luciano (2006). A Verdade Sufocada: A Historia Que A Esquerda N~Ao Quer Que O Brasil Conheca (Portuguese ed.). Editora Ser. ISBN 9788586662577.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Juiz condena coronel Ustra por sequestro e tortura". Notícias do Conselho Federal da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil. 10 October 2008.
  5. Camila Moraes (2015-10-15). "Brilhante Ustra, ícone da repressão da ditadura brasileira". El País. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  6. Cardoso, Lucileide Costa (1994). "Construindo a memória do regime de 64". Revista Brasileira de História. 14 (27): 179–196.
  7. ^ Cerveira, Neusah (2007). "Qual verdade?". Projeto História. 34 (1). PUC-SP: 381–383. ISSN 2176-2767.
  8. 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.
  9. ^ "Brilhante Ustra é o sexto autor de não ficção mais vendido do país". Folha de S. Paulo. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. 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
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