Ditadura militar brasileira: Aproximações teóricas e historiográficas

Abstract

As is common in the History of Present, there is a significant interconnection between politics and academic research regarding the history of the Brazilian military dictatorship. Consequently, it is essential that archival research be guided by wellestablished theoretical formulations. This article discusses the alleged revisionism of the historiography on the Brazilian military dictatorship, argues that the recruitment of young leftwing students for the armed struggle has generated a traumatic memory, shows the weakness of the debate about the civil-military character of dictatorship, argues that the institutional framework of the state of exception was still active in 1985 and demonstrates that the project of "Abertura" was controlled by the military.