The soundtrack to the resistance against the Brazilian dictatorship

The soundtrack to the resistance against the Brazilian dictatorship

In times of darkness, music has often led the way. Shining light on the injustices. Breathing hope into the cracks. Denouncing violence and repression… authoritarianism. Sometimes openly. Sometimes with messages hidden between the lines. This was true of the music written in protest to the Brazilian dictatorship. [Music] March 31, 1964… the military regime rolls in with a US-backed coup. The dictatorship will last for 21 years. Hundreds are disa…

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, warned of the presence of “authoritarian threats” in the country, in a message through social networks to remember the 61st anniversary of the 1964 military uprising and after the hangover of the accusation against former president Jair Bolsonaro for coup crimes. “We remember the importance of democracy, human rights and the sovereignty of the people to choose their leaders at the polls and to chart…

Furthermore, Palácio do Planalto made no official statement regarding the 61st anniversary of the coup that threw Brazil into a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) commented, on social media, about the military coup that celebrates 61 years this Monday (31), after spending two years at the head of the country without publicly recalling the date. The PT member's demonstration comes five days after former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) became a defendant in the process investigating an attempted coup d'etat during and after the 2022 election. “Today is a day to remembe…

The president did not directly mention, however, the 1964 coup, nor the role of the Armed Forces in the dictatorship

President Lula (PT) published a message commemorating the 1964 military coup, which celebrates 61 years this Monday (31). Read more (03/31/2025)