Direitos em transe: censura e direitos fundamentais violados na obra de Glauber Rocha

Abstract

The present study seeks to make a small temporal cut in the recent Brazilian legal history, there is a cloudy period, marked by intolerance and control over the various forms of expression, it is the military dictatorial regime in Brazil in the period from 1964 to 1985. In a First, the research presents a historical Brazilian censorship, from the preliminary phase to the state of exception to the national situation during the military regime. At this time, a documentary analysis of administrative records supporting the repression is carried out. Subsequently, the study addresses censorship in the Brazilian dictatorial period and other forms of violation of fundamental rights and principles in the light of the 1988 Federal Constitution, from a historical and critical approach. Thus, the research aims to defend the idea that there was no setback in Brazilian cultural production, but a massive control over the content of the content produced, justified and also hidden by the patriotic and protectionist spirit, focusing primarily on the artistic richness of the work Terra em Transe, by Bahian filmmaker, writer and actor Glauber Rocha, as well as, his techniques and devices to circumvent the scenario full of adversities in order to obtain the official approval of his production.