Memória, justiça e reparação às rupturas impulsionadas pelo estado brasileiro no período de 1961-1985: uma análise pautada na identidade da família de Elizabeth Teixeira

Abstract

The phenomenon studied deals with the identity construction of a family victim of the Brazilian military dictatorship, which became a symbol of resistance in the struggle for rights in the countryside, be it the family of Elizabeth Teixeira. Thus, the general objective of the work is to analyze - based on the historical and memorialistic study, as well as human rights - the ruptures promote by the Brazilian State in the period 1961-1985, regarding the identity of their families. It is known that injuries to human rights have been many and attempts to repair have taken place. However, damages are sometimes greater than repairs, especially when it comes to non-material damage, such as that of an identity nature. In the case of Elizabeth Teixeira, a fragmented family nucleus can be observed as a direct result of the violations experienced during the dictatorial period. After the murder of trade union leader João Pedro Teixeira, Elizabeth took up the struggle in defense of agrarian reform in Brazil, becoming a reference for peasant (female) resistance. In turn, like this one, each of her twelve (12) children had their identities somehow modified or silenced. Therefore, the specific objectives are: (i) to infer, based on the doctrine and through the interviewees' conceptions, how the identity relations of the family members were constituted; (ii) to investigate the relationship between the identity ruptures experienced in the family in the context of human rights; (iii) to analyze how the State behaved in the face of the identity (de)construction of the Teixeira family victim of the military dictatorship, with emphasis on the Amnesty Law, núm. 6.683, of August 28, 1979. Methodologically, at first, the methodological history used is presented. In chapter II, a theoretical analysis is carried out on the essential concepts of the research, which are memory, history and identity, also carrying out the connection of this content with the family constitution in the dictatorial period in the southern cone (Brazil and Argentina) in particular. In Chapter III, a biographical investigation of Elizabeth Teixeira is made, portraying her social and affective role, under the gaze already in old age. Chapter IV is intended for the narrative of Elizabeth's sons and daughters. Still in this chapter, it reflects on the perspective of the Amnesty Law and other reparatory attempts that eventually came to fruition. By way of conclusion, the main theoretical concepts weighted to the data obtained are related, highlighting, also, the existing identity damage, the effectiveness of the repairs already attempted, as well as those that can still be undertaken.