Revisionism on the Brazilian dictatorship: the work of Elio Gaspari

Abstract

In recent years various interpretations have been disseminated about the 1964 Coup in Brazil, about the dictatorship and the transition process to soften its violent character, splitting responsibilities between repressors and victims, in an operation that can be considered revisionist. The four volumes of books of journalist Elio Gaspari adopt and disseminate these interpretations, creating a narrative in which characters with prominent participation in the coup and in the dictatorship - such as Ernesto Geisel and Golbery do Couto e Silva - are presented in an extremely positive way. Our goal is to introduce and critically discuss its main propositions.