Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)

Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)

In this article we intend to think about the expulsion of communists during the Brazilian New State (1937-1945), the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Hundreds of foreigners were arrested and forced to leave Brazil under the charge of “harmfulness”, a generic expression that allowed arbitrariness. The...

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Main Author: Mariana Cardoso Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2008-06-01
Series:Prisma Jurídico
Subjects:
Autoritarismo. Comunismo. Expulsão. Intolerância. Vargas.
Online Access:http://www4.uninove.br/ojs/index.php/prisma/article/view/1049
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spelling doaj-a5b1480852ee4402becb81d6c3dc6ecb2020-11-25T01:18:44ZporUniversidade Nove de JulhoPrisma Jurídico1677-27681983-92862008-06-017116318410.5585/prismaj.v7n1.10491048Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)Mariana Cardoso RibeiroIn this article we intend to think about the expulsion of communists during the Brazilian New State (1937-1945), the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Hundreds of foreigners were arrested and forced to leave Brazil under the charge of “harmfulness”, a generic expression that allowed arbitrariness. The juridical discourse legitimated intolerance when ratified that the foreigner was a “danger” to the nation. Communism was viewed as an “exotic” idea, an expression of evil. However, Second World War made it difficult to expel communists. The solution adopted was to “eliminate” these undesirable ones, taking them to distant regions or keeping them arrested in subhuman conditions.http://www4.uninove.br/ojs/index.php/prisma/article/view/1049Autoritarismo. Comunismo. Expulsão. Intolerância. Vargas.
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Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
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Autoritarismo. Comunismo. Expulsão. Intolerância. Vargas.
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title Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
title_short Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
title_full Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
title_fullStr Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
title_full_unstemmed Law and Authoritarianism, the expulsion of communists in the New State (1937-1945)
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description In this article we intend to think about the expulsion of communists during the Brazilian New State (1937-1945), the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Hundreds of foreigners were arrested and forced to leave Brazil under the charge of “harmfulness”, a generic expression that allowed arbitrariness. The juridical discourse legitimated intolerance when ratified that the foreigner was a “danger” to the nation. Communism was viewed as an “exotic” idea, an expression of evil. However, Second World War made it difficult to expel communists. The solution adopted was to “eliminate” these undesirable ones, taking them to distant regions or keeping them arrested in subhuman conditions.
topic Autoritarismo. Comunismo. Expulsão. Intolerância. Vargas.
url http://www4.uninove.br/ojs/index.php/prisma/article/view/1049
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